There has been a lot going on the past few weeks in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series! I will keep this post updated so you can keep track of all the confirmed driver changes for 2014.
*For a quick overview, read the lines in italics.
1. Stewart-Haas Racing: It was announced last November that Kevin Harvick, who currently drives for Richard Childress Racing, will make the move to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014.
In July, Ryan Newman received news that he will not be returning SHR. Kurt Busch, driver for Furniture Row Racing, will take his place.
Drivers for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014: Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Danica Patrick
2. Richard Childress Racing: As mentioned, Ryan Newman will drive for RCR next season, taking the place of Jeff Burton. Burton currently does not have a ride for next season.
Austin Dillon, grandson of Richard Childress and currently racing the NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit, will make the move into the Sprint Cup Series full-time in 2014.
Drivers for Richard Childress Racing in 2014: Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, and Austin Dillon
3. Michael Waltrip Racing: Mark Martin and Brian Vickers shared the No. 55 ride this season, and it will be Brian Vickers who will drive for MWR full-time next season.
Mark Martin, who is the fill-in driver for Tony Stewart in the No. 14 because of Stewart's injury earlier this season, will work with Stewart-Haas Racing for testing and to mentor Danica Patrick.
Drivers for Michael Waltrip Racing in 2014: Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers
4. JTG Daugherty Racing: AJ Allmendinger, who lost his Sprint Cup Series ride with Penske Racing in 2012 because he violated NASCAR's substance-abuse policy but has occasionally driven the No. 22 for Penske in the Nationwide Series this year, will replace Bobby Labonte in the No. 47 in Sprint Cup. Allmendinger was a fill-in driver for Labonte while Labonte recovered from broken ribs from a bicycle accident.
Drivers for JTG Daugherty Racing in 2014: AJ Allmendinger
5. Earnhardt Ganassi Racing: Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 32 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has a full-time ride in the Sprint Cup Series and will replace Juan Pablo Montoya in the No. 42 in 2014.
Montoya will return to the IndyCar Series in the 2014 season as a part of Penske Racing and will be teammates with Will Power and Helio Castroneves.
Drivers for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2014: Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray
6. Furniture Row Motorsports: Driver of the No. 78, Kurt Busch, is moving to SHR in 2014. It was announced that Martin Truex, Jr., currently driving for Michael Waltrip Racing, will make the switch and drive for the single-car team in 2014.
Drivers for Furniture Row Motorsports in 2014: Martin Truex, Jr.
7. Swan Racing: The team will expand to two full-time cars with drivers Parker Kligerman and Cole Whitt in the No. 30 and No. 26, respectively.
Kligerman and Whitt both raced for Swan Racing in 2013, but they shared the No. 30 car with David Stremme.
Michael Waltrip also drove for the team last year in the Daytona 500, and Kevin Swindell took over the wheel for one race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September 2013.
Drivers for Swan Racing in 2014: Parker Kligerman and Cole Whitt.
8. BK Racing: David Reutimann and Travis Kvapil are being replaced by two drivers who will be eligible for Rookie of the Year honors in the Sprint Cup Series. Alex Bowman and Ryan Truex will drive the No. 23 and the No. 83, respectively, in the upcoming season.
There is no news yet on Reutimann and Kvapil for the 2014 season.
Drivers for BK Racing in 2014: Alex Bowman and Ryan Truex.
9. HScott Motorsports (formerly Phoenix Racing): Rookie Justin Allgaier will race for the newly established team full-time in 2014. Bobby Labonte will compete on a part-time basis.
Drivers for HScott Motorsports in 2014: Justin Allgaier (full-time) and Bobby Labonte (part-time).
If you know of any driver changes that are not listed, please feel free to email me here. Thank you!
Also, share your favorite/least favorite driver changes.
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