Joey Logano NOT driving for Gibbs next year?

May be...

i think joey needs more cup experience. seriously, we don't need another casey atwood. i think joey should stay in the nationwide series for at least one more season. it's for the best.

omg winter, i never thought of that! kyle and kurt on the same team. i can't even imagine.

OMG Kurt and Rowdy on the same team, WOW. Truex Jr at JGR that would work. I've learned rumors are rumors until anything is official. Jayski doesn't always get it right, so I wait until its official before I get excited. Mercy Mercy, the Busch Boys on the same team, Nascar will need a bigger hauler for the times these two will tangle.

Go Dale Jr & Hms

this was brought up during the nationwide race - twice. the first time they mentioned that there was some uncertainty as to whether or not joey would be in the cup #20 next year.

a few minutes later one of the pit reporters came on and said he had been receiving text messages and that j.d. gibbs had come over and told him specifically that joey WILL be in the #20 cup car next year, to put the rumors to rest quickly.

that's what was said during the broadcast.

Okay, I don't think any of this will happen, but what do you think? From Jayski.com: Will plans to have rookie Joey Logano replace Tony Stewart next season in the #20 Toyota change? Speculation is Joe Gibbs Racing officials are trying to work out a deal to get #1-Martin Truex Jr. from Dale Earnhardt Inc. to drive the #20 car next year. If JGR can't get Truex, they might make a run at #2-Kurt Busch, who wants out of his deal with Penske Racing.
A quick warning: Rumors are rampant these days in NASCAR because of the difficult economic times. So here's another rumor: JGR president J.D. Gibbs is expected to arrive at Phoenix today and possibility address this issue to deny all of it. The Logano/Truex gossip started because of DEI's tenuous situation right now on sponsorship, and growing concerns that the 18-year-old Logano might not be ready to race Cup full-time next year. But Home Depot, primary sponsor for the #20 Camry, already has invested tons of money in a marketing campaign for Logano. DEI picked up the 2009 option on Truex's contract in August, but another rumor floating through the garage is that Bass Pro Shops, the primary sponsor of Truex's car at DEI, may join Stewart-Haas Racing next year as the second sponsor for #39-Ryan Newman. DEI has discussed merger possibilities with Chip Ganassi Racing and Petty Enterprises. Will any of this actually happen? Probably not, but it shows how crazy things are these days on the speculation about the future for NASCAR teams and drivers.

I heard something during the Nationwide race, on how they might not put Joey Logano in the number 20. So you know that there might be a chance if they are actually mentioning it on television. I dont think it will happen, but it is a possiblilty.

I can see Truex as a good fit over at JGR.
But I REALLY hope I never never never see Kurt and Kyle Busch on the same team. NASCAR could not take it

I don't put much stock in rumors.
Truex at JGR could work. Kurt and Kyle on the same team?.....oh lord have mercy on us all!!!

We'll have to see.

never ever ever ever EVER trust jayski.com.

NEVER.

NONE of that is true. Lagano will run the #20 cup car now maybe not the whole season. Truex has signed with DEI for at least next season. I do no that DEI is talking with Ganassi about a partnership which would have Truex in the 1 with Bass Pro, Montoya in the 40 with Juicy Fruit, and Smith in a car (can't remember what #) with Target. But i don't no if thats true either. So we just have to wait till Speed Weeks in Daytona start to see were every body will be.

That's just a rumor. 50% it will happen, but this is like a baseball trade.

It's just a rumor and I don't put much weight behind it. I can't really see Truex going to a Toyota camp, and Kurt Busch / Kyle Busch on the same team would most likely never work.

HOWEVER, I will throw this out there: I think it would be a good idea for Gibbs to find someone else to drive the #20 car for a year or two. Joey is a phenomenal talent, this is true, but it is clear that he is not yet ready to run with the big dogs full-time. Let him get a couple of years in the Nationwide series under his belt first. It would be an absolute shame to watch such a talented young driver wash out of Cup competition because he was thrust into that position before he was ready....black cab service