Well, looks like we might know soon, saw this in a TR article by Poole:
Rudd has said he wants to know if returning to his Robert Yates Racing team is an option by Monday so that other options he's considering won't be gone before he might need to take advantage of one.
Rudd did say he has read reports that his demands for a high salary could be the sticking point in negotiations with Yates.
"Let me just lay that to rest right now," Rudd said. "I have asked for driver compensation that is fair for anybody in the top 10. …I haven't asked for a Winston Cup championship salary, I've asked for a salary that is equal to the average in the top 10 in points. I don't think that's the sticking point. There are other issues, some of which I don't understand."