Smith to replace Marlin in No. 14 car at Indianapolis

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Regan Smith will replace Sterling Marlin in the No. 14 car next week at Indianapolis, and Busch driver Aric Almirola will split time with Mark Martin in the No. 01 car as Ginn Racing continues its ongoing restructuring, NASCAR.COM has learned.

Smith had been splitting time with Martin in the No. 01 and driving in the Busch Series, but Ginn recently shuttered its Busch operation as part of a rollback that also involved some layoffs. Looking to get the young driver more seat time, Ginn will move him into the car driven until recently by Marlin, who turned 50 earlier this month and was not likely to be back with the team next year.

Almirola was credited with a victory in a Busch race at Milwaukee earlier this season, but was stung when he was replaced during that event by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin, who arrived late from the Nextel Cup event at Sonoma, Calif. Almirola came up through the developmental program at Gibbs, which viewed the 23-year old as a prime candidate to pilot an eventual fourth Nextel Cup team.

What happens to Joe Nemechek's No. 13 car at Ginn is still unknown. The teams of Nemechek and Marlin have been beset by sponsorship woes, a situation that has forced the Ginn team -- which came within a few inches of winning the Daytona 500 in February -- to step back and reorganize. The U.S. Army, which backs Martin's No. 01 car, is the only full-time sponsor the team currently has in place for next season.


http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/hea...h.aalmirola.mmartin.jnemechek.ginn/index.html
 
UPDATE: Marty Snider reported on Sirius' The Morning Drive that he had talked to #13-Joe Nemechek Tuesday morning and additional information on the situation at Ginn Racing should be announce later today. David Poole reports that his source says #13-Joe Nemechek and #14-Sterling Marlin will not run at Indy. (7-17-2007)
UPDATE 2: Regan Smith will replace Sterling Marlin in the #14 Chevy at Ginn Racing, starting with the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis, sources confirmed Tuesday. And Joe Nemechek could be out of a ride in the #13 Chevy for Bobby Ginn's team due to a lack of sponsorship. The team doesn't plan to run the car at Indianapolis unless a sponsor is found. Because the Allstate 400 is one of the biggest Nextel Cup events of the season, it's possible to get a one-off sponsor deal just for that race. If that happens, Ginn officials would race Nemechek in the #13. Marlin and Nemechek still are under contract at Ginn, but both drivers have been told they are free to look for opportunities elsewhere.(ESPN.com)(7-17-2007)
 
Read this morning that Front Row Joe was fired. No sponsorship is the reason given. Regan Smith will take over and share the ride of Marlin's and Almirola will share rides with Martin.
 
Read this morning that Front Row Joe was fired. No sponsorship is the reason given. Regan Smith will take over and share the ride of Marlin's and Almirola will share rides with Martin.


Well joe wasn't a contender too much. I feel bad that part time Martin took his ride, and now Joe's Gone.
 
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