Open seats

Now that it looks like Ryan Newman is headed to join Tony Stewart at the soon-to-be-formed Stewart-Haas Racing next year, there are three really good seats available in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Newman's team at Penske Racing in the No. 12 Dodge has been struggling of late, but it is the car that won the Daytona 500 and has won 13 Cup races with Newman behind the wheel.
Another open seat is the fourth car that Richard Childress Racing will add next year. Then there's Stewart's car, the No. 20 Toyota at Joe Gibbs Racing, that won two Cup championships.
First, the No. 12 Dodge: Reports have Dario Franchitti as the frontrunner for this seat, but David Stremme's name has been kicked around too. It makes sense for Franchitti. Roger Penske, who owns the No. 12 Dodge in the Cup Series, is familiar with Franchitti's abilities from his days in Indy cars.
It would funny, though, if Stremme ended up with Penske. Stremme was the guy nudged out by Chip Ganassi to make room for Franchitti at the Cup level. That move didn't work out so well.
As for the fourth car at RCR, Casey Mears appears to be in the driver's seat to land that driver's seat.
And pretty much everyone agrees that Joey Logano will end up in the No. 20 for Joe Gibbs Racing next year. Probably the bigger question is who will be Greg Zipadelli's driver next year.