by Larry McReynolds

Cathy from Oscoda, Mich.: Did I hear Jack Roush correctly when he said that on Trackside last Friday? Or was it a slip of the tongue on Roush's part? I have been hearing rumors that Jamie McMurray could be in the No. 97 car but no word on who would be in the 6 car. I know that the plan is to run Kluever in the Busch Series next year, but why not just move him up to Cup right away, like he did with Busch, so Martin can run the Craftsman Truck Series next year? That would solve a couple of problems with the musical cars, figure of speech.

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Larry McReynolds: We're still hearing a lot of zigging and zagging. There's still a month and a half before the season is over, but the only thing that appears to be pretty solid is Jamie McMurray will not be at Roush Racing until 2007. I have heard rumors that when McMurray comes, it may be in the No. 97.

From what I have heard recently, it appears that Martin will run a good portion of the 2006 Nextel Cup schedule, but not the full schedule. He may share the ride and mentor Kluever in some races in the No. 6 car. I could be wrong, but I don't see Jack Roush throwing Kluever in that car and running the full schedule with him next year. That's the reason that you're looking at Martin possibly running a good portion of the schedule and phasing Kluever into some races. That's what I have heard lately.

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