With silly season in high gear a rumor that has been making the rounds is Mark Martin leaving DEI for Hendrick Motorsports. According to various sources Mark Martin will give it one last try to win a championship as Casey Mears will not be retained at Hendrick Motorsports and Martin will take his spot.

Now these are just rumors, but this move would not surprise me one bit. Martin has always wanted to win a championship and Mears is struggling right now so maybe a change of scenery is best for him. It sure helped Kyle Busch. Martin would fit in well at Hendrick Motorsports, but we will have to wait to see if this really does happen or not.

When the roll call is read at Hendrick Motorsports it goes Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and than Casey Mears. Mears is resigned to the fact that until he starts running up front on a consistent basis he won’t ever getting and press when your in a stable of thoroughbreds.

This doesn’t faze Mears though as he wouldn’t want it any other way. Mears know to be the best you have to beat the best and even if that includes passing your teammates at the finish line. Mears knows how to drive a race car and even though at times he has struggled he is getting better. This year will mark his fourth crew chief in four years. This could have something to do with his slow progress. Having the same people in place helps the team as a whole and Mears realizes that. He can only control what happens behind the wheel and that’s what he worries about the most. All the other things will take care of themselves.