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Reports have Jamie McMurray the odd man out at Roush Fenway Racing.

The Charlotte Observer and its racing website both quote sources saying McMurray will be the odd man out when Roush contracts his team from five to four cars to get in line with NASCAR's team policy in 2009.

It shouldn't come as a shock to McMurray, who after bursting onto the scene in spectacular fashion with his win at Charlotte subbing for Sterling Marlin in 2002, has been pretty much a non-entity in the Sprint Cup Series since.

He did win the photo finish in last July's Daytona race and has been coming on a bit during the last few weeks of the 2008 season, with a top ten finish at Dover on Sunday.

But David Ragan's upswing made McMurray the odd man out in Roush's mind when the time came to skrink to the four-car maximum.

Will another team take a chance at McMurray or will he join the likes of Jeremy Mayfield and David Stremme, recent Cup regulars who even with some success found themselves out of NASCAR's top division when the finishes weren't coming?

McMurray is personable and a good spokesperson, which should help his cause. And he does have two Cup wins to his credit.

But that may not be enough to keep McMurray from slipping down the ladder and possibly into the trucks or Nationwide Series in 2009.
Posted: 6/1/2008 10:52:20 PM
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