Ricky Stenhouse Jr may drive for Wood Brothers Racing next season, according to Sirius Speedway, via Jayski.com. The decision will be made in the next few weeks as to whether Trevor Bayne, who won the season-opening Daytona 500 in WBR’s legendary No. 21, will stay in the car or be replaced by current Nationwide Series points leader Stenhouse.
Team co-owner Len wood said:
[Bayne's] done an amazing job for us this season, and we’d love to have him back. But it’s all up to Ford Motor Company and the sponsors. … We’ll probably have a conversation about [whop will drive and how many events] with (RFR President) Steve Newmark in the next couple of weeks.
Trevor Bayne is doing a great job driving both the 16 and 21. Keep him in the 21 Sprint cup car in the 2012 season
[...] There is no word on the number of races that Bayne will attempt. There was a rumor circulating that Ricky Stenhouse Jr could replace Bayne in the iconic No. [...]
Thanks for commenting Kathleen. It was announced yesterday that Bayne would return to Wood Brothers next season in the 21. There hasn’t been any word on the number of races he will enter. Update:
Scratch that. The team has a sponsor lined up for 12 races, so it can be assumed Bayne will drive at least those races.