Cup field dwindling fast

UPDATE Correction: Max Papis is not gone and he will run a partial 18-race schedule in 2009. He has a 4-year deal with Geico.

12/06/08 46 Cup cars were entered at Homestead for this year's Sprint Cup finale. Looks like as many as 11 could be gone from the field (in bold) for next year or are only running a partial season. And of the 35 full-time teams we know of, five teams will make up 20 of 35 – Roush 5, Hendrick 4, Childress 4, Gibbs 3 and GEM 4

1	4	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	Roush 1
2	5	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Shell / Pennzoil	Childress 1
3	7	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal	Roush 2
4	37	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	Hendrick 1
5	27	07	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Childress 2
6	18	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Budweiser	GEM 1
7	19	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford	All Sport	Yates 1
8	12	5	Casey Mears	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / CARQUEST	Hendrick 2
9	13	20	Tony Stewart	Toyota	The Home Depot	Gibbs 1
10	10	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	DEI 1
11	43	10	A.J. Allmendinger	Dodge	Valvoline	????
12	15	21	Bill Elliott	Ford	Motorcraft	10 of 36 races
13	25	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Express	Gibbs 2
14	39	66	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	State Water Heaters	Stewart 1
15	30	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools	Hendrick 3
16	2	83	Scott Speed	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull 1
17	11	42	Juan Montoya	Dodge	Juicy Fruit Slim Pack	Ganassi/DEI 2
18	23	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	3M	Roush 3
19	8	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	M&M's	Gibbs 3
20	1	44	David Reutimann	Toyota	UPS	MWR 1
21	29	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Alltel	Penske 1
22	33	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	Bad Boy Mowers	GONE
23	31	25	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	GONE
24	6	6	David Ragan	Ford	AAA	Roush 4
25	3	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT	Roush 5
26	14	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	Jim Beam	Gordon 1
27	34	38	David Gilliland	Ford	Digital TV Transition	Yates 2 (Roush Satellite)
28	24	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	Hellmann's	GEM 2
29	21	109	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	Miccosukee Resort &	GONE
30	36	15	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Johns Manville / Menards	Yates 3
31	9	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Target	Ganassi/DEI 3
32	20	84	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull 2
33	35	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Liberty Medical	GEM 4
34	26	01	Regan Smith *	Chevrolet	DEI / Principal Financial G	GONE ???
35	40	8	Aric Almirola	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	GONE
36	16	78	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	GONE
37	32	70	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	Haas Automation	Stewart 2
38	42	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	NAPA AUTO PARTS	MWR 2
39	28	45	Chad McCumbee	Dodge	Marathon American Spirit	GONE
40	17	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	AT&T Mobility	Childress 4
41	22	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	National Guard / AMP Energy	Hendrick 4
42	41	347	Marcos Ambrose	Toyota	Little Debbie	New w/MWR
43	38	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	Penske 2
44	–	96	Ken Schrader	Toyota	DLP HDTV	GONE???
45	–	213	Max Papis	Toyota	GEICO	18 Races
46	–	77	Sam Hornish Jr. *	Dodge	Mobil 1	PENSKE 3