Craven unsure about future

Ricky Craven looks like the forgotten man on Roush's deep roster. Craven, driving on the Craftsman Truck Series for Roush this season and still looking for a first win, is at a crucial point in his career. Earlier this season, Craven was one of the names on Roush's list as a possible replacement for Mark Martin in 2006, after Martin's retirement. However, Craven, ninth in the Truck standings, has apparently faded from the picture. Craven, in fact, seems reluctant to get his hopes up for a possible return to the Nextel Cup tour, where his smoky, fender-banging Darlington win over Busch is still talked about. "I have allegiance to Jack Roush," Craven said. "He called me, and he offered me a job (racing trucks). I accepted the job, and Jack's been 100 percent with me. "He's been good to me, and he's been good for me, and I've enjoyed building that relationship. "It would be difficult for me to entertain thoughts of substituting for a year (on the Cup tour)," Craven said. "I'm 39, and I have expectations, and I'm just not sure that's what I would want. That probably wouldn't interest me, not for a year. "I'm not closing the door on Cup, but I think the Truck series has satisfied a lot of things for me." Winston Salem-Journal