Penske approaches Roush about Kenseth, Ganassi has offer

Meanwhile, car owner Chip Ganassi raised a few eyebrows when he tossed out a rumor he said he’d heard about Penske making an offer to Roush for $12 million to buy out Kenseth’s contract in order to put Kenseth in Wallace’s ride next season. “And I heard Jack was going to keep $2 million and turn around and give me $10 million to buy Jamie McMurray’s contract," Ganassi said with a laugh. “If so, I want to make sure Jack has my phone number." Geoff Smith, the head of Roush Racing, didn’t find Ganassi amusing. “That is Chip pulling everyone’s legs. That is 100 percent fabricated," Smith said. “What that does tell you is his decision (to keep McMurray in 2006, despite McMurray’s new 2007 contract with Roush) might not be being made by what is right for Jamie or for the sponsor or for racing, but ‘Hey, maybe I can make a buck.’ That’s what it feels like." Nevertheless, there were reports that Penske had indeed approached Roush with an offer of some sort for Kenseth, but that Roush had dismissed it out of hand. FortWayne.com