Joe Gibbs Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing each to acquire fourth charter
Rob Kauffman, former co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, called it “very likely" Tuesday that JGR and Stewart-Haas will acquire one charter each from MWR.
That would mean that the teams of Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch would be guaranteed a starting spot in each points race.
NASCAR designated charters to teams that had run full seasons since 2013. The Joe Gibbs Racing team of Edwards and the Stewart-Haas Racing team of Busch were not eligible because both didn’t exist until after 2013. That would have meant they would not have been guaranteed one of the 36 spots in the 40-car field.
Michael Waltrip Racing had two charters but since the team is not competing anymore, those charters must be transferred.
Also, HScott Motorports confirmed Tuesday that it is in the process of leasing second charter from another team to ensure that Michael Annett is in every Sprint Cup points race this season. The charter will return to the other team after this season. NBC Sports