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Drivers with over 100 Combined Starts

Driver		Cup Starts	Cup Wins	Nationwide Starts	Nationwide Wins	Truck Starts	Truck Wins	Notes
Chad Chaffin		14	0	83	0	116	2	Occasionally runs for Front Row Motorsports
Jeff Green		265	0	259	16	9	0	Has filled in for various Nationwide teams
Bobby Hamilton, Jr.		64	0	244	5	30	0	Co-owner of Rensi/Hamilton Racing, wants to drive
Travis Kvapil		110	0	4	0	130	9	Lack of funding caused team to close
Ashton Lewis		0	0	226	0	0	0	Hasn't raced since 2006 release.
Ted Musgrave		305	0	22	0	191	17	Will reportedly drive Trucks part-time
Kyle Petty		829	8	55	0	1	0	Wants to run sports car races in 2009
Tim Sauter		2	0	111	0	28	0	Lost sponsorship from Lester Buildings
Ken Schrader		732	4	115	2	88	1	Looking for a part-time ride
Jack Sprague		24	0	108	1	297	28	May retire
Mike Wallace		188	0	332	4	113	4	Attempted the Daytona 500 but didn't qualify

Drivers with over 50 Combined Starts

Driver		Cup Starts	Cup Wins	Nationwide Starts	Nationwide Wins	Truck Starts	Truck Wins	Notes
Aric Almirola		25	0	27	1	33	0	Sponsorship never materialized
Larry Gunselman		7	0	70	0	28	0	Co-owner of a Sprint Cup team
P. J. Jones		26	0	32	0	18	0	May run ARCA in 2009.
Kyle Krisiloff		0	0	44	0	12	0	Released after Earnhardt Ganassi Racing merger
Justin Labonte		0	0	76	1	1	0	Has raced at Caraway Speedway recently.
Chase Montgomery		0	0	15	0	53	0	Deal with Curry Racing fell through
Kelly Sutton		0	0	0	0	53	0	Ran part-time for Billy Ballew Motorsports in 2007.

Drivers with fewer than 50 Combined Starts

Driver		Cup Starts	Cup Wins	Nationwide Starts	Nationwide Wins	Truck Starts	Truck Wins	Notes
Willie Allen		0	0	2	0	29	0	May drive for Randy Moss Motorsports.
Justin Ashburn		0	0	30	0	0	0	Has driven for Day Enterprises in the past
Brad Baker		0	0	44	0	0	0	Team was parked during 2008 season
Chad Beahr		0	0	1	0	0	0	Attempted some races with his own team in 2008.
Blake Bjorklund		0	0	3	0	15	0	Released from Haas CNC Racing in 2007
Chad Blount		4	0	21	0	1	0	Runs for various teams in ARCA.
Patrick Carpentier		27	0	11	0	1	0	Released from Gillett Evernham Motorsports
Landon Cassill		0	0	25	0	7	0	Still contracted with Hendrick Motorsports
Joey Clanton		0	0	18	0	19	0	Teamed with Roush Fenway Racing but was fired.
Bryan Clauson		0	0	26	0	0	0	Still employed with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Jeremy Clements		0	0	8	0	0	0	May drive a partial Nationwide schedule in 2009
Jennifer Jo Cobb		0	0	3	0	2	0	Drove part-time for Derrike Cope in 2008.
Kevin Conway		0	0	13	0	0	0	Released from Joe Gibbs Racing after 2007
Erin Crocker		0	0	10	0	29	0	May run part-time in ARCA in 2009
Scotty Crockett		0	0	0	0	2	0	Ran Trucks part-time in 2008
Justin Diercks		0	0	14	0	0	0	Drove in ARCA and Nationwide Series in 2007.
Bobby East		0	0	11	0	31	0	Still a Ford Factory driver
Danny Efland		0	0	21	0	0	0	Will race some late models in 2009
A. J. Foyt IV		0	0	11	0	0	0	Released from IRL ride
Shane Huffman		0	0	31	0	7	0	Is a crew chief for Pete Knight Racing (USAR)
Ryan Lawler		0	0	0	0	8	0	Drove for SS-Green Light Racing in 2008
Donny Lia		0	0	0	0	24	1	Drove for two teams in 2008
Scott Lynch		0	0	3	0	23	0	Team shut down in early 2008
Justin Marks		0	0	1	0	22	0	May drive in Nationwide in 2009
Ryan Mathews		0	0	0	0	14	0	Ran one Truck race in 2008
Phillip McGilton		0	0	0	0	4	0	Released from Bill Davis Racing in 2008.
Chase Miller		0	0	20	0	13	0	Nationwide team shut down
Marc Mitchell		0	0	4	0	15	0	Lost funding from Hyprene Ergon
Boston Reid		0	0	10	0	20	0	Released from Woodard Racing in 2006.
Bradley Riethmeyer		0	0	0	0	4	0	Won the All American Driver Challenge in 2006.
Clay Rogers		0	0	12	0	19	0	Ended 2007 with Spears Motorsports.
Brett Rowe		0	0	20	0	0	0	Left Day Enterprises Racing in 2008.
Jason Rudd		0	0	9	0	0	0	Hasn't run an NBS race since 2004.
Nick Tucker		0	0	0	0	12	0	Drove for Derrike Cope Racing in 2008
Jacques Villeneuve		2	0	1	0	7	0	Deal with Bill Davis Racing fell through
Josh Wise		0	0	18	0	9	0	Still under contract with Michael Waltrip Racing