Despite his success the previous two seasons, having made Nextel Cup's Chase for the Championship as many times as Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. combined, Jeremy Mayfield's employment with Ray Evernham partnership is circling the drain thanks to an awful season that shows Mayfield sitting 36th in points. The final series of nails may have been driven into the coffin over the last five days. From Jayski:
"Bill Elliott will be in the #19 Dodge that Mayfield has driven for EMS since 2002 this weekend at Watkins Glen International, according to the Nextel Cup entry list released by NASCAR on Tuesday. ... Mayfield, who said last weekend at Indianapolis he likely would not be at Evernham Motorsports next season, said he had not been contacted by Evernham about a switch. 'It's not professional, that's for sure,' said Mayfield, who crashed on Lap 82 of Sunday's race and fell out of the top 35 in owners' points that guarantee a spot in the next race. 'That's the way everything has worked around here for a while.'"
This shot across the Evernham bow was almost immediately followed by (again, from Jayski):
"NASCAR's official entry list Tuesday showed Elliott subbing for Mayfield, and the team later released a statement confirming the switch. It said Mayfield's long-term future with Evernham is undecided - but his name had been removed from the company letterhead."
Subtle, yes?
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