RCR's 4th driver coming soon

According to ESPN's David Newton, Richard Childress Racing will announce who will drive their new fourth team in the Cup in 2009 by August 15th.

Owner Richard Childress reportedly has a list of three to four drivers, some in the Cup series and some in lower ones.

Newton lists Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr., and Scott Wimmer as potential candidates.

Newman recently called out Penske Racing, being unhappy with the team's low performance. He probably won't resign with them unless something changes, so he should be available. However, he probably won't be the man due to his low results the past few seasons.

Truex is unlikely as well, as DEI has picked up his 2009 option, and he probably won't be able to get out of it.

Wimmer is a veteran but might not have enough talent to get the gig.

Childress may elect to go with a younger driver, one with more potential than these three candidates. Because of the fact that two of his three drivers are established veterans(Harvick and Burton) this is the way to go, in my opinion.

We'll see who it ends up being. This will be a very important decision, as RCR is one of NASCAR's best teams, and a fourth car could make it contend with Hendrick.