DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Jeremy Mayfield will be driving for Evernham Motorsports for the foreseeable future. The 36-year-old driver has signed a multiyear contract with the Dodge team.
"Year after year, he has shown that he can be a constant candidate to win races and make the Chase for the Nextel Cup," Ray Evernham said Saturday at Dover International Speedway. "He has been a great team player for Evernham Motorsports."
The driver from Owensboro, Ky., has four career victories, nine poles and 46 top-five finishes in 357 starts on NASCAR's elite circuit. He got his first victory for Evernham last September in Richmond, Va., to qualify for the final 10-race, 10-driver title competition.
"Ray has made a commitment to make this a championship team," Mayfield said. "I have no doubt in the potential of this team."
Terms of the contract weren't revealed.
this seems weird to me....he isn't that great of a driver and alot of drivers will be moving around this year...why not try to get a better one? unless of course, Ray is scared of losing him to the competition without getting a decent replacement.