L-R Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray
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The big news out of Thursday’s test day at Texas Motor Speedway is that Chip Ganassi could be selling his Sprint Cup team to a Menard. That is John Menard, a long-time racer and supporter in the Sprint Cup Series.

It is no secret that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing has struggled in recent years. Juan Pablo Montoya’s top-ten last week at Martinsville was his first since June of last season at Michigan. Neither Jamie McMurray or JPM have battled for wins since 2010 when McMurray won the Daytona 500 and at Indianapolis. The last time an EGR team made the Chase was in 2009 with JPM.

Despite the improvement in performance this season, EGR could see new ownership in the future. John Menard is the leading candidate to take over ownership of EGR. Menard has been a racer all his life and now sponsors his son, Paul Menard, who races for Richard Childress Racing.

RCR supplied engines for EGR until this season and now they get engines from Hendrick Motorsports. Ganassi, having an old relationship with RCR and both teams being Chevrolet teams, it makes sense why he has interest in Menard.

The two sides will share more as the Sprint Cup season progresses but it is too early to tell how serious Chip Ganassi is about selling his Sprint Cup team.