Change in the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage is expected and constant. It has a name—"silly season"—for good reasons. But the weeks leading up to the 2012 season seemed to be rife with driver changes, crew chief moves and team closures. The coveted 43 seats in the top racing series in motorsports are always rare and special. Each ride has only one crew chief or 43 pit box seats. Many capable drivers and crew chiefs never rise to that top level because of the scarcity of positions. Actually the volatile 2011 silly season during the waning weeks of the season and weeks into the offseason was preceded by some solid adjustments. Kasey Kahne had a productive Red Bull year while his 2012 Hendrick Motorsports contract awaited him and crew ch...

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Change in the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage is expected and constant. It has a name—"silly season"—for good reasons. But the weeks leading up to the 2012 season seemed to be rife with driver changes, crew chief moves and team closures. The coveted 43 seats in the top racing series in motorsports are always rare and special. Each ride has only one crew chief or 43 pit box seats. Many capable drivers and crew chiefs never rise to that top level because of the scarcity of positions. Actually the volatile 2011 silly season during the waning weeks of the season and weeks into the offseason was preceded by some solid adjustments. Kasey Kahne had a productive Red Bull year while his 2012 Hendrick Motorsports contract awaited him and crew ch...

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