David Stremme still seeking 2010 ride
David Stremme finished 32nd in the standings despite making only 33 starts during the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. // Archives, NASCAR Illustrated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – David Stremme said he is still looking for a 2010 ride and is considering beginning to work with a new Nationwide Series team that would run full time in 2011 when that series’ new car is scheduled to be used in every race.
Stremme, who spent two years driving a Cup car at Chip Ganassi Racing and then a spent a year in the Nationwide Series with Rusty Wallace Racing before going to Penske Racing for 2009, was released from Penske late last season.
“We’ll see what happens here real quick,” Stremme said Saturday. “I might be able to announce something, a full‑time deal. Until then, I don’t really say much because if you’re not signing anything, it’s not worth talking about.
“[I’ve] got some cool things working with a guy that’s going to be starting up with a full‑time deal in ’11 in the Nationwide Series with the new car, I think you’ll see a lot of new owners coming in.”
The 32-year-old driver said he is being selective.
“I want to go around with a team that I can have fun with and be competitive,” Stremme said. “A lot of guys have to do start‑and‑parks to survive. I’m not in that position where I have to. I want to race. I’ve always grown up racing [and] try to win. That’s some of the stuff I look at.
“I’ve had a lot of interest from different people, just nothing that’s really excited me.”
Stremme has 108 starts in Cup and 133 in Nationwide. His best Cup finish is eighth at Talladega in April 2007.
“I was stuck into a position where I was in a multi‑year agreement with a team, and then they decided they wanted to do something different,” Stremme said. “So it kind of left me out. I’ve been looking.”
