NASCAR Sprint Cup: 8 Up and Comers Who’ve Shown They’re Ready

Since the economic downturn sapped much of the sponsorship money out of NASCAR in the latter part of the past decade, rookies have been harder and harder to come by on the Sprint Cup circuit.In fact, there haven't really been any significant rookie contenders since Joey Logano joined Joe Gibbs Racing at the sport's highest level in 2009. And that hasn't paid off in the way that most people hoped.But that's not to say that there's a lack of talent in the pipeline. There are plenty of talented drivers in the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series just waiting for their chance to take the Sprint Cup Series by storm. Any of these drivers could be the next big thing at the top, much in the way that Trevor Bayne was 2011's hottest prospect.The...

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