It wasn't even 2011 when we figured out that 2012 was going to be a season of significant change in the Sprint Cup garage.After all, Kasey Kahne announced all the way back in April 2010 that he would be joining Hendrick Motorsports for the 2012 season, struggling through two "my-heart's-not-totally-in-it" seasons with Richard Petty Motorsports and Team Red Bull before finally joining the top team in NASCAR for this season.But we had no idea how long this silly season would be. In an atmosphere where driver contracts for the next season are usually signed in the summer, the fact that a top-tier driver like Clint Bowyer had to wait until October to sign a new deal was surprising.More shocking still was Penske Racing's decision to release Kurt...

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It wasn't even 2011 when we figured out that 2012 was going to be a season of significant change in the Sprint Cup garage.After all, Kasey Kahne announced all the way back in April 2010 that he would be joining Hendrick Motorsports for the 2012 season, struggling through two "my-heart's-not-totally-in-it" seasons with Richard Petty Motorsports and Team Red Bull before finally joining the top team in NASCAR for this season.But we had no idea how long this silly season would be. In an atmosphere where driver contracts for the next season are usually signed in the summer, the fact that a top-tier driver like Clint Bowyer had to wait until October to sign a new deal was surprising.More shocking still was Penske Racing's decision to release Kurt...

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