Aflac to take over sponsorship on the 99 car for 2009 and beyond

Aflac and Roush Racing came to an agreement today over who sponsorship of the 99 car driven by Carl Edwards. The deal is over three years and is estimated at 78 million dollars, which is about 26 million dollars per year folks. The deal expires in 2011, right along with Carl Edwards' contract giving Aflac the option to jump to a new team with Edwards if Edwards doesn't find things satisfactory at Roush three years from now. Meanwhile this leaves the door open on what Carl's former sponsor, Office Depot, will do in the future, rumor has them going to sponsor one of Micheal Waltrip's team for 2009.

Aflac announces mutimillion dollar contract with Carl Edwards (Scenedaily.com)

Greg Biffle intends to re-sign with Roush

Greg Biffle seems confident that he will be back with Roush Racing next season despite his criticism of the team when he failed to finish the race last week at Darlington.
"That had nothing to do with my contract," he said before the All-Star Pit Crew Challenge at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena. "I was mad my stuff was broke." Biffle said negotiations are continuing and he hopes to finish a deal by mid-summer. "That is my focus," he said. "My focus hasn't changed."

Well hopefully Greg can start focusing on team morale, teams don't respond too well when you give them crap on national television.

Bad race aside, Biffle wants to resign with Roush Racing (ESPN.com)