Saturday, prior to the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, team owner Richard Childress finally answered everyone's questions by naming Casey Mears as the team's fourth driver. In a bit of a surprise move however, Childress announced Mears would be climbing behind the wheel of the No. 07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet, while Clint Bowyer would move to the team's new No. 33 Hamburger Helper/Cheerios Chevrolet.

"We're always looking for ways to improve RCR and feel strongly that this driver lineup will improve our company as a whole with our move to four teams next year," Childress explained on Saturday. "These changes will continue to raise the bar and we have every intention of getting all four teams into the Chase in 2009 with the ultimate goal of one of our teams winning the championship. RCR is very fortunate to have partners like Jack Daniel's, Shell-Pennzoil and AT&T, in addition to new sponsors Cheerios, Hamburger Helper and Caterpillar, that work with us and support our making the competition decisions necessary to provide them with the best on-track performance possible."

After it was announced Mark Martin would take over the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet in 2009, Mears became one of the hottest drivers on the market. The 30-year-old California-native's career has been much like a pinball, bouncing from car to car, team to team. When he made his way to Hendrick Motorsports in 2007, both hopes and expectations were high. Mears earned his first career Cup Series win for Mr. Hendrick in his back yard in the 2007 Coca-Cola 600, but aside from that, success has been limited.

With this move, Mears and the entire RCR organization hope to provide Casey the security and consistency needed to win races. "This is a great opportunity and I'm honored to become part of both the Jack Daniel's family and the RCR family," Mears told reporters Saturday. "Richard Childress and everyone at Jack Daniel's have put a lot of faith in me to continue the winning tradition that's been established by the No. 07 Jack Daniel's team over the last couple of years and I look forward to the chance to live up to those expectations."

Perhaps the most surprising part of Saturday's announcement was the fact Bowyer would be the driver of the No. 33 General Mills sponsored Chevrolet instead of the No. 07. Bowyer explained, "It is like I told him (Richard), beats beatin' dents in the bodshop."

"The biggest thing is," Bowyer continued, "it is all about team work and making RCR bigger and better. Jeff, Kevin and I all three know we need a fourth driver and fourth team to be able to bring resources in and make our teams better, no matter who those teams are. Make us drivers better. Just looking forward to being part of the package and moving forward."