FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Erik Jones celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Busch Clash auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The pandemic only accelerated the inevitable: The driver market bubble, pushed to its limit with multi-million dollar salaries for nearly two decades, is about to burst. A major reset has arrived and team owners have all the power. They can pick and choose between drivers who bring sponsorship dollars (Bubba Wallace) or drivers who have won races (Erik Jones). (AP Photo/John Raoux, FIlre)

NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick walks along pit road during auto racing qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing will combine to establish one common Chevrolet engine specification. “While our two championship-winning organizations will collaborate on research and development, our respective engine shop operations will continue to function independently as they currently do,” the organizations said in a joint statement Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)