Raybestos Rookie of the Ye꧋ar candidate Brent Sherman has been replaced by veteran Jimmy Spencer for this weekend's DirecTV 500 at the half-mile Martinsville Speedway.

Sherman, who is being 'rested' by the #49 BAM Racing team after falling out of the top 35 in owner points following the fifth round of the Nextel Cup Championship last weekend, had a shaky outing last Sunday at th🐓e Bristol Motor Speedway.

Spencer, who is something of a short track expert, will be faced with the task of getting the #49 Serta backed Dodge into the starting field by virtue of his qualifying time. Sherman, who qualified for the first five races of the year automatically by virtu🌊e of Ken Schrader's efforts in 2005, hasn't started or finished higher than ไ30th in any of the four races following the Daytona 500.

Following♏ Sherman's 41st place finish last Sunday, the #49 team find ꦆthemselves 40th in the owner points, more than 80 adrift of the top 35.