Canadian race car driver Patrick Carpentier is officially a free agent as the driver says that Gillett Evernham Motorsports has told him it does not have a sponsor for him for next season.

According to SceneDaily.com, the NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie had been free to talk to other teams, but GEM had first right of refusal until Tuesday. GEM could still find a sponsor for Carpentier, but the former open-wheel driver believes that likely will not happen.

"It sure is sad that we don't keep going," Carpentier said in a phone interview with NASCARScene from his home in Las Vegas Tuesday. "I think we did pretty good with the No. 10. ... I'm disappointed, but it's OK. I'm going to enjoy the rest of the year and just have fun with it and see if we can find anything else."