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Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!!
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. officially will say goodbye to Dale Earnhardt Inc.
on Thursday morning, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
A highly placed source within DEI as well as additional sources
familiar with the situation told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday afternoon
that both Junior and teammate Martin Truex Jr. will announce Thursday
morning that they are leaving the DEI camp at the end of this season
and will drive for Earnhardt's heretofore Busch Series operation, JR
Motorsports.
Sirius Radio also reported late Wednesday afternoon that the Earnhardt/
Truex split with DEI was a done deal and that the new Cup team entry
will field Chevrolet chassis built by Hendrick Motorsports and will
use Hendrick engines as well.
Sources tell Yahoo! Sports that Earnhardt Jr.'s primary sponsor,
Budweiser, will follow Junior to JR Motorsports. Budweiser's contract
with DEI is due to expire at the end of 2008, but Yahoo! Sports
sources believe there are provisions within the contract for an early
exit if Earnhardt Jr. does not drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for DEI.
The press conference, which is expected to be televised nationally,
will take place at JR Motorsports headquarters in Mooresville, N.C.,
at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.
There has been no comment thus far from either DEI president Teresa
Earnhardt (Dale Jr.'s stepmother) or company director of global
operations Max Siegel.
on Thursday morning, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
A highly placed source within DEI as well as additional sources
familiar with the situation told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday afternoon
that both Junior and teammate Martin Truex Jr. will announce Thursday
morning that they are leaving the DEI camp at the end of this season
and will drive for Earnhardt's heretofore Busch Series operation, JR
Motorsports.
Sirius Radio also reported late Wednesday afternoon that the Earnhardt/
Truex split with DEI was a done deal and that the new Cup team entry
will field Chevrolet chassis built by Hendrick Motorsports and will
use Hendrick engines as well.
Sources tell Yahoo! Sports that Earnhardt Jr.'s primary sponsor,
Budweiser, will follow Junior to JR Motorsports. Budweiser's contract
with DEI is due to expire at the end of 2008, but Yahoo! Sports
sources believe there are provisions within the contract for an early
exit if Earnhardt Jr. does not drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for DEI.
The press conference, which is expected to be televised nationally,
will take place at JR Motorsports headquarters in Mooresville, N.C.,
at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.
There has been no comment thus far from either DEI president Teresa
Earnhardt (Dale Jr.'s stepmother) or company director of global
operations Max Siegel.
NASCAR.com is reporting only that he is leaving DEI. Says he didn't announce a destination.
My money is on RCR. If Junior puts the black #3 on the pole at Daytona next year, there will be a lot of grown men crying in the stands.
My money is on RCR. If Junior puts the black #3 on the pole at Daytona next year, there will be a lot of grown men crying in the stands.
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FOX25 Exclusive: Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Join Richard Childress Racing
Last Edited: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 8:57 PM EDT
Created: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 8:48 PM EDT
You may not find this news to be a big deal locally, but it is
nationally.
NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. will soon be racing under the same
legendary #3 Chevy that his dad used to race in.
A source with direct knowledge of negotiations tells FOX25 that Dale
Earnhardt Jr. has finalized a deal with Richard Childress Racing Thursday
night and an official announcement will be coming soon.
What this means is that Dale Jr., NASCAR's most popular driver and one of
the highest paid athletes in the world will now partner up with Richard
Childress, the same man who Dale Earnhardt Sr. starting driving for in 1981.
At a press conference today to announce that he was leaving the company his
late dad built, Dale Jr. said he would have mixed emotions about driving his
dad's #3 Chevy, but again, FOX25 has learned that this is a done deal.
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FOX25 Exclusive: Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Join Richard Childress Racing
Last Edited: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 8:57 PM EDT
Created: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 8:48 PM EDT
You may not find this news to be a big deal locally, but it is
nationally.
NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. will soon be racing under the same
legendary #3 Chevy that his dad used to race in.
A source with direct knowledge of negotiations tells FOX25 that Dale
Earnhardt Jr. has finalized a deal with Richard Childress Racing Thursday
night and an official announcement will be coming soon.
What this means is that Dale Jr., NASCAR's most popular driver and one of
the highest paid athletes in the world will now partner up with Richard
Childress, the same man who Dale Earnhardt Sr. starting driving for in 1981.
At a press conference today to announce that he was leaving the company his
late dad built, Dale Jr. said he would have mixed emotions about driving his
dad's #3 Chevy, but again, FOX25 has learned that this is a done deal.
As much as I would love to see Junior at Joe Gibbs Racing, everyone knew all along he would end up driving the 3 car. Tell the 24 to pull over, the 3 is back.