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Dale Earnhardt: Hendrick Motorsports
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Earnhardt's proficiency as a car owner continued. His race team outside of DEI, JR Motorsports, in 2005 fielded a car in the USAR Hooters ProCup Series, winning once and qualifying for the Four Champions playoff. Mark McFarland moved to the Busch Series in 2006, driving the #88 JR Motorsports US Navy Chevrolet, with Richard Childress Racing providing assistance; ... he was fired before the fall Michigan race, the Carfax 250. He was replaced by Robby Gordon and Martin Truex, Jr. for the rest of the year. Long-time short track racer Shane Huffman drove Earnhardt's USAR Hooters ProCup car in 2006!
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Bud became the most valuable sponsorship in NASCAR when it teamed with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2000. But Earnhardt is leaving DEI for Hendrick Motorsports at the end of this season, and he'll announce a new sponsor Wednesday in Dallas.
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ESPN is reporting Rick Hendrick has informed DEI that he would like to buy the number eight for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car for 2008. According to the report, no announcement or deal will likely be worked out in the next couple of weeks, but it appears negotiations could start soon.
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Earnhardt Jr. will move to the #88 car with Tony Eury, Jr. coming to Hendrick to remain as his crew chief. [8] On September 19, the official announcement was made that Earnhardt Jr. would be driving the #88 Mountain Dew AMP/National Guard Chevy for the 2008 season. [9]
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On Wednesday afternoon, Earnhardt Jr. and Hendrick Motorsports announced he will drive a #88 Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevy next season. Earnhardt Jr./Hendrick was able to workout a deal with Robert Yates for the #88, currently used by Ricky Rudd.
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There was never any doubt in Dale Earnhardt's mind about what he wanted to be in life. As a young boy watching his father Ralph race -- and win -- in Stock car events throughout the Southeast, Dale developed a love for the sport that would ultimately fuel one of the most successful careers in the history of motorsports.
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