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Dale Jr. in 08 - Announcement next week.

Old Sep 14, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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From Jayski.com

Dale Jr.'* Sponsor and Car# to be announced Sept 19th: The official announcement of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'* primary sponsorship and car number for the 2008 NASCAR season will be announced Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 1:30pm/et in Dallas, TX. The event is not open to the public.(Hendrick Motorsports PR)(9-13-2007)
SO: the latest rumors have the sponsor being AMP Energy Drink, Mountain Dew and Army National Guard with the front runner on the car number is #81, with 88,58,82,38,28 being other rumored.
AND The announcement is coming in Dallas because PepisCo Inc. executives are having an annual conference there next week.(ESPN.com)(9-14-2007)
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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Yup. I'll be in MN on a business trip. I'll hafta have someone text me.

81 will be the number.
Mt. Dew/Amp primary sponsor, National Guard secondary.

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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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Pepsico is the official sponsor Car # hmmm just wait and see.
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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I just don't see Kasey Kahne being the 'new bud image'. Not without help from Dale anyway.

They need to film 2 or 3 commercials with Dale and Kasey together to make it work.
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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Yeah, I don't get eth whole Kasey Kahne / Bud thing either. :?

Obviously, they know what they're doing though. Doesn't matter to me, I don't care much for Bud anyways.

81 will be the number.
Mt. Dew/Amp primary sponsor, National Guard secondary.
Pepsico is the official sponsor ...
This is exactly what I am betting on.
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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The pepsi BRAND is staying with the #24.

Dale fits the image that Mt. Dew tries to portray.
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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Right, figured the Pepsi BRAND would stay with Gordon, was just saying that Pepsi Co is the parent company or whatever of Mt. Dew and Amp.
I guess we all agree that it will be Mt Dew/Amp and National Guard and probably the 81. We just need to wait til Wed to confirm.
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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I thought he was announcing his retirement



(they go around and around and around and around and around, F1 FTW!!!!)
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Originally Posted by petraman
I thought he was announcing his retirement



(they go around and around and around and around and around, F1 FTW!!!!)
Which explains the road courses NASCAR runs, and all the F1 drivers that are defecting?

One this year (Montoya), and THREE more next year.
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
Which explains the road courses NASCAR runs, and all the F1 drivers that are defecting?
Yeah, I know, they go where the money is..

I have yet to see a nascar run on a road course, so I'll look out for one. I'm actually quite interested to see how the car of tomorrow performs handling-wise (not just turning left, lmao)
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