DEI: Junior's replacement may be in place by late July
By Sporting News Wire Service
July 7, 2007
07:24 PM EDT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- After a news conference announcing the re-signing of Bass Pro Shops to a three-year agreement as primary sponsor for the No. 1 Chevrolet driven by Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Inc. president of global operations Max Siegel affirmed that he'd like to fill the ride being vacated by Dale Earnhardt Jr. by late July.
"I think that, in this sport, everybody's magic date is July or August to really get a good handle on what you're going to do for the '08 season," Siegel said.
"So we'll continue down the same road, kind of taking a look, and I think a lot will start to happen over the next three or four weeks."
Though Earnhardt has said he'd like to take his familiar No. 8 from DEI to Hendrick Motorsports, his new employer as of 2008, Siegel says the issue isn't a simple one.
"It's more complicated than people give it credit for," Siegel said.
"There's a lot of history, there's a legacy, there's emotion, there's commercial value to everyone involved. The one thing that I know is that, throughout every process we've had, everyone's been committed to doing the right thing."
By Sporting News Wire Service
July 7, 2007
07:24 PM EDT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- After a news conference announcing the re-signing of Bass Pro Shops to a three-year agreement as primary sponsor for the No. 1 Chevrolet driven by Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Inc. president of global operations Max Siegel affirmed that he'd like to fill the ride being vacated by Dale Earnhardt Jr. by late July.
"I think that, in this sport, everybody's magic date is July or August to really get a good handle on what you're going to do for the '08 season," Siegel said.
"So we'll continue down the same road, kind of taking a look, and I think a lot will start to happen over the next three or four weeks."
Though Earnhardt has said he'd like to take his familiar No. 8 from DEI to Hendrick Motorsports, his new employer as of 2008, Siegel says the issue isn't a simple one.
"It's more complicated than people give it credit for," Siegel said.
"There's a lot of history, there's a legacy, there's emotion, there's commercial value to everyone involved. The one thing that I know is that, throughout every process we've had, everyone's been committed to doing the right thing."