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Earnhardt Jr. in Serious Talks with RCR
Last Edited: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 10:11 PM EDT
Created: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 10:09 PM EDT
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By RICH BRENNER
FOX8 Sports
FOX8 WGHP -- Finding a new home for Dale Earnhardt Jr. could end less than a day after he announced plans to leave Dale Earnhardt Inc.
FOX8 News has confirmed Junior is negotiating late Thursday night with Richard Childress to join Richard Childress Racing. An announcement could come as early as Friday. Childress has scheduled a news conference Friday at Darlington Raceway, the site of Saturday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
Childress and Dale Earnhardt won six Nextel Cup championships before Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
Sports Director Rich Brenner has also confirmed the talks between Junior and Childress include plans for Earnhardt driving the #33 Chevrolet for RCR. Budweiser, the primary sponsor for Junior's No. 8 car with DEI, will follow him to his new race team.
In Thursday's news conference, Junior said he has hesitations about driving his father's No. 3. Junior's current car number (8) belongs to DEI.
Last Edited: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 10:11 PM EDT
Created: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 10:09 PM EDT
http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/page...n=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
By RICH BRENNER
FOX8 Sports
FOX8 WGHP -- Finding a new home for Dale Earnhardt Jr. could end less than a day after he announced plans to leave Dale Earnhardt Inc.
FOX8 News has confirmed Junior is negotiating late Thursday night with Richard Childress to join Richard Childress Racing. An announcement could come as early as Friday. Childress has scheduled a news conference Friday at Darlington Raceway, the site of Saturday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
Childress and Dale Earnhardt won six Nextel Cup championships before Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
Sports Director Rich Brenner has also confirmed the talks between Junior and Childress include plans for Earnhardt driving the #33 Chevrolet for RCR. Budweiser, the primary sponsor for Junior's No. 8 car with DEI, will follow him to his new race team.
In Thursday's news conference, Junior said he has hesitations about driving his father's No. 3. Junior's current car number (8) belongs to DEI.
