Dale JR's new number is 88

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 09-14-2007, 07:30 PM

that will take some getting used to

**Rickys S/C Z28** · 09-14-2007, 08:21 PM

is this for real??

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 09-14-2007, 08:29 PM

yes espn reported it tonight

**bmyers** · 09-14-2007, 08:58 PM

im not a jr fan at all

**0rion** · 09-14-2007, 09:30 PM

hmmmm that number went from one Dale to another.

**FSANE** · 09-14-2007, 10:32 PM

who?

**prentice** · 09-15-2007, 04:41 AM

yeah, when i heard the news i sure was relieved,all i got to do now is just add another 8 to my arm,i didnt know what i was gonna do if they changed his # completely.lol

**burnws6** · 09-15-2007, 09:28 AM

so much for speedaddict38

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 09-15-2007, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by burnws6

so much for speedaddict38

i was close lol ......name change please

**Sarge** · 09-15-2007, 01:46 PM

I've been so shitfaced it looked like his number was 88.....so it will be easy for me to get used to it....

**Sarge** · 09-15-2007, 01:46 PM

Tony Stewart was 2020

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 09-15-2007, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

I've been so shitfaced it looked like his number was 88.....so it will be easy for me to get used to it....

so who is your fav driver ????

**joerockhead** · 09-15-2007, 03:00 PM

LOUDON, N.H. -- Fans who liked watching Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 8 since he moved to the Nextel Cup series eight years ago will double their pleasure in 2008.

Earnhardt will drive two stylized 8s next season for Hendrick Motorsports, sources told ESPN.com on Friday.

Robert Yates Racing, sources said, has agreed to sell the No. 88 that Dale Jarrett drove to the 1999 championship.

The car, which sources said will be sponsored by Mountain Dew and the Amp energy drink, will be revealed for the first time at a Wednesday press conference in Dallas.

Earnhardt, who owns a Busch Series car with the No. 88, would not confirm the report.

"Everybody will have to wait 'till Wednesday," he said. "We looked at a lot of different options and we have a lot of different trademarks. People are pretty familiar with what we're looking at as far as that goes."

Earnhardt had hoped the No. 8 would follow him from Dale Earnhardt Inc. to HMS. But when he couldn't reach a deal with stepmother/team owner Teresa Earnhardt, he began exploring other options.

As many as seven numbers were considered, most of them containing an 8.

"It's going to be a lot of fun to really see the reaction of the fans and I hope that they really enjoy what we're going to do," Earnhardt said. "We've been having a lot of fun with design and with the approach and sort of forming what our identity is going to be on the race track and off the track.

"It's going to be lots and lots of work. The hardest part is not changing anything you do personally about your personality or your mannerisms or anything and trying to get them to understand that that's who you are."

NASCAR's most popular driver isn't surprised by the amount of attention his number change has gotten among fans.

"It's a big deal," he said. "It's a really big deal. I don't know how to gauge the level of attention or compare it to anything else. But it's a pretty big deal for us.

"I'm super excited about it. I want to see changeable painted decaled racecars, and it's really going to sink in. It's sort of like waiting on Christmas."

the 83 would have been nice too

**greatwhiteZ28** · 09-15-2007, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

I've been so shitfaced it looked like his number was 88.....so it will be easy for me to get used to it....

you too..

**greatwhiteZ28** · 09-15-2007, 03:18 PM

at least people with the #8 on there car bumpers will just have to add another 8,

not a big nascar fan but, will he still be with BUD. i do know that he is in hendricks now, but that weird casue he will now be competing against DEI cars. HMMMMMM

**joerockhead** · 09-15-2007, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by greatwhiteZ28

at least people with the #8 on there car bumpers will just have to add another 8,

not a big nascar fan but, will he still be with BUD. i do know that he is in hendricks now, but that weird casue he will now be competing against DEI cars. HMMMMMM

No, BUD is not going over. that is a DEI deal.
He will either be VISA or Pepsi.

**Bowtie Guy** · 09-15-2007, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by SpeedAddict38

so who is your fav driver ????

Jimmie Johnson....his dad grew up next to my wife in La Mesa,CA.

**0rion** · 09-15-2007, 07:12 PM

who's dale earnhardt jr?? F1 guy, indy, or nhra??

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 09-15-2007, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

who's dale earnhardt jr?? F1 guy, indy, or nhra??

local go-cart track king

**310stanger** · 09-15-2007, 07:53 PM

<<<<isn't a nascar guy but thinks Dale Jr is awesome and a total class act. I'd love to see him win championships as he is the kind of guy that Nascar needs, and the only one that could bring that "sport" into a more respected entity. i'm glad he did what was best for him, its gotta be hard on him competing against his dad's company. i dont care what anyone says, thats Dales company. theresa is a bitch.