Quote :

"they are no longer representing themselves but corporations."

Very insightful statement.

9/8/2007 8:42:46 PM

So, which is it with Jr? Does he have to win or come in at least 5th in order to make it to the chase?

9/8/2007 9:56:36 PM

COME ON JEFF GORDON!!! DON'T FALL TO TONY STEWART AND HIS MINI-ME JR!!!!

9/8/2007 11:24:18 PM

Quote :

"ANOTHER DEI ENGINE FAILURE"

Jr. is out.

9/8/2007 11:30:54 PM

OH SHIT!!! DEI with YET ANOTHER engine failure!!

That's 5 DNF's for Jr. this season.

9/8/2007 11:31:26 PM

Wow.

Just wow.

9/8/2007 11:32:32 PM

OWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

WIN #6 FOR MY MAN, JIMMIE JOHNSON!! FOR THE RICHMOND SWEEP!!

[Edited on September 8, 2007 at 11:34 PM. Reason : ]

9/8/2007 11:33:12 PM

Congrats to Jimmie.

Jr. looks close to tears, I feel bad for him.

DEI has totally fucked him.

9/8/2007 11:34:09 PM

That's one hell of a burn out Jimmie's doing!!

SHUT UP, JR.!!!

9/8/2007 11:34:58 PM

Out of curiosity, did ABC stations in other markets cut away from the post race interviews to show other programming or was it just my dumbass ABC station in Winston-Salem?

9/8/2007 11:52:32 PM

just your dumbass station...

jk, Charlotte ABC showed it, though.

[Edited on September 9, 2007 at 12:03 AM. Reason : ]

9/8/2007 11:57:44 PM

Atlanta aired all the interviews.

9/8/2007 11:58:37 PM

Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88

http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/6927.html

9/14/2007 5:04:39 PM

Quote :

"Fans who liked watching Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the #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 #88 that Dale Jarrett drove to the 1999 championship.("

9/14/2007 5:46:14 PM

most used phrase in tattoo parlors in the south over the next 6 months

"Just add another 8 right there beside the first one"

9/14/2007 5:47:22 PM

Well, at least they finally decided.

However, too bad it couldn't be someting like 14, something that an 8 could not be made into! That sure would teach them rednecks a lesson.

9/15/2007 10:44:40 AM

Wait a minute... didn't NASCAR just say that THEY own the numbers, not the team owners? Wasn't that the issue with the #8 we were just talking about a few months ago? So, why now is Robert Yates selling the number?

Quote :

""NASCAR owns the numbers and licenses them to teams on an annual basis," Poston said in the report. "A team may allow another team to use the number for that year pending NASCAR's approval.""

So, NASCAR will approve the 88 but not the 8 to be bought?

[Edited on September 15, 2007 at 6:37 PM. Reason : ]

9/15/2007 6:34:33 PM

teams retain the rights to use the number they used the previous year. RYR is just selling the rights to the number to Hendrick.

9/15/2007 6:36:50 PM

So, Theresa saying that NCASCAR was the reason the 8 couldn't go with Jr. to Hendrick was just an excuse for her not wanting to let it go...

9/15/2007 6:38:33 PM

yes, theresa is a bitch

9/15/2007 6:39:02 PM

oh, I've been knowing that!

If that was the case, why didn't NASCAR step in and put her in her place and let the number go with Jr.?

Quote :

"NASCAR owns and assigns car numbers to an owner(s). NASCAR reserves the right to revoke or transfer car numbers to another owner/team at any time. Car numbers are non-assignable and non-transferable, except by NASCAR. NASCAR works with teams and sponsors when a specific number is requested."

[Edited on September 15, 2007 at 6:42 PM. Reason : ]

9/15/2007 6:40:38 PM

what could they have done? DEI retains the rights and under nascar's rules written in disappearing ink, they can't just give another team a number that was used the previous year by someone else. There's be lawsuits out the ass from the sponsors.

sponsors are the biggest problem.

[Edited on September 15, 2007 at 6:44 PM. Reason : ]

9/15/2007 6:43:13 PM

But then what about this:

Quote :

"NASCAR owns the numbers and licenses them to teams on an annual basis"

and this

Quote :

"NASCAR reserves the right to revoke or transfer car numbers to another owner/team at any time."

Oh, sponsors... well, NASCAR would be protected by their rules... which would have to be in the sponsor contracts.

[Edited on September 15, 2007 at 6:46 PM. Reason : eh, whatever! disappearing ink]

9/15/2007 6:45:48 PM

My goodness! First race in the chase and no one bumped the NASCAR thread!!

9/16/2007 10:15:35 PM

it was new hampshire. the only tracks more boring to watch a race on are Pocono (since the gear rule) and California (though the other cookie cutter bullshit courses are getting close).

9/17/2007 7:59:21 AM

uhh. watkins glen? Boorrrriinnng.

9/17/2007 9:50:52 AM

watkins glen was NOT boring. and I'm not saying that because harvick is an overreacting jackass.

9/17/2007 10:33:37 AM

I concur, Watkins Glen is not boring.

9/17/2007 1:01:59 PM

Watkins Glen is the only track i think is MORE boring in person than on television.

9/17/2007 5:26:13 PM

Quote :

"If that was the case, why didn't NASCAR step in and put her in her place and let the number go with Jr.?"

Cause NASCAR realizes that Junior fans are a bunch of delusional dumbs***s that are inventing a villain over something as stupid as a number?

[Edited on September 18, 2007 at 10:45 AM. Reason : .]

9/18/2007 10:45:08 AM

I understand what you are saying, but don't you see some hypocracy in this situation?

[Edited on September 18, 2007 at 11:24 AM. Reason : ]

9/18/2007 11:24:33 AM

im waiting for her house in Florida to be finished, she'll sell all that shit to Menards and skip town.

as for the 8, i wouldn't of gotten rid of it either, its the only power shes got, and look at all that revenue shes pulling in still by keeping it. She owns the rights to the number, she owns the rights to all the shit that'll be sold in 20 years if and when Jrs stuff starts becoming collectible. It'll be like the old school Wrangler stuff.

i'm ready for a full COT season, even if the drivers and teams aren't (except hendricks). It'll just be interesting to see those Pieces of crap full time.

I'm also ready for the Media tour for 2009, Lets see what they change in the points this year to get the fans satisfied.

9/18/2007 11:35:56 AM

Quote :

"NASCAR owns the numbers "

Not Theresa

9/18/2007 12:01:33 PM

Quote :

"I understand what you are saying, but don't you see some hypocracy in this situation?"

No.

Theresa was the owner, not Junior. So it's her decision and that's it. Junior was her employee, just like Junior is Rick Hendrick's employee in 3 months.

9/18/2007 12:41:27 PM

I'm talking about hypocracy on NASCAR's part, not Theresa/Jr./Hendrick's part. I think it is hypocritical that NASCAR will let Jr. have the 88 but not the 8. I dunno...

9/18/2007 12:57:56 PM

Just announced today: Kasey Kahne now sponsored by Busweiser!! Good for him!

9/18/2007 6:30:12 PM

yeah the news reports leaked that like midlast week

9/18/2007 6:39:35 PM

Yes, but it only matters when it is official! Remember all the different numbers that were "confirmed", "in the works" or "it" for Jr's number? But it only mattered when it was official.


And Kasey Kahne riding in on the Clydesdale's is as official as it gets!

[Edited on September 18, 2007 at 6:49 PM. Reason : cant type]

9/18/2007 6:48:42 PM

Quote :

""NASCAR owns the numbers " Not Theresa "

Yeah, Nascar Owns the NUMBER, but as far as THE 8, DEI has it trademarked. That stylized italicized white and black eight was designed for DEI, for that car. She'll still be forking in revenue off that number for years to come.

9/18/2007 9:19:59 PM

Yes, but just because she has the specifics of that number trademarked, does not make it her number to keep. Anyone can still get the 8 (if NASCAR would let it go), but can't keep that design, they must make their own.

9/18/2007 9:56:11 PM

^nascar will let terresa use the 8 as long as she wants to

Quote :

"NASCAR said Sunday’s race was the first time since 43-car fields were mandated at all tracks that all 43 of them were running at the finish. Ladies and gentlemen, the car of tomorrow – you can’t hurt it and you can’t pass it."

9/19/2007 11:03:25 AM

Quote :

"Dale Jr. in the #88 Mountain Dew/AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy in 2008: It was announced at a press conference in Dallas, TX, that Dale Earnhardt Jr., who announced in May he would leave the #8 DEI Chevy, then in June he would drive for Hendrick Motorsports, and Rick Hendrick announced Earnhardt Jr. would drive the #88 Chevy with sponsorship Mountain Dew / AMP Energy Drink / Army National Guard in 2008. Dale Jr. thanked Robert and Doug Yates for working with him to get the #88.(ESPNEWS and then SPEED press conference coverage as ESPNEWS cut off after 10 minutes, then came back), will most the press release, images and transcripts as they are available during the day.(9-19-2007)"

Quote :

"been told the #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy's will look as follows: One car is white from the nose back to just past the door, then green with the mountain dew logos the other is white with blue and National Guard decals with the #88 is in red, both have AMP energy drink logos on them. "

[Edited on September 19, 2007 at 2:00 PM. Reason : add]

9/19/2007 1:58:03 PM

9/19/2007 3:14:38 PM

that dosent look that bad actually. It'll be a little weird getting used to associating that with jr and not jarrett though.

9/19/2007 3:23:56 PM

too bad green race cars are bad luck

9/19/2007 5:07:43 PM

9/19/2007 5:33:14 PM

fugly.

9/19/2007 5:35:36 PM

^^^ Yeah, good luck with British Racing Green for your car color.

9/19/2007 5:40:58 PM

doesn't roll off the tongue yet, but the scheme is growing on me.

I wish the NG would have gotten dropped as a primary sponsor.





but i will state once again i called the mtn. dew sponsorship from day 1 in june

9/19/2007 6:11:20 PM

Dover today, 1 pm

Televised on ABC

Running Order:

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
2 42 Juan Montoya Dodge
3 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge
5 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet

9/23/2007 8:46:32 AM