It has been reported that Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing may be working on a merger that would combine DEI’s Nos. 1 and 8 with CGR’s No. 41 and 42 next season. CGR is also said to be considering a merger with Petty Enterprises. Currently, CGR has one full time sponsor for next [...]
Rumor has it that Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Petty Enterprises are in talks to merge, but how a DEI-Petty deal would work remains unclear. Earlier this year, Boston Ventures purchased a significant stake in Petty Enterprises. The team is seeking a sponsor for Bobby Labonte and its No. 43 Dodge, which lost General Mills to Richard Childress [...]
Paul Menard is expected to announce that he and his sponsorship will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc.’s No 15 Chevy at the end of the season, moving over to Yates Racing. An announcement could come this week. The loss of Menard leaves DEI with one full time sponsor for next season, Bass Pro Shops, which will [...]
Captain Thunder Racing is reporting that Ryan Newman joining Newman Haas Racing seems to be a done deal. Old Spice and Office Depot are set to sponsor Tony Stewart’s car, but sources are saying that Burger King and UPS are also working on a deal to sponsor two cars for Stewart Haas Racing. Sources also say [...]
ESPN is reporting that Tony Stewart may be considering the now vacant seat in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy. With Casey Mears officially announced as being out of the ride next season, Stewart said that he may look in that direction. He said: There’s no one in the garage area that’s not going to look [...]
Jayski is also covering the ESPN story that Tony Stewart is talking to sponsors in anticipation of moving from Joe Gibbs Racing to Haas CNC next season. Jayski also says he is hearing that Stewart to Haas CNC is a done deal, and that the second driver is rumored to be Martin Truex Jr. with Bass Pro [...]
Tony Stewart may be leaving Joe Gibbs Racing to join Haas CNC and/or Richard Childress Racing with Bass Pro Shops are a sponsor. Martin Truex Jr may be leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc to join Penske Racing, with UPS as a sponsor.