Since then, rumors have been running wild all over the internet, garage areas and beyond on just what his car is going to look like including what is sponsor is going to be to will he get the #8 from DEI. Now lets be honest for a minute, as much as I would like to see Dale Jr. in the #8 under the Hendrick Motorsports banner, I believe that since he is leaving DEI and Budweiser at the end of 2007, Dale Jr. really needs a fresh new start, the color red in the paint scheme should be there so the red shirts will show through in the grandstands, but I really believe that since Dale Jr. has driven the #81 back in 2005 in the Busch Series and since the #81 is available throught NASCAR, he should grab that instead and make that number his own.
Not just that, basically, Dale Jr. should go to NASCAR, lease the number #81 in the Sprint Cup Series and the Busch Series through JR Motorsports and bring it with him to Hendrick and it would be his own number, plus if he leaves Hendrick at anytime, the number would come with him, the #81 would be Dale Jr.s through the remainder of his racing career in NASCAR and continue on in JR Motorsports if he owns a Cup Team. In the long run, that would be a lot better and no need to ask permission from DEI or anything and no need for Dale Jr. fans there stuff after next year.
As far as sponsors go, Hendrick Motorsports has lots of contracts already in place including PepsiCo (Pepsi, Mountain Dew and etc.), Kellogg’s, National Guard and beyond would be a great fit for him.
Recently WindTunnel on SPEED had lots of Fan submissions on just what Dale Jr’s 2008 car will look like and what a bunch of color submissions, I picked two of them with Mountain Dew on them, but the number should be #81, not #5 or #8 period.
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Designed By: Greg Rogers
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One last thing, for Hendrick Motorsports, Since Dale Jr. might be using either the #81 or the #8, I believe Casey Mears should use the #5, it has a huge winning history and it would be perfect for him and get ride of the #25, that number just has so much of the worse history period. Hendrick might even consider putting Kellogg on Mears’s car too, he fits the brand. Well, good luck and I know that I suggesting the #81 will upset some Dale Jr. fans, but sometimes you have to change for the better and a new number, sponsor and owner might just be the ticket to victory.
Yes I now that drivers can't owner/lease numbers, its a figure of speech.
