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DW to drive for DEI?

Tom Hintz of Stock Car Racing Magazine reports: New rumors regarding Darrell Waltrip indicate Dale Earnhardt Inc. is negotiating with a major sponsor that will fund a second Winston Cup team later this year and in 1999 with DW as the driver. DW has an announced agreement to return to the #17 car, but there are many conditions such as securing major sponsorship that make DW’s return there increasingly suspect.(Stock Car Racing)(5-28-98)