Dale Earnhardt Inc. said Friday it has reached an agreement that calls for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to drive for the company for five years, with an option for an additional five. Financial details of the contract were not released, but it calls for Earnhardt Jr. to finish the 1998 season on the Grand National circuit and to stay with the series next year as well. DEI also is to put the younger Earnhardt in a Winston Cup car for several races in 1999, and the company will decide which circuit he competes on in the 2000 season and beyond.(Speedworld)(6-12-98)
