On ESPN2’s RPM 2Night, Matt Yocum reported that the #1 Pennzoil Chevy driver, Steve Park would be signing a multi-year deal with DEI (Dale Earnhardt Inc) and the announcement should come within a week(5-26-2000) UPDATE: Ty Norris, the head of DEI, said he expected Park to be back again next season with Pennzoil, with new contracts, and Norris says an announcement could be coming soon. But yesterday, Park seemed to leave the door open to another scenario. Park says he has not signed a new contract with Earnhardt and it is up in the air but are in heavy negotiations and that Earnhardt has made it a priority to get something in place for Park(PitNow)(5-31-2000) UPDATE 2: Steve Park says the first option for his Winston Cup future is to stay with Dale Earnhardt Inc., but that no new deal has been finalized. While Park said that while he still hopes to work something outthat doesn’t mean he’s not listening for what else is available(That’s Racin’)(6-2-2000) UPDATE 3: RPM 2Night’s Matt Yocum reports that Park and DEI have agreed to a deal to keep Park with DEI and while there is some issues to be worked out, an announcement is expected at Michigan later this week(6-6-2000) UPDATE 4 done: Pennzoil announced Friday they have signed a multi-year contract continuing their relationship with the #1-Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) chevy team and driver Steve Park, who also re-upped with DEI, committing to a multi-year agreement to stay(NOL)(6-9-2000) UPDATE 5: Park signed a two-year contract, with an option year, to continue driving for DEI. Pennzoil will remain as principal sponsor, presumably under the same terms(Gaston Gazette)(6-10-2000)
