Boxing on the #8 at Lowe’s:

  • Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins have never been on a ride like this. The June 5 “Collision Course” HBO PPV paint scheme will be on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s red #8 Budweiser Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Coca Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. On Earnhardt’s decklid, the details of Top Rank’s Pay Per View show will be spelled out: “Collision Course,” featuring Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Sturm and Bernard Hopkins vs. Robert Allen at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.(fingerprint, inc./Budweiser Racing PR) See an image of the car on my #8 Team Paint Schemes page.(5-27-2004)