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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s #88 will feature Dale Jr. Foundation at All-Star race:

The Dale Jr. Foundation will commemorate its five-year anniversary with a special paint scheme on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevy for the Sprint Cup All-Star race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Earnhardt Jr.’s primary sponsors, Diet Mountain Dew and National Guard, have donated its primary space on the #88 Chevy to The Dale Jr. Foundation. This year the #88 car will feature orange, black and white colors with TDJF’s theme, ‘Driven to Give: 5 Years of Giving’ on the hood. ‘What The Dale Jr. Foundation has been able to accomplish since we started in 2007 has exceeded my expectations,’ Earnhardt Jr. said. ‘Thanks to the generosity of many people, we ‘ve been able to make a difference and donate to a lot of great foundations. I ‘m especially grateful to the folks at Diet Mountain Dew and National Guard who have given the Foundation this paint scheme again. It means a lot to me to have their support.’(JR Motorsports), see an image of the car on the #88 team paint schemes page.(5-11-2012)