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History of the #8:

History of the #8:

August 20, 2007
in part from an ESPN.com article: 82 drivers have run the #8, beginning with Billy Carden, from Mableton, Ga., started third
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Truex’s Team Tallies Pit Crew Challenge Win at Watkins Glen:

Truex’s Team Tallies Pit Crew Challenge Win at Watkins Glen:

August 16, 2007
Martin Truex's #1 over-the-wall crew tallied its first Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win of the season by
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“Dale” to make its TV debut on CMT September 4th:

“Dale” to make its TV debut on CMT September 4th:

August 14, 2007
Dale Earnhardt is known as one of the most legendary drivers in the history of NASCAR, and his life both on and off the
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Hendrick re-signs with GM:

Hendrick re-signs with GM:

August 13, 2007
Hendrick Motorsports has verbally agreed to a five-year contract with General Motors, keeping HMS in Chevrolets through
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Stremme to DEI? DENIED:

Stremme to DEI? DENIED:

August 9, 2007
Hearing #40-David Stremme is one of the candidates for the #8 seat at DEI. In the midst of all the buzz about who will take
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Almirola to run four Cup races in the #01:

Almirola to run four Cup races in the #01:

August 9, 2007
Aric Almirola will run Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway and make his debut in Dale Earnhardt
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Smith to drive #01 Army Chevy at Watkins Glen:

Smith to drive #01 Army Chevy at Watkins Glen:

August 7, 2007
It will be a homecoming of sorts for Regan Smith at this weekend's Nextel Cup event at Watkins Glen International. The 23
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Kyle Busch to Drive for Joe Gibbs Racing? UPDATE:

Kyle Busch to Drive for Joe Gibbs Racing? UPDATE:

August 6, 2007
Kyle Busch has finally decided where he will race next season, agreeing to a deal to drive the #18 Interstate Batteries
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More on Gibbs to Toyota..done deal? HOF to RCR engines? UPDATE 3 denied:

More on Gibbs to Toyota..done deal? HOF to RCR engines? UPDATE 3 denied:

August 6, 2007
hearing the decision has been made and that Joe Gibbs Racing [#11, #18, #20] will switch from Chevrolet to Toyota in 2008
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Labbe: Ginn/DEI merger costs 124 jobs:

Labbe: Ginn/DEI merger costs 124 jobs:

August 4, 2007
There were 124 employees who lost their jobs following the recent Ginn Racing-Dale Earnhardt Inc. merger, former Ginn employee
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DEI Motorsports Scholarship Winner Named:

DEI Motorsports Scholarship Winner Named:

August 4, 2007
William Bostic knew what he wanted to do when he grew up the first time a teacher asked him that question in the third grade
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Clemson University, DEI form motorsports innovation partnership:

Clemson University, DEI form motorsports innovation partnership:

August 1, 2007
Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) Tuesday became Clemson University's first Motorsports Innovation Partner, providing the company
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Stremme to DEI?

Stremme to DEI?

July 31, 2007
Hearing #40-David Stremme is one of the candidates for the #8 seat at DEI. In the midst of all the buzz about who will take
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Menard chips in to help DEI/Ginn merger happen? UPDATE denied:

Menard chips in to help DEI/Ginn merger happen? UPDATE denied:

July 29, 2007
The other half of the Ginn-DEI story began to emerge yesterday, and it isn't as pretty a picture as the one painted at Thursday
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Richard Petty named North Carolinian of the Year:

Richard Petty named North Carolinian of the Year:

July 28, 2007
He was already The King. Now, Richard Petty is the North Carolinian of the Year. Petty won a record 200 Cup races and seven