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Dec 26, 2007

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 20, 2007) – Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced it has signed crew chief Kevin “Bono” Manion to a three-year deal that will continue his long-term tenure at DEI.

“Chemistry is a very important part of any race team and I’m excited that we’ll be able to continue to build on what we have accomplished over the past several years,” said Manion. “We are looking forward to getting back out there on the track in January and hopefully starting to build on what can be a championship season.”

“We are very pleased to sign Kevin to a multi-year agreement,” said John Story, vice president of motorsports operations at Dale Earnhardt Inc. “Kevin is a long time and loyal employee of Dale Earnhardt Inc., and his accomplishments speak for themselves. He is a proven championship caliber crew chief, and is dedicated to our Company. We look forward to him continuing to build our organization towards the future.”

Manion helped guide the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Team and Martin Truex Jr. to a berth in the Chase for the Nextel Cup in 2007. In addition, the team notched its first win at Dover in June.

Manion, who joined Dale Earnhardt Inc. in 1997, helped lead Truex and his No. 8 Busch Series team to 12 victories and two Busch championships in 2004 and 2005, before moving to the Cup series with the team in 2006.

Dale Earnhardt Inc., based in Mooresville, N.C., employs over 450 people on its two state-of-the-art campuses. Dale Earnhardt Inc. is comprised of a NASCAR Busch Series team and four Nextel Cup teams, featuring drivers, Paul Menard, Martin Truex Jr., Regan Smith, Mark Martin and Aric Almirola. The organization has amassed over 100 wins, and has won six NASCAR Championships, as well as three Daytona 500s.


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[b]Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya Join Latest Adds
To Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust Lineup
Bowyer, Wimmer Also Join NASCAR Celebrities On Tap for Jan. 12 Festival
Along With Country Music’s Josh Gracin, Bryan White and The Wrights

NASHVILLE (Dec. 20, 2007) – Dale Earnhardt, Jr., recently voted NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver for the fifth year in a row, and Juan Pablo Montoya, winner of the Indianapolis 500, Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix and the 2007 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year title, have joined an all-star cast of drivers, team owners and country music artists participating in next month’s third-annual Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust, the unique, interactive fan festival at Nashville’s Sommet Center featuring Grammy-winning and multi-platinum-selling recording artist Alan Jackson and special guest Taylor Swift, with Jason Michael Carroll, and a newly announced performance by The Wrights in concert.

The Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust will once again bring together the stars of country music and NASCAR for autographs, storytelling and question-answer sessions with their favorite performers and drivers at The Backstage Garage Pass festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, followed by the blockbuster Country Concert event headlined by Jackson at 8 p.m.

Earnhardt and Montoya are among four NASCAR celebrities and three country music artists announced today as newly added participants in the Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust extravaganza. Earnhardt is the 2004 Daytona 500 winner and two-time NASCAR Nationwide (formerly Busch) Series champion who will take over the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the Sprint (formerly Nextel) Cup Series in 2008. Montoya, whose Cup Series rookie season included a race victory at Sonoma, Calif., will embark on his second seas

 

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