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Dale Jr Signs Multi Year Contract with DEI
10-10-2003

MOORESVILLE, NC. - Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has reached an agreement with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for the next five years to remain as the driver of the No. 8 DEI Chevrolet. The young Earnhardt has been driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. since 1998 and entered NASCAR’s premier Winston Cup Series as a rookie in 2000.

The agreement between Teresa Earnhardt, CEO and president of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and Earnhardt, Jr., solidifies the driver’s future with the organization created by his father, seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt, and his wife, Teresa.

http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=topstories.db&command=viewone&id=540&op=t

AND....

Budweiser renews sponsorship with Dale Jr.
By Lee Montgomery, Turner Sports Interactive March 9, 2004
4:42 PM EST (2142 GMT)

Two days after one of the worst races of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s career, he was celebrating with 7,000 Anheuser-Busch wholesalers in Orlando, Fla.

No, it wasn't a celebration of a 35th-place finish. Instead, Budweiser, Earnhardt Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced the signing of a contract extension for the beer-maker to sponsor the No. 8 Chevrolet.

Terms were not announced, but Tony Ponturo, vice president of global media and sports marketing for Anheuser-Busch Inc. said it was a "multi-year" deal.

http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/cup/03/09/dearnhardtjr_renew/