"Dale Jr. and I are both excited to continue working together," said Eury. "With the resources we'll have at Hendrick Motorsports, it's an opportunity to consistently run up front and be in title contention every year. The goals are winning races and winning championships."
Eury will replace Darien Grubb who has been the crew for Mears. Grubb, who earned a championship as an engineer with the No. 48 Chevrolets and has won three times in 29 races as a crew chief, will coordinate the at-track engineering efforts of the Earnhardt and Mears teams with emphasis on supporting Eury's transition to Hendrick Motorsports and Mears' switch to the No. 5 Cup Series program.
"We've asked Darian to shoulder more responsibility and take another step," Hendrick said. "With all the challenges and difficult situations we've thrown his way, he has always proven to be successful. Darian is a star in our organization and his contributions will be vital to our future success.
As to what the number on the car will be or the primary sponsor will be, Hendrick would only say that they are evaluating alternative numbers for the Earnhardt team and that no timetable for that announcement has not been set.
All indications are that the sponsorship will include Pepsi’s Mountain Dew and AMP energy drink brands in 2008.
Pepsi became involved with Hendrick Motorsports in the 1993’s with driver Jeff Gordon. They are currently under contract with Hendrick though 2010.
The organization ran a ‘retro’ Mountain Dew paint scheme in the Busch Series for driver Brian Vickers twice in 2006. Sources say the deal will include a duel sponsorship with the National Guard.
Greg Engle the Editor and owner of the Cup Scene Daily, is seeking employment in the Motorsports journalism industry.
In 2006, he spent 34 of 36 weeks on the road covering the NASCAR schedule. He is a National Motorsports Press Association award-winning columnist and has worked for the Sporting News.
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