Dale Jr. to Go Retro for May 10th Race at Darlington

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will race a special one-time-only throwback paint scheme on the No. 88 Chevrolet at Darlington.

To kick off Mountain Dew's "Old School New School" promotion, Earnhardt will pilot the No. 88 Mountain Dew AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet with a throwback paint scheme modeled after the 1981-82 entry driven by Darrell Waltrip.

"I'm so excited about this paint scheme. To run a paint scheme like the Mountain Dew one is a tribute to the history of the sport and the heritage at Darlington," said Earnhardt. "I can't wait to see how the car looks on the track because it looks awesome on paper."

Could the throwback Mountain Dew paint-scheme be a good-luck charm for Earnhardt as he chases that elusive Darlington victory? The Mountain Dew colors have certainly proven to be lucky at Darlington in the past. Mountain Dew was on the hood of Darrell Waltrip's car in 1981 when he won 12 races, including the Rebel 500 at Darlington.

Mountain Dew also will launch the "Old School New School" promotion that will give consumers the chance to win "Cars, Kicks and More." Those who participate in the "Old School New School" promotion will be able to decide which "school" they prefer. Beginning May 19, winning consumers will choose between new and retro prizes like 2009 Corvette or a vintage Corvette, an arcade game or an Xbox and many other items. You can learn more about Mountain Dew "Old School New School" by going to Old School, New School.

"Dale Earnhardt Jr. has such high regard for our sports past, it's only fitting that he be the one to bring back the retro Mountain Dew paint scheme at a historic track like Darlington Raceway," said Mark Dyer, President and CEO of Motorsports Authentics. "We are pleased to partner with Dale Jr., AMP Energy/Mountain Dew and Darlington Raceway on this program by giving fans the opportunity to commemorate this event with Action Racing Collectables die-cast and other 'Old School New School' memorabilia."
 
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Not sure... haven't seen nothing on it. You aren't talking about Childress's Grandson driving the Black and Silver #3 are you? Check out the new post in Jr.'s blog! He defends Tony Eury Jr. once again. Tony will be there as long as Tony wants, that is what it looks like.

Dale Jr’s Blog
 
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na last week on Nascar now they said Jr would be driving a unique paint scheme for martinsville. they said it was a black and silver scheme for the national guard.
 
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I didn't see that. Maybe they will have it coming up in another race. I like the National Guard Scheme better than the Amp. But I think the retro Dew Car looks Cool too. I'm sure, when this happens, DW is gonna have a field day. Look Mikey, Can you believe it? Little Ole Junebug is driving my Car! I bet he asks to take it around the track one time.
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
na last week on Nascar now they said Jr would be driving a unique paint scheme for martinsville. they said it was a black and silver scheme for the national guard.
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Just checked into that. That paint scheme will be run at the May 17th all star race.
 
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ah, gotcha thanks. nascar now screwed up. i was disappointed when i turned on the race this past wkend and saw that he was just in his reg car
 
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Hey Adidas, I tried to bring this article over, but couldn't get the pic to select to copy or save. How did you do it?
 
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he ran the truck race at Martinsville for several years.


hopefully he'll stay away from any high speed tracks. those who retire from racing and make a comeback have a tendency to get themselves hurt or even worse, killed.
 
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rbroyles said:
Hey Adidas, I tried to bring this article over, but couldn't get the pic to select to copy or save. How did you do it?
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I cheated rbroyles. I actually went to his merchandise and the pic is of one of the miniature race cars he sells, Same paint scheme. I also have no idea how to get the pics out when they are in the adobe photo viewer. I think you can use the printscreen button to save it to your computer, but I am not 100 percent sure.
 
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doozer said:
he ran the truck race at Martinsville for several years.


hopefully he'll stay away from any high speed tracks. those who retire from racing and make a comeback have a tendency to get themselves hurt or even worse, killed.
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I think he needs to come to the realization it is past his time, and leave the better legacy that he has, rather than as someone trying to recapture the past and failing.
 
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i really like that paint scheme. 10 times better than his current one. Can't he just keep that?
 
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rbroyles said:
I think he needs to come to the realization it is past his time, and leave the better legacy that he has, rather than as someone trying to recapture the past and failing.
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If racing would keep DW out of the booth for 1 race, Im all for it :good!:
 
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