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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 20 > As economy downshifts, NASCAR could suffer

As economy downshifts, NASCAR could suffer

By Jenna Fryer / The Bulletin
October 20, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The phone rang off the hook at Hendrick Motorsports in June 2007 as prospective sponsors lined up to spend their money on Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s most popular driver, who had just signed a five-year contract with the team.

“We want in, and we....

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