Dale Earnhardt, Jr to run No 5 in first Hendrick test

Dale Earnhardt, Jr to run No 5 in first Hendrick test

Although Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will test with their 2008 teams at Atlanta, they will not drive cars branded with their 2008 numbers. Mears, who will drive the #5 Chevy next season, will run his customary # 25 National Guard/GMAC paint scheme during the two-day session. Earnhardt, who is slated for the #88 Chevy in 2008, will test a #5 car at Atlanta. To commemorate his first laps with Hendrick Motorsports, Earnhardt will sport a “throwback” #5 All-Star Racing Chevy during next week’s Atlanta test. Earnhardt’s Impala SS will feature a red and white paint scheme identical to the first car campaigned by team owner Rick Hendrick in Cup-level competition. Then known as “All-Star Racing,” Hendrick Motorsports fielded the car with driver Geoff Bodine in 1984. The #24 and #48 teams of Hendrick Motorsports will not attend next week’s Atlanta test. [Hendrick PR] Bookmark to:

Date: October / 27 / 2007
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