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Subject: Dale Jr. to drive black car at Talladega
Time: 8:05:00 AM CDT
Author: lrpatton
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive a black No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet this weekend at Talladega, Ala., to honor his father's induction into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
"I got pretty excited when I saw the car," Earnhardt Jr. said. "I think it looks good. It'll be a lot of fun to be behind the wheel. I hope the fans will appreciate it."
The late Dale Earnhardt will be inducted Thursday night at Talladega along with Harry Gant, Janet Guthrie, Jack Roush and Humpy Wheeler.
"It would have been a big deal to my dad," Earnhardt Jr. said. "That's a great shrine they have there. It's one of the biggest honors in the sport. I'll be one of the first ones through the gate that night."
Earnhardt, who would have turned 55 Saturday, won six of his seven Winston Cup championships in the black No. 3 GM Goodwrench Chevy.
Along with Earnhardt Jr., the other two Dale Earnhardt Inc. drivers – Martin Truex Jr. and Paul Menard – also will have a black paint scheme for the Aaron's 499 Sunday.
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5/12/06 7:10 PM