69Y Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 JR. gonna keep Bud??? OAKVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has signed an endorsement deal with Sony Electronics, but he still isn't saying what role longtime sponsor Budweiser will have with him when he joins Hendrick Motorsports next season. "I'm a big electronics fan. I'm a big computer guy. It's products I can dig," Earnhardt told reporters Thursday at a winery in the heart of California's Napa Valley. He will be competing on Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in nearby Sonoma. His deal with Sony is a personal services contract that gives the company use of his name, likeness and voice for promotions. He also has a similar deal with Budweiser that will continue next year, regardless of what's on his car. Budweiser has been Earnhardt's primary sponsor since 1999, and the beer manufacturer wants to continue its relationship with him at Hendrick. But car owner Rick Hendrick isn't actively pursuing new sponsors, and it's possible Bud could get shut out. Earnhardt also said a possible endorsement deal with sporting goods manufacturer Adidas was "on the wish list." Earnhardt's move to Hendrick is expected to clean up his sometimes scruffy image to match that of his teammates, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, although he appeared at Thursday's news conference in a scraggy beard, an untucked dress shirt and worn jeans — with Puma athletic shoes. Earnhardt, who convinced his sister to loan him the money to buy a computer when he was a teenager, said his father never believed the Internet would be a success. "That's one place he was wrong and I was right. I took a lot of typing classes in high school," he said. Neither Earnhardt nor Stuart Redsun, Sony's vice president of corporate marketing, would discuss the financial arrangement or the length of the deal. "We're very happy at Sony to have Dale Junior involved for some time," Redsun said. Earnhardt said he got a new digital camera out of the deal. "The cash is great, but the product is good, too," he said. this is from fox sports!!! Lenae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Please let us know where you obtained this report. Thanks. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford27 Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 sounds like the one on msn.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 We just need to be sure we give proper credit when we post things that we didn't write ourselves. Copyright laws, you know... Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Ok wait... Owner pursuing sponsors? Ah NO! Drivers are the ones who pursue sponsors. Driver comes with sponsors, in a few instances owner has Sponsors. In our case Cingular/AT&T Wireless we pursued Childress, not for Robbie Gordon; but for Childress' track record of winning race. Again Cingular PURSUED.... Bud left Hendricks off the #25 back around Craven's time. I believe the Bud deal was done through Sr., but could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky161 Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 We just need to be sure we give proper credit when we post things that we didn't write ourselves. Copyright laws, you know... Nick Didn't this cover it? OAKVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Didn't this cover it? OAKVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Unless 69Y is an Associated Press affiliate or has written permission from the AP, it does not cover it. I feel pretty certain that 69Y copied that story from a source other than off from the AP wire. If so, proper credit must be given. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrss1 Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 we cant copy and paste something we read somewhere else? just a question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 we cant copy and paste something we read somewhere else? just a question Yes, we can copy and paste stuff that is published elseware on the internet unless the writer states specifically that you cannot do so. In all other cases, copyright laws require that you give credit to who wrote the material or, if no author is cited, give credit to wherever you obtained the material. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Nick 69Y did an edit today stating the story was from FOX SPORTS. Its at the bottom of his post. I found almost the exact same write up By TOM GARDNER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Thanks Lenae and Papa. I appreciate the support! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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