DEI to Renew Waltrip, NAPA
DEI to Renew Waltrip, NAPA
Written by: Tom Jensen
Daytona Beach, Fla. - 7/2/2005
Now that Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has signed Martin Truex, Jr. to a three-year contract extension, the next order of business is to renew the deals for driver Michael Waltrip and his sponsor, NAPA, DEI Director of Motorsports Richie Gilmore said Saturday night.
“Michael’s been a great driver for us and a great cheerleader for us this year and a great teammate,” Gilmore said. “I think in the next couple of weeks, we’ll have it all worked out. The Martin (Truex, Jr.) deal just took up a lot more time than we thought, but everybody’s happy with how it worked out.”
As for Waltrip’s contract extension - something of a surprise to some, as his job was rumored to be in jeopardy - Gilmore said, “We’re still working out the details on it. We think we can get it done in the next couple of weeks. We got a lot done today with NAPA and Michael and we feel like we can definitely get it done.”
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/nascar/17977/
Written by: Tom Jensen
Daytona Beach, Fla. - 7/2/2005
Now that Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has signed Martin Truex, Jr. to a three-year contract extension, the next order of business is to renew the deals for driver Michael Waltrip and his sponsor, NAPA, DEI Director of Motorsports Richie Gilmore said Saturday night.
“Michael’s been a great driver for us and a great cheerleader for us this year and a great teammate,” Gilmore said. “I think in the next couple of weeks, we’ll have it all worked out. The Martin (Truex, Jr.) deal just took up a lot more time than we thought, but everybody’s happy with how it worked out.”
As for Waltrip’s contract extension - something of a surprise to some, as his job was rumored to be in jeopardy - Gilmore said, “We’re still working out the details on it. We think we can get it done in the next couple of weeks. We got a lot done today with NAPA and Michael and we feel like we can definitely get it done.”
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/nascar/17977/