UNHWildCats
July 24th, 2007, 10:01 PM
Dale Earnhardt Incorporated is absorbing Ginn Racing, making it a four-car team in time for this weekend's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The deal, set to be announced Wednesday morning, was confirmed to The Associated Press Tuesday night by a person familiar with the deal who requested anonymity because an official announcement had yet to be made.
DEI will immediately add the No. 01 Chevrolet, which is co-driven by Mark Martin (http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/drivers/4/;_ylt=Asnc7rximd6JWDyPQUIGV5nTv7YF) and rookie Aric Almirola (http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/drivers/1361/;_ylt=Alx7c7oHkYWAVnPMWaCTFxDTv7YF), and take the season points from Ginn's No. 14 team and apply it to DEI 's No. 15 entry of Paul Menard (http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/drivers/1053/;_ylt=Ag_ZrT4txYsb75fUqmoK_bXTv7YF).
The No. 14 has been driven this season by Sterling Marlin (http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/drivers/29/;_ylt=AmoZzLuz_aWPHq3jCmfiAkTTv7YF), but the two-time Daytona 500 winner was released from the ride last week as team owner Bobby Ginn reorganized the operation he purchased last summer. Marlin was 29th in the points, which assured that car a spot in the field each week. Menard is 38th, outside of the top 35 that are locked in, and using the points from the No. 14 will now guarantee him a spot in the field.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;_ylt=AhUyVKKP8sVSP1XR7shrncbov7YF?slug=ap-nascar-dei-ginn&prov=ap&type=lgns
The deal, set to be announced Wednesday morning, was confirmed to The Associated Press Tuesday night by a person familiar with the deal who requested anonymity because an official announcement had yet to be made.
DEI will immediately add the No. 01 Chevrolet, which is co-driven by Mark Martin (http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/drivers/4/;_ylt=Asnc7rximd6JWDyPQUIGV5nTv7YF) and rookie Aric Almirola (http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/drivers/1361/;_ylt=Alx7c7oHkYWAVnPMWaCTFxDTv7YF), and take the season points from Ginn's No. 14 team and apply it to DEI 's No. 15 entry of Paul Menard (http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/drivers/1053/;_ylt=Ag_ZrT4txYsb75fUqmoK_bXTv7YF).
The No. 14 has been driven this season by Sterling Marlin (http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/drivers/29/;_ylt=AmoZzLuz_aWPHq3jCmfiAkTTv7YF), but the two-time Daytona 500 winner was released from the ride last week as team owner Bobby Ginn reorganized the operation he purchased last summer. Marlin was 29th in the points, which assured that car a spot in the field each week. Menard is 38th, outside of the top 35 that are locked in, and using the points from the No. 14 will now guarantee him a spot in the field.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;_ylt=AhUyVKKP8sVSP1XR7shrncbov7YF?slug=ap-nascar-dei-ginn&prov=ap&type=lgns