Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Menard leaving DEI for Yates Racing (AP)

Menard leaving DEI for Yates Racing (AP)

In this Aug. 22, 2008, file photo, Paul Menard walks through the pits during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Sharpie 500 auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. Menard will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end of the season to drive for Yates Racing, The Associated Press has learned. Menard is expected to announce Tuesday that both he and his sponsorship will move to Yates, a person familiar with Menard's decision told The AP. The person requested anonymity because Menard had yet to make his announcement.

Paul Menard is heading to Yates Racing at the end of the season in a switch certain to hurt Dale Earnhardt Inc. DEI is losing both a driver and a sponsor at a time when a bleak economic outlook has made funding difficult.



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