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MARTIN TRUEX JR., NO. 1 BASS PRO SHOPS / TRACKER BOATS IMPALA SS, MAX SIEGEL, PRESIDENT OF DEI, JOHN STORY, VICE PRESIDENT OF MOTORSPORTS OPERATIONS FOR DEI met with media and discussed contract renewal, the state of DEI and plans for the future, and more.

ON RE-SIGNING WITH DEI:
TRUEX JR: “I’m excited and I’m glad to put an end to all the rumors and get rid of all the speculation and solidify my position at DEI. I’m looking forward to running the Bass Pro Shops No. 1 the rest of this year and next year. I’m looking forward to doing great things with the company and moving forward. This season has been kind of up and down for us, but I really believe in my race team. I believe in the things we’re doing at the shop that we can contend to win races and get back to the forum we had last year. I’m looking forward to starting that off this weekend here at Watkins Glen. We’ve run well here in the past. I’ve always had good success here in everything we’ve ever driven. Last year was a really good race for us here, probably one of the best I’ve ever driven at this race track. So I’m looking forward to the weekend. So hopefully we’ll start this thing off and have a good run this weekend and keep things going throughout the rest of the season and get prepared good for next year.”

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s win Sunday at Michigan was a long time coming, but not only because there was a 76-race gap between wins. If ever a driver was “due,” it was Earnhardt. He had been on the verge of victory all season long.
Coming into Michigan, Earnhardt twice failed to earn at least 100 points in a given race this season. He led laps in all but four races. Once he moved into third place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings after race No. 8 (Phoenix), he never relinquished it.
This weekend, Earnhardt will head to a track – Infineon Raceway – where his success rate is nowhere near that impressive.
In eight starts, Earnhardt has yet to crack the top 10, he has led just once for nine laps and he has a Driver Rating of 66.1, which is 24th-best in the series.

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