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“ORMA has a significant part in Episode 2 of “Shifting Gears”, airing Friday,
February 15th on ESPN 2. It will be great exposure for the school
as it highlights our trip to Oak Ridge last fall as well as Dale’s
personal thoughts on what the school meant to him and how he feels
it impacted who he is today. It is really, really cool,” said Kelley
Earnhardt-Elledge; Vice-President and General Manager of JR Motorsports,
LLC.
New Series Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears on ESPN Goes Behind Scenes with Dale Earnhardt
Jr.
NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the focus of a new television series on ESPN,
Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears, premiering prior to next month’s opening
of the 2008 NASCAR season. The five-part series chronicles Earnhardt’s
move from Dale Earnhardt Inc., the team founded by his father,
to Hendrick Motorsports, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
The first episode airs Friday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m.
ET on ESPN2. The series provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes
look at the personal, corporate and competitive ramifications involved
with the five-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver award recipient changing
teams. Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears is produced by Earnhardt Jr.’s
Hammerhead Entertainment, a division of JR Motorsports, in cooperation
with Hendrick Motorsports and is presented by the National Guard.
The new program is part of an exclusive, multimedia
agreement between ESPN and Hammerhead Entertainment.
“We were working on a new DVD about my life and
the guys kept getting more and more footage, so they decided to
put a whole TV show together to document the biggest career decision
I’ve ever made,” Earnhardt Jr. said. “The past year of my life
has been a roller coaster, and it’s pretty cool that we’re giving
everyone an inside look at how everything came together.”
Three of the five episodes of Shifting Gears air
on ESPN2 in the nine days prior to the Daytona 500, including following
ESPN2’s live coverage of NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying on
Friday, Feb. 15, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World
300 at Daytona on Saturday, Feb. 16. The final two episodes air
on ESPN in prime time the week of the July 27 Allstate 400 at the
Brickyard, ESPN’s first live NASCAR Sprint Cup event of the season.
The pre-season episodes reveal never-before-seen
footage from the 2007 press conferences and fan response to the
announcements. Shifting Gears also chronicles the design process
of the new paint schemes, the makings of Earnhardt Jr.’s Adidas
fire suit and how the driver of the No. 88 Mountain Dew AMP/National
Guard Chevrolet handles the pressure of working with new sponsors
as he prepares for his first season with Hendrick Motorsports.
The final two episodes, each one hour in length,
will catch up with Earnhardt Jr. and the Hendrick team as he chases
his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
“Dale Jr.’s move to Hendrick Motorsports is obviously
one of the most intriguing storylines heading into the 2008 NASCAR
season,” said John Skipper, ESPN executive vice president, content.
“This new series will not only help NASCAR fans gear up for the
new season, but also will present a side of Dale Jr. that fans
have never seen before.”
Previews and additional video from the show will
be made available on ESPN.com Video and DaleJr.com starting next
week and the full episodes will be made available shortly after
they air on ESPN2 on ESPN MobileTV and ESPN.com Video.
The air schedule (all times Eastern):
Friday, Feb. 8 7-8 p.m.
ESPN2
Friday, Feb. 15 6:30-8 p.m.
ESPN2
Saturday, Feb. 16 4-5:30 p.m.
ESPN2
Thursday, July 24 7-8 p.m.
ESPN
Friday, July 25 7-8 p.m.
ESPN
Click here to view a trailer of Dale Jr.
– Shifting Gears
About NASCAR on ESPN:
ESPN and ESPN on ABC has comprehensive,
multi-platform coverage featuring telecasts of the final 17 NASCAR
Sprint Cup races, including the 10-race “Chase for the NASCAR
Sprint Cup” on ESPN on ABC. Additionally, ESPN2 is the home of
the NASCAR Nationwide Series all season. All programming is produced
totally in High Definition. ESPN’s comprehensive, multimedia
NASCAR coverage extends to ESPN.com, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes
Radio, SportsCenter, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS,
ESPNRadio, ESPN360.com and ESPN International, among other ESPN
platforms. ESPN aired 262 NASCAR Cup Races over a 20-year period
starting in 1981 and returned to NASCAR coverage in 2007. The
network's award-winning, live flag-to-flag coverage on ESPN was
honored with 17 Sports Emmy Awards, as well as many industry
honors. It is widely credited for helping to popularize the sport
nationwide. NASCAR races have appeared on ABC for decades, beginning
with broadcasts on the award-winning Wide World of Sports program
in the 1960s.
About JR Motorsports
Established in 1999, JR Motorsports is
the management company and racing operation for professional
stock car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. JRM competes in multiple
racing divisions, including the NASCAR Nationwide Series, in
which it fields two full-time teams in partnership with Hendrick
Motorsports. Earnhardt Jr.'s organization is based out of a 66,000-square
foot facility in Mooresville, N.C., and includes the JR Nation
retail store and Dale Jr. Fan Experience. In 2006 Earnhardt Jr.
introduced Hammerhead Entertainment, a full-service production
company under the JR Motorsports banner. For more information
on JR Motorsports, visit www.dalejr.com.
Media Contacts:
George McNeilly, ESPN, 407-566-2077 george.mcneilly@espn.com
Mike Davis, JR Motorsports, 704-799-4851 mdavis@dalejr.com
2008 SPRING ADVANTAGE PROGRAM
Oak Ridge Military Academy has a “Spring
Advantage Program” for students in need
of academic “revival.” This program has
flourished by offering an opportunity
for students in grades 6 – 11 to “get
back on track” so as to re-target their
projected graduation date. Click Here
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Myths
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Have you ever heard the expression “if you don’t straighten up, I am going
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