Listening to SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Channel 128, The Drivers Seat, they transmitted the press conference from JR Motorsports where Dale Earnhardt Jr announced that he will be leaving DEI at the end of the year.

He thanked the media for the amount of privacy they afforded him during the negotiations, and both sides worked hard at the negotiations, but he found it is time to move on and drive for another team.

Jr. said both he and DEI will come out of this successfully, but at 32, the same age his dad was when he made his biggest, most successful change, he needed to do this.

DEI is all he has ever known, as they have both grown, won and lost together.

Dale Jr. said he does not know what team he will drive for, but will listen to any and all opportunities. He and DEI will continue to work together on many projects, but he feels that his decision to move on would be supported by his father, as his dad taught him to “Be a man, race hard & contend for championships.”

The following is the media question and answer session, posted as asked, and answered:

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AS any race fan may know, last weekend (April 21, 2007) the Phoenix race was fairly fun to watch. Lots of close racing, a few debris cautions, a few accident cautions. The norm that we’ve become accustomed to.

After a closely fought finish between Jeff Gordon & Tony Stewart, Jeff won the race & Tony finished behind him.

As the broadcast wound down, interviews of the drivers commenced, but Tony Stewart had delcined all interviews and left the track. That action prompted some curiosity and an ensueing media frenzy had developed after Tony’s Sirius Satellite show, on NASCAR channel 128, called “Tony Stewart Live”, where he explained his actions.

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On last night’s edition of his weekly SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Show, “Tony Stewart Live,”, which airs every Tuesday 8 to 10pm (et), on SIRIUS NASCAR 128, (And re-airs Saturday at 7am (et)), #20-Tony Stewart and co-host Matt Yocum touched on events that came from the Texas race last weekend.

More Specifically, he touched on his retirement statement, and his interactions with rookie sensation Juan Pablo Montoya.

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This upcoming weekend, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio coverage comes to you live from the Texas Motor Speedway.

This weekend’s highlights include NEXTEL Cup qualifying on Friday,
the O’Reilly 300 Busch Series race on Saturday,
and the Samsung 500 NEXTEL Cup race on Sunday with special live pre- and post-race shows.

Actress and former MTV host Daisy Fuentes will serve as a SIRIUS correspondent on Sunday, providing reports from around the track, talking to fans and interviewing drivers—including Juan Pablo Montoya.

Every Race and Everything In Between is on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, Channel 128.

Edited by RoadRunner to add photo of “Sirius correspondent,” Daisy Fuentes 

NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and co-host Jack Arute will be broadcasting live from the New York Auto Show on Saturday, the 7th of April, 2007.

The show will broadcast exclusively on Ch 128, the SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern Time.

For those of you who may be there, there will be an autograph session from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

The 2007 New York International Auto Show will be at the
Jacob Javits Convention Center
11th Ave, between 34th and 39th Streets in New York.

While you’re there, feel free to visit the SIRIUS Crystal Palace Booth and check out the newest radios for Sirius Satellite.

Sirius Satellite is the Official Satellite radio partner of NASCAR and broadcasts NEXTEL Cup, NASCAR Busch & Craftsman Truck series race. Channel 128, when not broadcasting one of the many races, gives listeners everything in between, with live race calls, pre- and post-race coverage, and a lineup of exclusive daily talk shows providing up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis and exclusive interviews with NASCAR insiders.

It’s a “must hear” experience for the true NASCAR fan.

NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya has signed on with Sirius Satellite Radio to promote Sirius’ lineup of NASCAR programming and live race coverage.

Montoya, who can be heard weekly on Sirius NASCAR Radio, will be featured in Sirius’ advertising and marketing efforts, including an extensive promotional campaign at retail locations around the country. The advertising will promote Sirius’ live coverage of every NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race as well as Sirius exclusive 24/7 NASCAR Radio talk channel, with up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis and exclusive interviews with NASCAR insiders, on channel 128.

In addition to his role as a Sirius spokesman, you can hear Montoya every Monday at 5 pm ET on The Juan Pablo Montoya Report on Sirius NASCAR Radio, where he provides listeners with exclusive updates on the No. 42 team and his experiences in NASCAR.

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NEW YORK, Feb 16, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, announced today that the in-car audio of Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 88 Snickers Ford, has been chosen by the fans to be featured on SIRIUS’ “Fan’s Choice” broadcast during the Daytona 500 this Sunday, February 18.

More than 10,000 fans cast their votes at http://www.sirius.com/driver2crew this week. As the top vote-getter, Rudd’s in-car audio will be featured during Sunday’s race on SIRIUS channel 140.

Prior to every NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race, fans will be given the chance to vote for their favorite driver at http://www.sirius.com/driver2crew. The driver with the most votes will have his in-car audio broadcast on the “Fan’s Choice” channel, one of up to ten additional Driver2Crew Chatter(TM) channels that SIRIUS will devote to carrying the in-car audio of up to 10 different race teams for every NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race in 2007. The additional nine channels will carry the in-car audio of other drivers based on their place in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series standings.
For this weekend’s Daytona 500, SIRIUS subscribers can hear the following:
— Live race call provided by Motor Racing Network — channel 128
— 10 additional Driver2Crew Chatter(TM) channels:
— Jimmie Johnson in-car audio — channel 122
— Tony Stewart in-car audio — channel 126
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. in-car audio — channel 125
— Jeff Gordon in-car audio — channel 121
— Kasey Kahne in-car audio — channel 114
— Kevin Harvick in-car audio — channel 119
— Matt Kenseth in-car audio — channel 130
— Jeff Burton in-car audio — channel 147
— Denny Hamlin in-car audio — channel 144
— Ricky Rudd in-car audio (Fan’s Choice) — channel 140

On each channel SIRIUS will combine the race broadcast with the driver-to-crew communications, allowing fans to follow the overall race call and the in-car audio of a driver on a single channel throughout the race. Listeners will hear drivers and crew chiefs schedule pit stops and discuss strategy over audio of the overall race broadcast. When the team members are not on the radio the audio of the live race broadcast will come up allowing listeners to follow the entire race uninterrupted.

A lineup of drivers and their channel assignments will be available at http://www.sirius.com/driver2crew prior to each race. All NASCAR content is provided to SIRIUS customers at no additional cost over SIRIUS’ monthly subscription fee.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, SIRIUS broadcasts every NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race live, carrying the broadcasts of Motor Racing Network (MRN), Performance Racing Network (PRN) and the IMS Radio Network’s broadcast from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The NASCAR/Team Talk page on sirius.com has announced 9 of the 10 drivers for this Sunday’s Daytona 500. It’s up to the fans to vote for the 10th driver. Here is the line up so far:

# 8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Ch. 125
# 9 - Kasey Kahne - Ch. 114
# 11 - Denny Hamlin - Ch. 144
# 17 - Matt Kenseth - Ch. 130
# 20 - Tony Stewart - Ch. 126
# 24 - Jeff Gordon - Ch. 121
# 29 - Kevin Harvick - Ch. 119
# 31 - Jeff Burton - Ch. 147
# 48 - Jimmie Johnson - Ch. 122
# ?? - Fan’s Choice - Ch. 140

Go here to vote your favorite driver into the 10th position.