In this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., second from right, poses with, from left, Dawn Hudson, Rick Hendrick and Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, after a news conference in Dallas, Texas. Earnhart, a popular NASCAR's driver, would move to Hendrick Motorsports the next season, the team announced. Earnhardt's car was sponsored by Pepsi, with the company's Mountain Dew soft drink and Amp Energy drink featured on the No. 88 car. The National Guard was also involved in the sponsorship. (AP Photo/LM Otero, file)