Martin Truex Jr. (8) slaps hands with Tony Stewart the winner of the 2006 Crown Royal IROC championship after Truex won the Crown Royal International Race of Champions Race Four Championship auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006. Stewart finished third. (AP Photo/Joe Sebo)
HAMPTON, Ga. - So what does Dale Earnhardt Jr. think about driving an Impala for select races next year rather than a Monte Carlo?
Earnhardt Jr. was positive about the change, which will be fazed in with the "car of tomorrow."
"I bought one for my mom a couple of years ago," Earnhardt Jr. said. "My grandmother drives an Impala. It's a great car to market Chevrolet."
Grandmothers are not exactly a target audience, so Earnhardt's grandmother driving one might not be the best marketing campaign.
"My point was I bought a few myself," Earnhardt Jr. said.