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Well, I just learned something on this one.... never heard of the #22 matching the jersey #.
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I don't guess poor Ed Negre could fit his sponsor on the door panel as his car number! This photo was taken in Chase's neck of the woods! 
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You'll be fine here so long as you drive your "No Fear" car and speak your mind!
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Pkl- You (being the excellent & OUTSTANDING proofreader I know you to be) are hereby challenged to show me where Chase limited his discussion to Cup cars!
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Just be on your toes and get ready to rope-a-dope and use fancy footwork if you should happen to disagree!
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In 1998, NASCAR (and International Speedway Corp.) Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Jim Foster, put together a fairly unusual deal to put his grandson Jimmy Foster in a Busch Series ride.
With Ford involved, a scheme was concocted to have NFL star, Joe Washington and ABA/NBA star, Julius Erving (Dr. J) front what was billed as a minority ownership group with veteran Darrell Bryant as crew chief to celebrate the 50th anniversary of baseball star Jackie Robinson's entry into major league baseball as well as the 50th Anniversary of NASCAR.
The car, sponsored by DR Pepper, of course would carry the #50. Jimmy didn't do too well, missing the field at Daytona, Rockingham, Darlington and Myrtle Beach and was replaced halfway through the season.
Here's an excerpt from DR Pepper's announcement as carried in 1998 by PR Newswire:
In a separate announcement today, Dr Pepper Company revealed it has become the primary sponsor of the Washington Erving Motorsports' Ford Taurus stock car that will race on NASCAR's Busch Grand National circuit in 1998. The agreement between Dr Pepper and Washington Erving Motorsports marks the first time the soft drink brand has sponsored a race car, and provides financial support for the first minority-owned NASCAR race team to compete full-time on the circuit in more than 25 years.
The car will prominently display the Dr Pepper name and maroon and white colors, and will carry the number "50" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson entering major league baseball (1947/1997), and to celebrate NASCAR's 50th anniversary (1948/1998). Washington Erving Motorsports is owned by former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Julius "Dr J" Erving, National Football League (NFL) star Joe Washington, in addition to North Carolina businesspersons Kathy Thompson and Fields Jackson, Jr., and Philadelphia businessperson Asa Murray. The Dr Pepper Company-sponsored Taurus will debut in February at Daytona Beach, Fla., during Speedweeks,'98, driven by 20-year-old Jimmy Foster.
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Well, some young newcomers to RR may fall for that "Defenseless" B.S., but not Chase & Dave!
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Chuck Rider ran #23 with Michael Waltrip in 1986 with Hawaiian Punch sponsorship. Chuck purposely changed the car number to #30 for Domino's at the beginning of 1987. He thought he'd have the deal put together with Domino's for the 1987 Daytona 500, but didn't get it finalized in time and ran that race carrying sponsorship on the car from partial partner Dick Bahre's (the "Bah" in Bahari) Oxford Plains Speedway. Domino's was on the car for the next race Bahari ran at Rockingham.
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You just had to go and make me hungry thinking about those Bojangles seasoned fries!