Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick: Parting Ways or Making Plays?

The recent re-acquisition of Landon Cassill by JR Motorsports, on the surface, has all the earmarks of filling a driver void. Cassill, 2008 Nationwide Rookie of the Year, was hired to run four races, starting at Phoenix, in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet. While this may look like the normal trappings of a simplistic multiple race deal, it’s what is hidden below the surface that demands investigation. Phoenix, home of GoDaddy.com, is the only race fully sponsored for the No. 7 car with Cassill aboard. If GoDaddy.com does not pick up the remaining three races, then another sponsorship deal announcement lies ahead. GoDaddy.com came on board with JR Motorsports when Danica Patrick signed a two year deal to drive. The initial deal was for...

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