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Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:20 pm EDT

Get your 'Dale Jr. First Win' t-shirt! With bonus mothball smell!

By Jay Busbee

Well, that didn't take long. Barely hours after Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s first win as a member of the Hendrick team, lo and behold, look what shows up on NASCAR.com: official Dale Jr. First Win t-shirts!

Now, there are several very reasonable explanations here. One, NASCAR moved quickly, decisively and properly to commemorate a momentous occasion. (I think we can rule that one out.) Two, NASCAR sent its representatives out to the Third-World hinterlands where the NFL dumps its Buffalo Bills Super Bowl Champions t-shirts, and rounded up all the Dale Jr. shirts off the backs of the befuddled visitors. Or three, they had this planned all along, and already had t-shirts made up to honor the momentous event. Wouldn't be the first time somebody did this, but unlike the NHL, NASCAR didn't jump the gun.

There could, however, be something more sinister at work here. Is there, perhaps, a Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2008 Sprint Cup champion t-shirt languishing in a warehouse somewhere, waiting to be born? I've got a brand-new shiny American quarter waiting for the first person to bring me photographic evidence of such a beast. Be careful, though -- this is the kind of thing that Indiana Jones gets shot at for doing.

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  1. Joe
    1. Posted by Joe Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:11 pm EDT

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    Ah yes. The first win T-shirts. There's also a decal pack and a keychain on nascar.com superstore. They all have his first win as Talladega from this past April though. I guess just to show you what it would look like but I still thought it was funny.
  2. Chris
    2. Posted by Chris Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    ahhh.......way to stir the pot Jay......
    :)
  3. kinggeorge
    3. Posted by kinggeorge Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    Well this ought to give the "Nascar ochastrated Jr.'s win" crowd a little more fuel to make it to next weekend.
  4. Spiderbandit88 - Read the Blogs, Not the Comments
    4. Posted by Spiderbandit88 - Read the Blogs, Not the Comments Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 pm EDT

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    I want that shirt.
    That's a nice shirt.
    Can't wait to see what the 88 in 08 Champion shirts look like.
  5. Doofus McTool
    5. Posted by Doofus McTool Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:58 pm EDT

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    Actually these type of shirts are very easy to print and distribute quickly. As soon as the NBA Championship is decided, there will be "2008 NBA Champs" t-shirts in stores literally within hours, regardless of who wins. The designs are already good to go, just gotta crank up the machines and start knockin' them out.
    I used to date a woman who managed a number of gift shops in a big city. Within an hour of a major sports championship (Super Bowl, NBA, World Series, etc), we'd be at printing shops picking up hundreds of shirts and hats to be delivered to the stores by 6AM. The store personnel would be in early to re-merch their displays so when stores opened at 8AM, they had plenty of shirts and related items on hand.
  6. sittingmoose10.31_51shaman
    6. Posted by sittingmoose10.31_51shaman Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:25 pm EDT

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    Heh-heh....I shoot back !
  7. Ham Sandwich
    7. Posted by Ham Sandwich Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:12 pm EDT

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    The guys at blackflaggedonline.com posted an article that may help explain the Jr. t-shirt.
  8. mifan
    8. Posted by mifan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

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    How about the Joey Lagano first win shirt they have waiting??
  9. kinggeorge
    9. Posted by kinggeorge Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    Hey BooBoo, you can take the Moose out and have a Ham Sandwich out of your pic-a-nic basket.
  10. CrackerJack
    10. Posted by CrackerJack Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:51 pm EDT

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    Trying to remember if DALE had or would have a shirt for every win...NO...I don't mean Jr.
    Everybody wants to squeeze a buck anywhere and everywhere they can. Our society and economics in the US is based upon "spending" and this is where it gets us: last year, negative savings ratio for the US, i.e. as a society we spent more than we made...imagine that.
  11. CrackerJack
    11. Posted by CrackerJack Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:51 pm EDT

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    Upon further review, is that shirt printed correctly? Suppose to read, First or Last Win? It's all the same.
  12. Spiderbandit88 - Read the Blogs, Not the Comments
    12. Posted by Spiderbandit88 - Read the Blogs, Not the Comments Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 pm EDT

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    Probably "First of many" :P
  13. Jeffrey D
    13. Posted by Jeffrey D Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    First win t-shirts, give me a break
  14. icefoks
    14. Posted by icefoks Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    Nascar is saying 'Ka-ching!' right about now. Not even our own government moves this fast, except for our NASCAR racers.
  15. icefoks
    15. Posted by icefoks Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    Oh I almost forgot, keep it goin' Dale earnhardt Jr.
  16. Nixiechick
    16. Posted by Nixiechick Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:39 pm EDT

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    #14, If this was a government project it would still be being ignored, the first steps would take place next Wednesday, and the final shirt would be produced sometime next spring.
    Am I the only one kind of creeped out by this? Something about it just isn't right.
  17. payday
    17. Posted by payday Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    look, i dont see what the big deal is and why this article was even written in the first place, except to stir the pot of those out there cooking up conspiracy stew. so they made T-shirts commerating his first win with a NEW TEAM! big whoop. his move to Hendrick was a huge deal in the first place. it was supposed to give him the chance to win and win a lot. it finally started happening. he's the most popular driver who now drives for the best team in NASCAR. if this was the other way around and Jeff Gordon left Hendrick to go to DEI and he won this race, im sure we'd see some "Jeff Gordon First Win with DEI" T-shirts printed up within hours as well. im glad he finally won. im glad he made the move away from DEI in the first place. now he has the equipment and the situation to match is talent. good for him. Go Dale Jr.
  18. hugsx5
    18. Posted by hugsx5 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm EDT

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    payday...chill....it is a conversation starter, tongue-in-cheek humor, we are supposed to laugh..it sounds like this..ha ha, of if you prefer, hee hee, or tee hee, or if you are a big guy, guffaw, guffaw. Even a chuckle or smirk will do.
  19. icefoks
    19. Posted by icefoks Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    The only thing we need to hear right now is buy buy, and sell sell. At least everyone in Jr nation is happy that his gamble paid big.
  20. Jet
    20. Posted by Jet Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    nixie #17 - yeah, not sure what???,,,, I'm surprised, but, why should I be surprised?
  21. Joshua
    21. Posted by Joshua Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:41 pm EDT

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    Little late to the Party, but I believe the last couple years NASCAR - or one of the main NASCAR shops - has had Daytona 500 Champion shirts posted to the site a week or so before the race for all the major drivers, with the note "If driver does not win, shirt will not be produced and your card will not be charged."
    I ordered a Kyle Petty one last year, JUUUUUUUUST in case, so I could be the first amongst all my friends.
  22. hugsx5
    22. Posted by hugsx5 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm EDT

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    Joshua...FunnNEEEE! That would be a priceless misprint.
  23. Carol
    23. Posted by Carol Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:19 pm EDT

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    Aw, c'mon Jay; it's way too early for that critter to be in season. But I'm sure there are more than a few gleams in a few eyes...
    Y'all know what's cool? There's a local track by here. On calm nights when we sit outside we can hear the cars.

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