Dodge may be willing to make room for Bud on the #9 Dodge
Quote selected text Published July 30th, 2007 in NASCAR News
Dodge Motorsports may be willing to give up its logo on the hood of Kasey Kahne’s Nextel Cup car if a deal can be finalized with Budweiser. “The company is always looking for good long-term relationships,” said Darryl Jackson, the vice president of sales for Chrysler. “Budweiser or whoever is a very, very solid brand. It brings with it a very good clientele base of which just so happens to line up with us pretty well from a Dodge perspective.”
Kahne is Budweiser’s top choice to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr., who recently announced he would not keep the beer company as his primary sponsor at Hendrick Motorsports in 2008 and that he was ending his personal services deal. One of the obstacles standing in the way was Dodge Motorsports, which would have to put aside its long-term deal to be on the hood of Kahne’s car. Team owner Ray Evernham, who has been negotiating with Budweiser, said the deal would help alleviate some of the financial strain on Dodge. Evernham added he has several other options for Kahne’s sponsor.
“I am in favor of bringing any sponsors in that increase the awareness of our brand,” Jackson said. Jackson added that the recent purchase of Chrysler by Cerberus will not impact Dodge’s commitment to motorsports. “We haven’t really talked specifically on the aspect of racing, but Tom LaSorda runs the Chrysler Group,” Jackson said. “Tom LaSorda is committed to racing…. We have long-term contracts and commitments and we will honor those long-term contracts and commitments, and they are long term.”
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Kasey would be a great choice for Budweiser!
i agree. Kasey or Dale are good for bud.
I still think Kasey looks to young lol
kasey wouldnt drink bud if they gave it to him, maybe bud select at best
Not a good match. Kahne is too “sweet and sensitive looking” and might better represent Ovaltine or Minute Maid Lemonade.
He doesn’t look like he’d knock back too many Buds…………
whooa…kasey is pretty like a girl, but not a bud man. I like kasey and he needs to stay with his current clean cutt image.
LMAO!! @ Jake’s comment.
I would laugh so hard if Kahne was sponsored by Ovaltine.
But seriously..Kahne isn’t the correct fit in my opinion
he’s young, attractive, popular, and not an image nightmare. oh, and he is usually a winner. uh, without considering ‘07. : ) pretty much a sponsor’s dream.
WELL THAT WOULD FIGURE GUESS DODGE WILL HAVE ALL THE BEER SPONSERS ON
THERE HOODS DONT GET ME WRONG I LIKE KASEY BUT BUD NEEDS TO STAY WITH
CHEVY!!
Kahne is by far better then Busch in the Bud car
why would bud go with kasey? he looks like he is going to crap his pants any second. i think MILK or PULL UPS would be a better choice.
LMAO! hot rod todd thats true bud doesnt belong on that car at all
LOL at Hot Rod Todd…..maybe Depends would be a good fit.