Davin and JR team up

Go Davin, Go!

Wayne native Davin Scites has entered into an agreement with a premier NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhart Jr. and JR Motorsports for the 2008 season.

Davin will drive the late model #06 Champion Chevrolet (no relation to Champion Industries and The Herald-Dispatch) this season throughout the Southeast section of the country.

Here’s what Junior had to say about Davin in a statement.

"Davin is a great race car driver and a great friend,” Earnhardt. said. “He worked out of a shop near my house last year and I was impressed with the number of wins he racked up during the season. It seemed like every time I walked into the shop there was a new trophy Davin had won over the weekend.

“With all his success, JR Motorsports is proud to be associated with Davin Scites Motorsports for the 2008 season. I'm looking forward to seeing Davin put the No. 06 Champion Chevy in Victory Lane."

Davin’s 2008 campaign starts Saturday at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va.

Last year, Davin racked up five wins, 15 top-five finishes and 18 top-10 finishes, in addition to setting a Martinsville track qualifying record in late models last September.

He moved into JR Motorsports’ HUGE Mooresville, N.C. facility at the end of 2007.

In case you’ve forgotten, Davin got his start at Ona Speedway, you know the slogan, “Where Legends are Born.”

He also took part in the ill-fated “Racin’ for a Livin’” proposed reality show, which I don’t think ever aired, did it? Although, he garnered many, many votes and led voting frequently from fans.

Hey, that’s water under the bridge, or asphalt under the tires, so to speak.
He’s at JR Motorsports with NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver! And Roush Racing thought Davin was a little long in the tooth a couple of years ago to get into their Gong Show.

You show ‘em Davin, you show ‘em.