FanHouse Kelley Earnhardt

Everyone had a feeling something had to give. And it has.

A week removed from Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, General Motors has pulled its factory support for teams in NASCAR's Nationwide and Camping World Truck series. And as the company evaluates its financial commitment to motorsports, there is concern that further cost-cutting may involve the Sprint Cup Series too. Several teams fielding Chevrolets in the Nationwide Series confirmed the news on Friday in statements.

"Obviously the automotive industry is dealing with unprecedented business challenges and we understand the need for restructuring to accommodate the need to reduce costs and maximize returns,'' said Kelley Earnhardt, general manager of JR Motorsports, a Nationwide team owned by her brother Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said in a recent interview that he felt bad for fans that had #8 tattoos. He fought hard to keep the number--more for his fans than for himself, but to no avail.

Nevertheless, Junior will never forget the devotion of the fans to his DEI #8 Budweiser Chevy team. Team JRM is going to make sure of it.

Ed Sullivan, President of InfieldParking.com, (join) along with JRM's Kelley Earnhardt and Thayer Lavielle, is making a collage of the tattooed fans' photos for Junior. No doubt the collection will ultimately hang in the Fan Zone or some other well-trafficked area of the JR Motorsports 66,000 square foot facility in Mooresville, N.C.

Got a #8 tattoo? Want it immortalized with other fans' #8 commemorative ink? Post a photo of your body art in the IP forum to have it included in the collage. Oh, and keep it PG ... IP and JRM are family-friendly forums. Shocker.