(DALLAS, TX) -- "We're going to be the number 88 car," said Dale Earnhardt Jr. at a Wednesday press conference in Dallas, Texas. With that, the speculation ended and Earnhardt finalized the table of contents for the latest chapter of his career. "This was a number actually we didn't think we had a chance to get."

He is ready to make the move to Hendrick Motorsports next season where owner Rick Hendrick looks forward to seeing the number 88. "Junior has 88 on his Busch car and his granddad drove that number and that's always been a good looking number on the car," said Hendrick. "This was a number actually we didn't think we would have a chance to get and I'm pretty excited about that," said Earnhardt.

Pepsi's Mountain Dew and Amp energy Drinks along with the National Guard will be the major sponsors of the number 88 starting with the 2008 Sprint Cup Series. "I can't wait to get to work," said Earnhardt.