Engineer from Earnhardt Jr.'s 88 team to answer fans' questions in live video chat

Chris Heroy, engineer for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series, will answer questions from NASCAR fans in a live video chat Wednesday on AMP Energy's new fan Web site. The chat will be held at 12:30 p.m. ET at www.ampupthe88.com.

Heroy moved from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin's No. 5 crew to Earnhardt's during the offseason. The change was one of many crew chief Lance McGrew made to the No. 88 team's engineering and shocks departments after a disappointing 2009 season, which saw Earnhardt Jr. finish 25th in points. With Heroy's help, the team is looking to rebound in 2010.

Earnhardt Jr. is 15th in the points standings three races into the season.

The Amp Up the 88 video chats allow fans to interact with a member of the No. 88 crew every Wednesday. Fans can submit questions through the Web site. Earnhardt Jr. kicked off the video chats shorty after his second-place finish in the Daytona 500, the season's opening race. McGrew participated in last week's chat.

Upcoming video chats will feature David Bryant, car chief for the No. 88, on March 10, and TJ Majors, Earnhardt Jr.'s spotter, on March 24. Majors has a popular following on Twitter, under the name @tjmajors. A live feed of Majors' tweets can also be found on www.ampupthe88.com.

The newly launched fan site features photos, videos and a daily contest to win memorabilia autographed by Earnhardt Jr., who has been voted the series' Most Popular Driver for seven consecutive years.

Fans can also get a behind-the-scenes look of how Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 crew prepare for the race each week in the DVD "6 Days to Race Day." The DVD provides access to Hendrick Motorsports' testing and inspection process, as well as how the team trains and practices pit stops. The DVD will be available on specially marked 4-packs of AMP Energy for a limited time.

The following is an excerpt from "6 Days to Race Day":



For more information, visit www.ampenergy.com.

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Photo: Dale Earnhardt Jr. tests out his racecar while crew chief Lance McGrew peers in from the DVD "6 Days to Race Day."