• Gator Bowl Association President and CEO Rick Catlett said Tuesday that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attend the Jan. 2 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl at EverBank Field as a featured guest. TaxSlayer.com is a sponsor of the JR Motorsports racing team, which competes in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series. “He will ride a TaxSlayer.com car onto the field prior to the game,” said Catlett. Earnhardt is familiar with Jacksonville. He opened a Whisky River nightclub and restaurant last year at the St. Johns Town Center.
