I will have to go along with Smoke on this one. In two years DEI will be a museum!

Hopefully RCR will add another team, and he will drive a #3.

Hopefully RCR will add another team, and he will drive a #3.
I would be willing to be on that......

#3 Bud car.......

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hBQLwwrq6OQ

That would be cool...a #3 Bud car....hell any number "Budweiser car" is cool

Yea what was she thinking??????????

Maybe jr. will drive for Gibbs with his unofficial teammate.

JR will not go in a car that does not have top 35 owner points (unless NASCAR changes the rule). The 3 car has not got any and would have to start from scratch. I think he will end up at Gibbs in the 18. J.J. will be a car without owner points and will have to make it on his own. That is if the 18 stays in the top 35.

Nascar can not take the chances that JR will be in a car with out a starting spot. Just one missed race would end the season.

Hendrick has four cars now. Who would they drop????

RCR has the opening for the fourth car, maybe the 3 but no owner points.

Dale jr wants to stay in a Chevy. Ginn racing could be a choice if Mark Martin
retires from the 01.

Keep in mind that Robert Yates is switching to Chevy next year and someone I know in the Nascar scene has told me that they are already doing some talking. What ever team Dale JR. decides to go with will be lucky to have him.

damn no more free beer for DEI i hate that. you know junior is turning up a budweiser right now. he aint got nothing to worry about and theresa aint neither.

Yea what was she thinking??????????

Maybe jr. will drive for Gibbs with his unofficial teammate.

She and Thinking........that is a conflict within itselt....LOL!

Joy3, If RYR switches to Chevy and Rudd were to retire again, that would leave the #88 for Dale Jr. The #88 Bud Chevy. MAYBE???

I find/found it funny when people talked about what "Dale Sr.'s" vision was and that he wouldn't approve of Jr. leaving, etc.

Times were different...that's for certain, but was RCR a TOP Tier team when Sr. went there? Anyone remember Childress on the track when he was driving?

Richard, I believe has been an awesome team owner and in large part that was because of DALE SR's success. They got RICH together.

DEI was started w/ a plan by Sr., but since his untimely death his 'vision' has slowly diminished over the years. As with anything, it's hard to keep the same focus when over time it gets watered down and times change....and you don't get to roll with the punches the same way he would have.

I would hope that in some point in time, DEI would need a complete revamping and be on the sales block...and hopefully DALE Jr. will be there to pick up the pieces at that time...or better yet, the biggest compliment Dale Jr. could give Dale Sr's memory is to form his OWN development team much in the way Sr. formed DEI....while driving for SOMEBODY Else~

Joe you haven't heard of Junior Motorsports?

Childress and #33.

Childress #37.....#3 and 7 time champ!!!

I just wana see that Old Bud comercial come back.. Where they all freak out from # change and cut bushes and all... A guy on my block is flying a flag with a ?....LMAO

gibbs wont have bud as a sponsor they are very strict against alcohol over there joe is pretty tight on that stuff i say he goes to childress yates i dont think so arent they trying to sell out?

JR was pretty adamant yesterday about not running the #3 until later in his career. As he said, that was the number his father made famous and the number that will always be associated with him.

Trying to get the #8 from Teresa will be like going to your ex-wife and trying to get a lamp! But if he can’t, I sure don’t envy the one that will have to run that number next year! I can hear the boo’s now.

But can you imagine the souvenir sales if he were to run a red 3 car for RCR???

Jr need to go toa car that isn't in the top 35 inpoint, NASCAR need to get rid of that stupid top 35 rule.

Let the fastest 43 cars race, well maybe a champions provisional.

JR to RCR would be a good marketing deal for both sides but I really hope it doesn't happen. RCR is finally on top of their game again and now that Bowyer is coming around they are slowly creeping back into the game.

I think throwing JR in that mix, with Harvick would destroy what they have. He's not the easiest person to work with, no matter how much he has changed. RCR has 3 teams that can be championship contenders, adding another will only slow the growth.

Best for him is his own team, controlling licensing and all.


I think they should go back to the old provisional deal, I don't remember the exact setup but it was something like you get 4 at the start of the season and 1 more per 7 races you qualify for.

On the sports as of last night at 11 oclock--from sources close to the talks --jr will be in a RCR car with number "33"

check out www.jayski.com,,, heres what I gather from all this silly season stuff!!!
1- Dale Jr want(s or ed) 51% of DEI
2- Owning 51% of DEI and Driving for DEI could be a huge conflict of intrests
3- Dale Jr Leaving DEI at the end of 07 season Offical!!!
4- Goes to RCR or some other team To drive, car #?, sponcer??, announcement today???
5- Dale Jr now no longer driving for DEI May very well get his 51% stake in DEI he wants!!!

just my thoughts

JR needs to worry more about driving the car and winning races instead of being a movie star and all that other crapp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!If the cars not right he wants to raise HELL with the team!!!!!!!!His daddy would drive the wheels off the car if it was good or bad!!!!!!!!!Hacksaw

agreed sawman..i have more respect for Martin,Gordon,Johnson,etc. guys that made their name.Jr was givin his name..if it wasnt for his last name he wouldnt even be in nascar...but i think that the 8 will go with him if he goes to RCR..and they will trade TEI i mean DEI the 3 for the 8..

JR needs to worry more about driving the car and winning races instead of being a movie star and all that other crapp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!If the cars not right he wants to raise HELL with the team!!!!!!!!His daddy would drive the wheels off the car if it was good or bad!!!!!!!!!Hacksaw

And that's why he was a seven time champion! same as Gordon, good or bad he goes to the front. Just get off the radio and drive the damn car! Might as well give him a cell phone, like everybody else,LOL.

[QUOTE=hacksaw]JR needs to worry more about driving the car and winning races instead of being a movie star and all that other crapp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!If the cars not right he wants to raise HELL with the team!!!!!!!!His daddy would drive the wheels off the car if it was good or bad!!!!!!!!!Hacksaw[/QUOTE
Have you ever hear Dale Sr. on the radio at the track? he could be BRUTAL to the team. Hard to compare anyone to Sr., but you don't win 2 Busch championships and 17 wins in cup by accident. He's only 32, got many years left.

Didn't NASCAR officially retire the #3?

and they will trade TEI i mean DEI the 3 for the 8..

That will be a cold day in hell when RCR let's the #3 go. He's said before that if it is EVER ran on the track again it will be with an Earnhardt in it.

EA

That will be a cold day in hell when RCR let's the #3 go. He's said before that if it is EVER ran on the track again it will be with an Earnhardt in it.

EA
I have heard the same exact thing.

I agree a little that Jr needs to concentrate on driving, granted he has talent but he has also been put into top notch equipment from day one. How good would Kerry be if he got the same equipment? How good would Gordon be if he was driving Kenny Wallace's car? The whole team and team chemistry is also what makes a difference. Jr is very marketable so whoever gets him, he will be a moneymaker for them. But I would like to see him drive for RCR just like his dad.

...There is a RCR Press Conference scheduled today at noon...hmmm

...There is a RCR Press Conference scheduled today at noon...hmmm
Sirius radio said that it was a rumor there is no press conference. but Richard Childress did speak to media before practice this morning and asked if everyone would give Jr. some space and time to make his own mind up to what he was going to do..he stated that nothing has been set in stone between RCR and Jr.

if there is a press confrence at all, which one will it be:

A. jr drives for RCR
B. RCR releases the #3 to the new JRM cup team.

I think they can just add a team and move one current driver to the new team and give Jr. the owner's points that will put him in the top 35 of points.

agreed sawman..i have more respect for Martin,Gordon,Johnson,etc. guys that made their name.Jr was givin his name..if it wasnt for his last name he wouldnt even be in nascar...but i think that the 8 will go with him if he goes to RCR..and they will trade TEI i mean DEI the 3 for the 8..

The worst one that for driving only because of his last name is Kyle Petty, he should give up driving and run the company.

JR got everything because of his DAD your 100% correct but he has kept it going and will keep it going because he is liked by the vast majority of fans ( they dont call it a sea of red for nothing). Alot of racers got into the sport because of having or knowing the right person to get them in the door so should they be outcast???? I really don't think RCR will give the #3 to DEI in a trade (if JR goes to RCR) you have to remember that was also Richard's number as much as Dale's. Do ya honestly think if JR goes with a quality team (which he will) he will have problems making the show? Don't think so.

Nascar did not retire the #3 RCR pays for that number yearly, as will as all the
other teams pay to have the number they have.

Have you ever heard any interviews with ex Dale SR crew cheifs on TV? They
all stated he would ream them a new ass if the car was not working granted he still drove the wheels of it. All the drivers complain one time as another.

Theresa who ???????? That is all for now.................. :cool:

Huffman,

Yes, I've hear of Jr. Motorsports, but it's a BUSCH team - DEI became a Cup Team which I belive is the long term forcast for Jr.Motorsports.

So many guys are now also involved in development teams w/ the GN West Series and several other of the lower status racing organizations(ARCA, HOOTERS ProCup, etc.)

Serving that type of legacy will get jr. further than simply staying w/ DEI IMHO

....oh, and I think jr. WILL get an ownership % of DEI at some point in time....and I agree with the post that thinks he'll be at a stronger point in doing so...by NOT being their driver....but by simply being an Earnhardt...but I think DEI will be divided more equally between Kerry, Kelly, Dale and Taylor, and that the combination of Kelly and Jr. would give them controlling interest, but I don't think that will happen for a couple more years...and will come after a 2-3 year struggle by Theresa...and she'll finally give in and give Sr's children first option at purchase of the team.

(Pipe dream? Maybe - Time will tell)

Huffman,

Yes, I've hear of Jr. Motorsports, but it's a BUSCH team -

Not for long.....
My money is on Junior driving for hisself... :rolleyes:

Seems good ol' Teresa wasn't thinking too much - I'd say. Wow. To let her #1 asset and her #1 sponsor just walk away just because the Queen of Sheba can't have it all is pretty foolish. She need to spend less time with her beautician and more time with an honest shrink and an honest accountant.

My impression is that Jr. sees time kinda waisting away the last few years with no consistent measurable improvements with the performance of DEI's teams - whereas you can see non-stop consistent incremental improvements at RHR, JGR and RCR. They are all in the hunt, all the time and poised to be the next Nextel Cup Champions with at least one or two of their respective teams. The COT programs at RHR and JGR are in another zip code when compared to all others - and that's a big factor these days.

Personally I'd love to see how good a driver he really is by just being a focused, paid gun for one of these other 3 operations. Ginn racing is getting much better but has a way to go impo. I'd love to see Jr. with Richard Childress and I'm probably not alone. (all black #33 Bud Shiverlay - oh yaaa!)

Dale

I would like JR to drive for his self 2,but he's not ready just yet.just look at robby gordon and the hell his is catching as a single car owner and driver. where ever JR goes I hope that ( tony e.jr ) crew chief will go with him. Now my (?) is that Dale jr and Mantin truex jr are close if jr starts his owm team will truex jr go with him!, will he stay with DEI?


ROCK

NO WAY HES GOING TO DRIVE FOR HIMSELF put out all that money to strugle like the new teams do no way hes going to go with someone that he puts his ass in the seat and runs! rcr all the way 2 nd hendrick

IMO DEI doesn't compete with the big 3 because they do not have the drivers and crew that these other teams have.

They've never had a real "a list" driver, the best the had was Park before getting injured a second time. The 8 team has always seemed to be a big fight for power between the Eury's and Jr.

Biffle would look nice in the 8.

NO WAY HES GOING TO DRIVE FOR HIMSELF put out all that money to strugle like the new teams do no way hes going to go with someone that he puts his ass in the seat and runs! rcr all the way 2 nd hendrick

One thing I've learned... especially in racing...
Never say never.. :rolleyes:

You can't compare Junior to a Robby Gordon..
Wherever, whatever he decides to do, resources will NOT be an issue...

I'm still thinking there is a good chance he's going to drive
for JRM....
I'd bet on that WAY before a Hendrick deal.
And I don't see him going to Childress either.

It'll be interesting... :drunk:

...The COT programs at RHR and JGR are in another zip code when compared to all others - and that's a big factor these days..
Dale

I'll tell ya...
At Richmond this past weekend, nobody had anything over
Kurt Busch, or Kevin Harvick.
Two different teams..
Both fell victim to crappy pit luck.
They were every bit as good as the Hendrick, or Gibbs cars.

I guess all that I can really add is....

This little tidbit of media-hyped gobbledy-gook sure has taken the heat of of the 24 car and the Earnhardt records he's been breaking lately!

I was at Talladega when Gordon got his 78th win on Sr's B-Day. Personally, I think records were made to be broken. Otherwise, there would be no need to keep track.

It was totally shameful to witness the fans throwing stuff onto the track.
Funny thing was, they were not just throwing stuff at the 24. They were throwing stuff at all of the cars! Maybe they were just bad at aiming!
Kurt Busch was the smartest of the drivers at that time - he drove up next to the wall and his car was protected by the fence!

Sorry, I'm not trying to hijack this thread. Just had to vent.

I'm sure DEI and JRM will do just fine. Regardless.

I was there as well and it was nothing to do with records being broken or Dale Jr & Gordon it was a bunch of drunk so called race fans with a all different color shirts mad because of the caution acting like drunks!!

I think we will all be quessing were JR goes but he will be one of the most sought after drivers in Nascar History because of what he brings to the table.

Teresa has Paul Menard in her stable with his Daddy paying whatever it takes to let him be a Nascar Driver & from what I hear she likes his Dad Too! So its easy to see who's the smartest in yesterday's events. Oh yea she did start and entertainment company about a month. Just what Dale Earnhardt was all about!

I have not paid as much attention as some but for the life of me I can not understand why she would not give him ownership. To me it is simply greed. It's not like if she gave Jr. 51% she will have to start cutting coupons out of the newpaper to do her shopping.

I do not think it is out of the question that Jr will end up back at DEI within the next few years. Part of me thinks she thought Jr was bluffing about leaving and she just found out otherwise.

If you were a Sr fan or not we would all like to see Jr. go to RCR. I don't see him fitting in real well at Hendrick. I do see him and Tony making a great team for Gibbs but someone else had a good point about Joe probably not wanting Bud with the deal. I wouldn't count out Ginn neither. They have come a long way in a short amount of time.

I have not paid as much attention as some but for the life of me I can not understand why she would not give him ownership. To me it is simply greed. It's not like if she gave Jr. 51% she will have to start cutting coupons out of the newpaper to do her shopping.

I do not think it is out of the question that Jr will end up back at DEI within the next few years. Part of me thinks she thought Jr was bluffing about leaving and she just found out otherwise.

If you were a Sr fan or not we would all like to see Jr. go to RCR. I don't see him fitting in real well at Hendrick. I do see him and Tony making a great team for Gibbs but someone else had a good point about Joe probably not wanting Bud with the deal. I wouldn't count out Ginn neither. They have come a long way in a short amount of time.
Yea I think 49% of DEI with JR is worth alot more than 100% without him.

Maybe in a few years JR can buy DEI & pick up the pieces.