Dale Earnhardt Jr./DEI. Will He Stay or Go?

[MTigers006]

Do you think Dale Jr. and DEI will reach an agreement or will he take his services elsewhere? Where do you think he will go if he leaves DEI? IM hoping he does leave and goes to Richard Childress Racing. Childress has always said there will always be a spot for him at RCR with the #3 if he ever wants to go there. This should get interesting in the comming weeks. Keep in mind DEI owns the rights to the #8 and the Budweiser Sponcership so he can't carry them over if he choses to leave.

[DAWGH8R]

He's GONE !! :argue: Too much animosity !!

[MTigers006]

I think with the opertunities at RCR he would be stupid not to go although leaving his fathers company wont be an easy thing.

[ReineyKicker15]

I am a big Jr fan and personally I think he should go to RCR and drive the number 3. I think it would be hard on him to leave his dads company, the 8 budweiser car, and even his stepmom. But he would have a better shot at a title if he goes to RCR and I think he would like to end his career in the 3 car.

[longtimefirsttime]

I believe a deal will be reached. It may take a few months but I believe he will stay. Who can blame him for being upset when Teresa questioned his commitment in the media? Who can blame him for wanting a bigger piece of the pie?

[MTigers006]

He has in the recent past expressed interest in dring the #3 and Childress said the number will only be used by an Earnhardt. I dont think Dale is truely happy at DEI. As mentioned before on NASCAR.com him and Teresa dont exactly get along well. Writers on NASCAR.com even think he is as good as gone.

[TigerNick]

I feel that Jr should go with Richard Childress. Richard and Sr were good friends and Jr. will have a better shot at winning a Championship with RCR then with DEI and Teresa. If Teresa was Jr's real mother it might be different story, since she's not, Jr. has to move on and start another Earnhardt and Childress dynasty.

[MTigers006]

***DALE JR/DEI/Teresa UPDATE***

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6455438

I dont think Teresa will agree to this so I really think Dale Jr is so outta there! Is he outta line?

[The Butler]

[QUOTE=MTigers006;37167I dont think Teresa will agree to this so I really think Dale Jr is so outta there! Is he outta line?[/QUOTE]

Dale Jr. is DEI. Without him and the sponsors that will follow, there is not alot of value in DEI. As someone pointed out last night, without Dale Jr., DEI is nothing more than the Dale Earnhardt Sr. Museum.

[longtimefirsttime]

What Butler said. Jr. should have majority ownership of Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. Period.

[The Butler]

This guy posts on another (non-Nascar) site I'm a member of. He covers the sport and works in the media.
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Jr. To Meet With DEI-Wants Majority Ownership-Teresa Not Attending


Captain Thunder's Comments:

My sources at DEI tell me that Teresa being kept out of the meeting is just the beginning. Dale Jr. wants her OUT of the company. He doesn't want her anywhere around DEI ever again.

Therefore, he is pursuing a majority ownership of 51% to Teresa's 49%. This would give Dale Jr. the majority vote on any and all DEI decisions and would enable Teresa to walk away from the company from a management stand point.

Teresa would still be paid 49% of all profits but she would have no say at all in company business and she would be out of Dale Jr.'s hair for good.

When Jr. says it's not about the money, it really isn't. His net worth is North of $100 million dollars. He simply wants to carry on his fathers business and he wants to run it. He doesn't want the Earnhardt legacy to end with Teresa at the helm and him nothing more than a hired gun.

In sports, we often hear the term, "it's not about the money", especially with athletes in one of the four major sports when it's free agency time. But, this deal is different. This deal is about the late Dale Earnhardt and the legacy of a champion, it's NOT, "about the money". It's about carrying on what your father poured his heart and sole into to build, it's about continuing a dream, and it's about carrying on a family name, and if you can't understand that than you probably didn't come from a strong family!

Dale Jr. didn't come from a strong family either, and sadly many people don't, but he did have a strong relationship with his dad and it burns his a$$ that Teresa runs and owns the company that should have been left to him when Dale Sr. passed.

If they can work this out, Teresa can stay out on her 150' yacht for 12 months a year instead of the 4 months she is staying out there now. I don't know how you can run a race team from a yacht, and maybe that's why DEI has fallen well behind the Roush and Hendrick's of the world. - CTR

[Mass6]

Anybody think that this is the reason Shell is now sponsoring Harvick? I think it is and I think they are trying to make it more dramatic when Jr signs with RCR and brings back the Black #3 GM Goodwrench Chevy. That team will soon take out the powerhouses that are Hendrick and Roush if they have Jr, Harvick, Burton, and Bowyer. Jr's comments show me it's his way or the highway!

[MTigers006]

Also if you remember awhile back Richard Childress said they wish to start up another team. I can think of only one other reason why. I think this whole deal has been brewing up for a long time about Dale Jr and DEI.

[Mass6]

Hey MTigers006, did you notice how well they drafted together to get to the front in the Shootout. I won't be surprised to see them work well together again on Sunday.

[MTigers006]

:iagree: I expect to see some of that on sunday. Shall be interesting. Dale Sr. once said he would like to see JR drive the black #3 one day after he retired. Of course noone knew Dale Sr. would die. I however think if JR leaves DEI, Kerry Earnhardt is more than able to carry the torch. With good equipment like DEI has Kerry is a very good driver.

[CarlE]

:iagree: I expect to see some of that on sunday. Shall be interesting. Dale Sr. once said he would like to see JR drive the black #3 one day after he retired. Of course noone knew Dale Sr. would die. I however think if JR leaves DEI, Kerry Earnhardt is more than able to carry the torch. With good equipment like DEI has Kerry is a very good driver.

Kerry? Are you freaking kidding me? Hell will freeze before you see him in the #3.

[Obie Wan]

If Junior thinks he's the talent, let him start his own team (e.g. Earnhardt Racing). If the crew chief et al feel the same way, they'll follow him, he'll have the name, and DEI will wither to dust. The fact that he hasn't done that speaks volumes.

[CarlE]

If Junior thinks he's the talent, let him start his own team (e.g. Earnhardt Racing). If the crew chief et al feel the same way, they'll follow him, he'll have the name, and DEI will wither to dust. The fact that he hasn't done that speaks volumes.

I don't agree, Wan. I think the reason he hasn't done it is that he was trying to make DEI work with that skank step-mom of his out of respect for his father's legacy. The fact that it is irreparable is now why you are hearing these rumblings of movement.

[Mass6]

CarlE, you are correct. My cousin actually works for KevinHarvick Inc down in Kernersville NC and he is aware of a lot of what is going on. The only reason Jr is at DEI is out of his respect for what his father started and dreamed of. Him leaving DEI will only be as a driver. Remember, Dale Sr never drove for DEI, just selected who he wanted and watched over it, which I see Jr doing in the future after Theresa realizes it takes him to make DEI work. Kerry will probably drive the #8 if Jr leaves but Bud won't be there unless Jr can talk them into it.

[CarlE]

Not even Junior could talk Budweiser into sponsering Kerry. Lost cause.

[longtimefirsttime]

Uh oh CarlE, you're going to make the Kerry Earnhardt fans mad.
http://www.kerryearnhardtfans.com/

Kerry Earnhardt has had an ever-increasing administrative role at DEI in recent months. That is for which he is best-suited.
http://www.daleearnhardtinc.com/content/news/default.aspx?StoryID=1839

While a very likeable guy, his driving skills simply are not as good as his brother's. He averages a 31st place finish at the top level, with a best of 17th. Yes it's due in part to inferior equipment in the past, but also has something to do with the driver. The best bet to carry the torch in the future is Jeffrey Earnhardt, son of Kerry Earnhardt. According to a press release this month he has been signed to a long-term deal at DEI and will be "competing for Andy Santerre Motorsports in the Busch East Series and also driving in the UARA Late Model Touring Series."
http://www.daleearnhardtinc.com/content/news/default.aspx?StoryID=1838

[MTigers006]

Dale Jr. in the #3 not Kerry CarleE. Now Kerry in the DEI #8 is possible.

[MTigers006]

Sounds like DEI is making plans for a possible life without Dale Jr?