TBGKon Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 What is eveyones feelings (whom have an interest in NASCAR) about the current DEI ownership debate between Dale Earnhardt Jr and his stepmom Teresa? Linked below is an article talking about the story:http://www.sptimes.com/2007/02/24/Sports/8...ly_matter.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Dale Jr. has gotten DEI where they are the hard way. Teresa has done nothing really. The drivers call her a ghost owner. The only thing she did to get involved with DEI is get married to Dale Sr.I think Jr. deserves it. Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I like Dale Jr., even though he has not won a title. His dad willed the company to his stepmother. It IS her comapny. Now I can understand why she doesn't attend races, since she lost the love her life at the track. While Dale, Jr, thinks the he has leverage to gain support for his sister, and half borhter, Kerry, I can see that the company's legacy is build by the Dale, Sr. I think is not entitled to full control of the company, but his likeness and sales from it he need to receive control over. I think it could be fair for Teresa to give him and his sister a larger share. If he leaves the team, DEI will become a third teir team and in search for sponsors. Budweiser will definately leave with Jr., to whomever he may sign with. It appears that Dale is banking on his popularity more than anything else, knowing that she can't make money off sales of "3" flags and the soon to be released documentary, "Dale" forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I think Junior deserves more control and if he dose not get it he should be free to leave, and he will leave and DEI will D-I-E as a serious Nextel Contender www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 As much as I like Dale Jr, he should just shut up and race, win some of those races to gain leverage on his stepmother on contract negotiations when push comes to shove. If he has enough money to pay for half of ownership, then he has to earn it. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I like Dale Jr., even though he has not won a title. His dad willed the company to his stepmother. It IS her comapny.That says it all right there.If the son wants full control of his racing-related affairs, he should form his own company, pure and simple. It's better to set your own mark than try to advance one set by your father anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertjr Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 It wouldn't surprise me if Jr. leaves after this year and joins RCR and races the #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budbowl77 Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Money breaks apart families these days so bad. Its a shame. both of them should step back and look at the real picture, "we want to continue the legacy of Dale Sr. that means working together to build the best racing team possible." btw: death to Toyota in NASCAR bring back Pontiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 It wouldn't surprise me if Jr. leaves after this year and joins RCR and races the #3.That would be the only way I (and I'm sure many other NASCAR fans) would let the black and silver #3 run again.Money breaks apart families these days so bad. Its a shame. both of them should step back and look at the real picture, "we want to continue the legacy of Dale Sr. that means working together to build the best racing team possible." You are very correct. Teresa Earnhardt should give Dale Jr. majority power in the company, but let Teresa stay on in some smaller capacity. The Earnhardt family is up there with names such as Andretti, Petty, Allison, Unser and so on. Without Dale Jr., DEI will be a team with a bunch of nobody's on their team and they most likely will not sniff a championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 If he were smart Jr. would do exactly what lambertjr suggested. He would leave DEI and go either to Childress or somewhere else. It's the best thing he could do. If you look at it realistically DEI isn't that great a team. All he ever does is bitch about how bad his car is. Maybe a different team would put him in better equipment and he could finally stop whining. Actually I'd be curious to see what he could do in different equipment. A move by Junior would prove one of two things. Either he's a really good driver with subpar equipment or he's really overrated and DEI is a good team with mediocre drivers. Even if he does go to RCR there's no way he should drive the #3. Hell the guy is already chasing a ghost. Driving the #3 would just add to that. Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I think NASCAR should retire Car numbers.Nobody Should drive Petty's 43 either. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 I think NASCAR should retire Car numbers.Nobody Should drive Petty's 43 either.Agreed, but if anyone could be allowed to drive the 3, it should be Dale Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 On a side note looks like DEI picked out a good car for Dale Jr. This week No wonder he is thinking of leaving. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 hmmm...as a side not Clint Bowyer's really confuses me. I didn't realise that his car number is '07' when I saw the crash at Daytona. It looked like '20' then I realised that it was upside down I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I think NASCAR should retire Car numbers.Nobody Should drive Petty's 43 either.Geoff does retired numbers: Only a Petty can drive the 43.Only Dale Jr. can drive the 3 (as in the NBS a few years back) Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Only a Petty can drive the 43.If that's the case the fathers of Bobby Hamilton, Sr. (RIP), John Andretti and Bobby Labonte may want to submit to paternity tests. Technically, NASCAR does not retire numbers. They grant licenses to the car owners to use the numbers and have generally stayed out of the business of dictating how an owner chooses to use (or forgo the use of) the number(s).I think it would be great to see Jr. racing the 3 car for RCR. Frankly, the kid's always going to be chasing a ghost unless he chooses to change his name. Racing the 3 isn't going to make that much of a difference and I think it would be a move embraced by more people than it would be ridiculed. I think Jr. and Childress should come to an agreement in principle on a deal as soon as possible at which point Teresa would be forced to make a serious evaluation of the future prospects of DEI. I think the next step here would be RCR making an offer to enter into some kind of a consortium deal not unlike what Hendrick has with Jeff Gordon and Roush has with his business partners. Teresa could continue to see a nice cash flow and could then take her rightful place as a silent partner, ceding all business and management decisions to the RCR folks. A Harvick-Earnhardt-Burton-Truex team combines some awesome young talent with mature leadership. Sounds pretty damn good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in KY Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Only a Petty can drive the 43.If that's the case the fathers of Bobby Hamilton, Sr. (RIP), John Andretti and Bobby Labonte may want to submit to paternity tests. John Andretti? Do you have an issue with ALDO Andretti's credentials? John is Mario's nephew; evidently Aldo and Mario raced together as teenagers but Aldo had a bad accident and never raced again competitively. FYI, Aldo is Mario's twin; it's Aldo sitting in for Mario in some of the post-qualifying photos from the 1969 Indy 500 since Mario had burns on his face from wrecking his primary car before qualifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I thought Luigi was Mario's brother?? On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I thought Luigi was Mario's brother??Did you know that, according to Nintendo, because Luigi and Mario are the Mario Bros., they are actually Luigi Mario and Mario Mario? I read that in GamePro about a decade ago. I'm glad I remembered it. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Only a Petty can drive the 43.If that's the case the fathers of Bobby Hamilton, Sr. (RIP), John Andretti and Bobby Labonte may want to submit to paternity tests. Note I said: Geoff does retired numbers: As in, if I were in charge of it. Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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