Nascar 2007

[Cinder & Smoke]

Way to go Dale!
Congratulations and good luck!

I wish him the BEST - but I think he got the really *short* end of what
should have been HIS Stick!

Step-Momma is grabbing more than *I* think she's entitled to.

Maybe we'll see The Black #3 again.

[RICHARD]

Could we post the Little E story under "fairy tales that scare you?"

There seems to be an evil stepmother in there someplace?

[Daisy and Delilah]

Ahhhhhh!!!! I knew this was the place to come to for all the info I could possibly need on this subject. I heard about Dale Jr. leaving DEI and I know part of the story. Unfortunately, inquiring minds need to know the whole scoop. What happened?? Opinions and facts from you educated NASCAR fans please?

[Lady's Human]

To make a long story short?

Dale Jr. wanted controlling interest in the team if he was going to stay as a driver, partly because he was VERY unhappy with the direction the team was going in.

Mommie dearest (Theresa Earnhardt) doesn't want to give up control, so Jr. left. There are rumblings that he may be taking the Eurys with him, as well as possibly Matin Truex Jr.

[Daisy and Delilah]

The star of the show leaves and takes most of the "assets" with him?? what will step mom do now to keep things lively? Doesn't he room with Truex Jr.? I know hes really good friends with him and the Tony's(actually family-right?).

What is your opinion of Theresa in this LH? I always thought she and Jr. got along great. I'm living in the dark I guess. I read a quote where he said their relationship ain't a bed of roses. Do you think she should have let him have what he wanted or go with the direction she took?

[Daisy and Delilah]

LH may have had to be gone temporarily. Can anyone answer these questions for me or give an opinion or two? Thanks. I'm just anxious to hear what the PT family thinks about all this.

[Cincy'sMom]

LH may have had to be gone temporarily. Can anyone answer these questions for me or give an opinion or two? Thanks. I'm just anxious to hear what the PT family thinks about all this.

I can't say I have followed the Earnhardt's to have a great insider view as to the relationship between Jr. and Teresa, but it seems to have been strained for sometime. Some fans will tell you the reason Teresa took Tony Eury Jr (Dale Jr's cousin) away as Dale's crew cheif the year before last (when Michael Waltrip was still with DEI) was to show she had the power and becuse she could.

From what I have heard and read, Junior has tried to be very diplomatic about it. He wishes DEI the best, and hopes they have success. He just says his plans are different then what DEI plans are as to how to reach that success.

Personally, I have mixed emoitions. Yes, sooner of later Junior should run his father's company. Was not the right time? I'm not so sure. I think it has been proven to be almost impossible to own and drive for a team and be successful. Ask Michael Waltrip his opinion. Not that you can't do both at the same time, but I think there is more success in driver's who own a team separate from the one they drive for.

That being said, even if Junior wasn't given 51% share, but if Teresa had listened more to his ides over the past feew year, he may not have asked for it right now. So maybe her error is not turning over ownship, but rather not maintaining a good communication with her #1 driver for the past several years.

I "know" (from the media) that Dale and his sister Kelly are very close. Kelly is his manager and runs JR motor sports. Does anyone know how brother Kerry fits in?