Quote Originally Posted by 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.

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?