JR leaving DEI

#1 05-10-2007, 10:34 AM

This is the worst day of my life.

phystech · #2 05-10-2007, 10:45 AM

Richard Childress is thanking the racing gods that this day has finally come....

The Bud #3 car is not too far off....

Cajungator26 · #3 05-10-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by phystech

Richard Childress is thanking the racing gods that this day has finally come....

The Bud #3 car is not too far off....

Supposedly, he and Martin Truex Jr. are going to be driving for JR Motorsports (a Busch team co-owned by Dale Jr.) and starting a cup program with that team using Hendricks engines. We'll see what he decides...

phystech · #4 05-10-2007, 11:33 AM

I can see Jr. running his own Cup program down the road but I think he will want to go to an established program where he will have the chance to win a couple of Championships right out of the box. There's only 3 Chevy teams, imo, that present him with that chance - Gibbs, Hendrick and RCR.

Developing a championship team from scratch is a huge undertaking - that's why my $$'s are on him going to an established team. And even more are on RCR.

somerfrost · #5 05-10-2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by phystech

I can see Jr. running his own Cup program down the road but I think he will want to go to an established program where he will have the chance to win a couple of Championships right out of the box. There's only 3 Chevy teams, imo, that present him with that chance - Gibbs, Hendrick and RCR.

Developing a championship team from scratch is a huge undertaking - that's why my $$'s are on him going to an established team. And even more are on RCR.

It has to be a sad day for Jr, it should never come to this! I support Jr, you can't win in NASCAR today with all the multi-car teams without a total monetary commitment. I'd love to see him go to Gibbs (love Joe and what he's done building a racing organization) but I'd agree that RCR seems most likely! I'm a big fan of Jr, and I'm one of few who actually like BOTH him and Gordon, whoever he signs with will be rewarded with the cup.