Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The latest battle in the Earnhardt family war ended this week with the stepmother from hell not yielding the #8 to Dale Jr so he can take it with him to Hendrick for next years ride. Well, what's in a number anyway? If you ask me, I think NASCAR should have stepped in and tried to mediate the negotiations between the two teams and make them settle on a fair figure. Dale Jr and his fan base identify with the #8 just as everyone will always identify his father with the #3 and Jeff Gordon with the #24. What could Teresa Earnhardt possibly gain by not giving the number to Jr? Is the bad blood that thick that it's gotten to the point she won't give in and give him his NASCAR identity?
When drivers change rides it takes most if not all season to get use to new colors, numbers, sponsors and all that goes with a change in venue. In the case of Dale Earnhardt Jr the growing pains will be multiplied five fold. What new driver going into the DEI ride he vacated will want to use his #8? Why put that kind of pressure on a new driver on an new team? If you think his fan base hates Jeff Gordon when he beats him at Talledega you ain't seen nothing yet! Seems to me that when things start to spiral down hill it's tough to stop the train from going out of control. What must Dale Sr be thinking up in NASCAR heaven?
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The latest battle in the Earnhardt family war ended this week with the stepmother from hell not yielding the #8 to Dale Jr so he can take it with him to Hendrick for next years ride. Well, what's in a number anyway? If you ask me, I think NASCAR should have stepped in and tried to mediate the negotiations between the two teams and make them settle on a fair figure. Dale Jr and his fan base identify with the #8 just as everyone will always identify his father with the #3 and Jeff Gordon with the #24. What could Teresa Earnhardt possibly gain by not giving the number to Jr? Is the bad blood that thick that it's gotten to the point she won't give in and give him his NASCAR identity?
When drivers change rides it takes most if not all season to get use to new colors, numbers, sponsors and all that goes with a change in venue. In the case of Dale Earnhardt Jr the growing pains will be multiplied five fold. What new driver going into the DEI ride he vacated will want to use his #8? Why put that kind of pressure on a new driver on an new team? If you think his fan base hates Jeff Gordon when he beats him at Talledega you ain't seen nothing yet! Seems to me that when things start to spiral down hill it's tough to stop the train from going out of control. What must Dale Sr be thinking up in NASCAR heaven?
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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