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yoopr
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject: Jr. and Truax |
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Form own Team-going to go to Jr. Motorsports.
This is gonna blow up in their faces.
Remember one of Jr.'s Recent quotes "I don't want to Own a Nextel Team" :P
Only good thing going for them in this deal is they're going to get Hendricks engines and frames.
Before anybody Jumps-Truex |
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Mr. Ford95
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| All I can say is, holy $hit JR nation is gonna be pissed. He will now be a teammate per se to Jeff Gordon in the same way Ginn Racing is to Hendrick. They won't be direct teammates but they will be getting tons of help and resources from Rick. Guess his fan gotta start cheering him some....... :D |
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yoopr
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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I was on Sirius Radio Pit Lane when the story broke(Still hasn't officially Broken) and Moody and his radio crew were a Riot.
I learned alot of things that I never would have thought of. Such as, unless Jr. pays a Fortune he won't be able to keep the #8 on his car.
Theresa I bet has some big name drivers lined up to sign.
News conference is around 10am Central tomorrow I think.
This is really gonna get interesting-Needed something like this to waken people up after the first 10 races lol
And for Hendrick Engines you know Hendrick is gonna give some kind of Marching orders. |
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mike3fan
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Ford95 wrote: All I can say is, holy $hit JR nation is gonna be pissed.
Nope not me.....I would rather get stuff from someone who knows how to put resources into the racing operation.
Personally I will be interested to see what transpires the next few weeks,with regards to car #'s and points,you know Budweiser has the funds to go buy the #8,but I don't think that DEI would sell the points that goes with it.Maybe Budweiser would like to sell a whole bunch of new merch. with a new number? There is precedent for buying the number and not taing the points,to me I don't really care what number he runs but it would be nice to keep the name reconition with the 8.
I think that next year is a perfect oppurtunity to start a new team,with what is expected to be the first full year with the COT,every team will be dealing with things associated with running a new car at all the intermediate tracks,and getting chassis and engines from what looks like the one team that has the COT figured out seems like a good deal. And you won't need to build as many cars as the cars are supposed to be used at a varitey of tracks.
Would I rather see him go to an established team like RCR? yes of course but can you imagine the pressure that would come with that? There is already those out there that say he can't hold a candle to Dale Sr. what kinda of expectations would Jr at RCR cause,they would all want him to run the #3 and then they would expect him to win a championship,and then another and then why didn't you win 7?
I will be the first to write this right now,When NASCAR changes the top 35 points thing at the start of next season(something they have already talked about) all the haters will come out of the wood work and say they did it to save Jr. from having to go home if he doesn't make the race.......more black helicopters. |
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yoopr
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Obviously him announcing Tomorrow this new Formation there was a Final Blowup with him and Theresa and with this happening there is no way in Hell she's going to part with #8 if for just plain spite.
This is a monstrous wreck and Jr is going to be the Loser
Neither He, or Budweiser, have enough money to get that number from her now
Junior thinks he's big time. I guess we'll see how big he is when all this goes down
Yeah numbers have been sold but that was when reasonableness was in place and I don't see any give with these two(Three) |
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yoopr
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe he's gonna buy Theresa out :P |
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Mr. Ford95
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:32 am Post subject: |
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Mike, what I meant was, a lot of his fans will be pissed that he is joining forces with Hendrick and the hated Jeff Gordon. :D
DEI is officially toast even if they are able to merge with Yates.
This could be a good move by Jr, he will not be a single car operation as an owner/driver. He will have at least 2 cars out there next year. I see a good chance of the #8 going with him, why would Teresa want to hold on to it?? Sentimental value?? The number will be worthless. I could also see Childress giving up the #3 to Jr IF Jr wanted it. Don't think he wants it right now though.
Bet Jr does not finish the season in a DEI car. He could be out of the car starting with the Coke 600 or the following week or even at 11 am today. |
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Mack2
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| Just wondering isn't the only way for a team to hang onto a number is to run it once a year? |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| Say Bye-Bye to DEI without the money that JR brings in with Budweiser and in his collectibles they will be bellyup in a couple years. More than likely he will be driving the #3 car since he had an agreement with Richard Childress that when he was ready he could use that number at anytime he wanted. You know the Eury's will also be going with him and alot of the engineers from DEI since JR has the money to pay WAY MORE that his mother ever could think of. |
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golfhobo
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| News conference on right now (almost over) on Speedchannel |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| I would not want to be Teresa Earnhardt right now. She had better have locked all her doors armed the security systems and hired some bodygaurds. Look for her to have a few flying Buds thrown at her next time she goes to a track let alone a few diecasts of #3 cars. |
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yoopr
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:41 am Post subject: |
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ironeagle2006 wrote: I would not want to be Teresa Earnhardt right now. She had better have locked all her doors armed the security systems and hired some bodygaurds. Look for her to have a few flying Buds thrown at her next time she goes to a track let alone a few diecasts of #3 cars.
oh brother-grow up |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| Think about it she is basically the reason why that Dale Sr's NAMESAKE son is LEAVING the company. You are talking about 7 time Champions son the MOST POPULAR DRIVER in the sport. Now all of a sudden she is losing the cash cow of the company do to the fact that she could not GIVE UP CONTROL of the RACE TEAM to a RACER. |
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Twilight Flyer
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:57 am Post subject: |
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I don't follow NASCRAP, but I've actually followed this story from a business standpoint. My personal belief is that Teresa screwed up, big time. As violently loyal as a lot of racing fans get, she got herself up to the top of the most-hated list pretty quickly.
My guess is that this whole thing is a well-planned coupe by Jr. He leaves the team, lets them founder a couple of years, then walks back in and buys them up cheap and kicks Teresa to the curb. He's a young guy, he can afford to wait. And most important of all, he's the one with the name. |
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Jackrabbit379
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:27 am Post subject: |
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| Interesting. Hmmmm. I guess, I havent kept up with the news, lately. |
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