[Jeffrey4318]

posted at jayski.com

Dale Jr. to RCR? done deal? FOX25(Boston's FOX affiliate) is reporting.......Dale Earnhardt Jr. will soon be racing under the same legendary #3 Chevy that his dad used to race in. A source with direct knowledge of negotiations tells FOX25 that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finalized a deal with Richard Childress Racing Thursday night and an official announcement will be coming soon. At a press conference today to announce that he was leaving the company his late dad built, Dale Jr. said he would have mixed emotions about driving his dad's #3 Chevy, but again, FOX25 has learned that this is a done deal.(FOX25)(5-10-2007)

[EmpireWF]

A new era is on the horizon. Is this deal a surprise to the Nascar Forum Faithful?

[Phils20]

i don't know if I buy it. There was a lot of talk the day before about him, and it proved untrue. We shall see!

[Souporscotty]

I'm not sure I wanna bite on this yet either. But if it IS true, I'll be shocked and awed. And this weekend everybody from RCR will be running through the garage going, "Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah nyah!

[RUSTYFAN2]

It looks like Jr will be running for his own team with Hendricks engines. Truex will go with him.

[jks812]

Again this also depends on what site you go to. Found this on Fox Sports.


Reports: Dale Jr. may be headed to RCR
FOXSports.com
Posted: 6 hours ago
Junior may not be a free agent for long.

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After announcing Thursday that he would leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end of the year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. could announce Friday that he will join Richard Childress Racing in 2008, according to FOX8 WGHP in Greensboro/High Point, N.C.
Childress has scheduled a news conference Friday at Darlington Raceway, site of the Nextel Cup Dodge Avenger 500 (Saturday, 7 p.m. ET on FOX).
Rather than drive the No. 3 car that his father, Dale Earnhardt, made famous for RCR, Earnhardt Jr. would drive the No. 33 car, according to the report. Budweiser would follow Junior from DEI to the new team.
Another FOX affiliate, FOX25 in Boston, reported that Earnhardt Jr. finalized a deal with RCR on Thursday night and that an announcement would come soon. If the reports are accurate, NASCAR's most popular driver will partner up with Richard Childress, the same man for whom Dale Earnhardt Sr. starting driving in 1981. Childress and Earnhardt Sr. won six Nextel Cup championships before Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500

[thunderfoot]

The story we got on the local tv sunday night said he was leaving and taking Truex with him and going to drive for the team he operates. Now whether or not this is in stone we shall see. I dont never believe rumor control. Show me the race car on the track and then I'll buy it. But the split has been needed for some time. I think he was getting as stale as an overnight Budweiser. DEI needed a new shot in the ass to get back on track. Or will this be the begining of the end of DEI? First Mikey, and now Jr. with Truex on the pull out. What about the rumors of RYR selling to DEI? Too many questions and not enough answers.

[bears9]

its not a done deal as long as Hendrick is out there

[Mike24]

Until I see these rumors on NASCAR.com, I'm not believing any of this. But it would be cool to see Jr at RCR, where Sr once was. But I hope Jr backs up his words from the press conference, and makes a legacy of himself with his own car. But like I said, I have a feeling these rumors are not true, and until I see these on NASCAR.com, I will continue to believe they aren't true. Some people like to stir up rumors to get views on their sites, so I can't believe any of this yet.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Mike24

But I hope Jr backs up his words from the press conference, and makes a legacy of himself with his own car.

Yeah, that's kind of what I'm hoping too. I'd like to see him take JR Motorsports into the Nextel circuit, with him and Truex.

[hotshot7796]

I wouldn't mind seeing him drive the #3 chevy, and i always felt that if he could join any team and be successful RCR would be it, allthough I won't discard Hms, they are in the hunt i'm sure

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yeah, that's kind of what I'm hoping too. I'd like to see him take JR Motorsports into the Nextel circuit, with him and Truex.

just keep in mind like someone mentioned on another thread ..... if they do this there will be no owner points and no champions provisionals .... they will have to make every race on time

how do you think Bud would feel being in the same position NAPA is in now ?

you can say Jr is a better driver then Waltrip all you want .... but Waltrip is not missing races now because of a lack of talent

[oncea3fan]

it's funny I've 3-4 driver talking about this ,thismorning. they all said they can't to see jr. in the black #3 bud car.

and you can't tell them that it might not be,

Iam courious as to what the childress press confress is about. it might be about jr. maybe he'll give up the #3 to JR Motorsports, maybe AT&T is in or out ..........NAPA.

MANN!!!!!!! there's alot going on now, this kinda stuff never used to happen until charlotte in oct.

[jks812]

Originally Posted by oncea3fan

it's funny I've 3-4 driver talking about this ,thismorning. they all said they can't to see jr. in the black #3 bud car.

and you can't tell them that it might not be,

Iam courious as to what the childress press confress is about. it might be about jr. maybe he'll give up the #3 to JR Motorsports, maybe AT&T is in or out ..........NAPA.

MANN!!!!!!! there's alot going on now, this kinda stuff never used to happen until charlotte in oct.

After watching practice this morning I think Richard's press conference is gonna be about AT&T.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by simple simon

just keep in mind like someone mentioned on another thread ..... if they do this there will be no owner points and no champions provisionals .... they will have to make every race on time

how do you think Bud would feel being in the same position NAPA is in now ?

you can say Jr is a better driver then Waltrip all you want .... but Waltrip is not missing races now because of a lack of talent

I don't think Bud needs to worry about the NAPA scenerio !!! Jr is a better driver than Mikey. Anyone who argues that point needs only to look at the stats. Jr will not be going to an experimental team. As I have said on more than one occasion, Toyota has no cup experience. NONE. ZERO. NADA.

RCR or HMS are a long ways away from MWR. I would argue that his lack of talent AND no cup experience by Toyota are the two main reasons why Nit is not making races. Dale is not going to go somewhere that can't offer him a quality ride. Mark my words ... Bud will be in the races.