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Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Richard Childress Racing has entered into an agreement that will merge the companies' engine programs, effective immediately.

"This is an effort to combine resources and gain a competitive advantage in the series," said DEI VP and GM John Story. "We both believe both programs are strong and combining the engine departments will make us even stronger."
A common premiere facility in excess of 80,000-plus square feet with capability for expansion will be designed and built between Mooresville and Welcome, N.C. The design process has begun and is targeted for completion in mid-'08. The companies will be working together on the common engine that is expected to be ready for the July Daytona race.

DEI VP of motorsports Richie Gilmore and RCR VP of competition Bobby Hutchens will oversee the project.

Hendrick Motorsports has set the bar in engine development with the information that it gathers through its four Cup teams plus five additional cars with Ginn Racing and Haas-CNC. Childress already provides additional engines for Busch and truck programs at Kevin Harvick Inc. and JR Motorsports but has lacked the supplemental Cup data. Considering the amount of data race teams can accumulate with additional teams, the move will benefit both organizations.

"(Hendrick has) set a standard, now it's our job to exceed," Story added. "This immediately gives us six Cup teams.

"Richard and Teresa (Earnhardt) have been working on this project for the last six months. Her commitment is to continue Dale's legacy and win championships."

Story added that there's been a lot of interest from drivers following the announcement that the No. 8 seat will open up next season.

"We've had dialog with a lot of top drivers," Story said. "We've been pleased with the level of interest from a lot of top drivers in the sport."

Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies will debut the new common engine package this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. All six RCR and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) cars will run the new engine.

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[Quality88]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Richard Childress Racing has entered into an agreement that will merge the companies' engine programs, effective immediately.

"This is an effort to combine resources and gain a competitive advantage in the series," said DEI VP and GM John Story. "We both believe both programs are strong and combining the engine departments will make us even stronger."
A common premiere facility in excess of 80,000-plus square feet with capability for expansion will be designed and built between Mooresville and Welcome, N.C. The design process has begun and is targeted for completion in mid-'08. The companies will be working together on the common engine that is expected to be ready for the July Daytona race.

DEI VP of motorsports Richie Gilmore and RCR VP of competition Bobby Hutchens will oversee the project.

Hendrick Motorsports has set the bar in engine development with the information that it gathers through its four Cup teams plus five additional cars with Ginn Racing and Haas-CNC. Childress already provides additional engines for Busch and truck programs at Kevin Harvick Inc. and JR Motorsports but has lacked the supplemental Cup data. Considering the amount of data race teams can accumulate with additional teams, the move will benefit both organizations.

"(Hendrick has) set a standard, now it's our job to exceed," Story added. "This immediately gives us six Cup teams.

"Richard and Teresa (Earnhardt) have been working on this project for the last six months. Her commitment is to continue Dale's legacy and win championships."

Story added that there's been a lot of interest from drivers following the announcement that the No. 8 seat will open up next season.

"We've had dialog with a lot of top drivers," Story said. "We've been pleased with the level of interest from a lot of top drivers in the sport."

Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies will debut the new common engine package this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. All six RCR and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) cars will run the new engine.

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Junior may have left to soon

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Junior may have left to soon

thats what I was thinking, it said teresa has had this in the works for 6 months so jr. knew about her plans before leaving ,right?

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

thats what I was thinking, it said teresa has had this in the works for 6 months so jr. knew about her plans before leaving ,right?

I seriously wonder about how much Jr knew with this info surfacing.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Quality88

I seriously wonder about how much Jr knew with this info surfacing.

I mean his whole point of leaving was that they werent doing anything to put him in best product out there so he can win more races..Im not too sure he knew about this either..

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Originally Posted by vincesanity82

I mean his whole point of leaving was that they werent doing anything to put him in best product out there so he can win more races..Im not too sure he knew about this either..

not so.

there was the little thing about having controlling interest in DEI. I think that was the deal buster.

only Jr. (and Kelly) knows whether he knew about the engine deal before his decision to leave.

don't know how he could not have known by the time he "chose" Hendrick - wouldn't have made any difference at that point. Teresa and Rick announced the engine deal the day after Jr signed.

[Pepsi One]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Junior may have left to soon

Why would you say that, its clear that they are only trying to keep up with HMS, which is where Junior is going!

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Pepsi One

Why would you say that, its clear that they are only trying to keep up with HMS, which is where Junior is going!

I say this because he has a chance to have good ties to the person who his dad drove for, and Childress has started to make some headway, they just need something to put it over the top.

[Pepsi One]

Originally Posted by Quality88

I say this because he has a chance to have good ties to the person who his dad drove for, and Childress has started to make some headway, they just need something to put it over the top.

He made it pretty clear that he doesn't want to follow in his dads steps!

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Pepsi One

He made it pretty clear that he doesn't want to follow in his dads steps!

I didn't say he wanted to drive for Childress.... just to have ties.

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Originally Posted by Pepsi One

Why would you say that, its clear that they are only trying to keep up with HMS, which is where Junior is going!

Since HMS is at the top of the heap right now, everyone is trying to do what they are doing at any cost. I'm sure the Rousch/Fenway deal took that into consideration.