[vincesanity82]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said his departure will be emotional because he believes his father wouldn't approve of the team's direction. "I will be sad for my father that things aren't different," he said. "I'm sad for him, not for me or anybody else. I'm just sad because his vision was different. He was such a great person and his visions were great and worthy and should be realized. That'll be a shame. -- Augusta Chronicle

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[LSC9901]

Sounds like another shot at the evil step mother. Times and visions change for all companies. Look at most any race team and you'll note change. Is change good or bad ???? It all depends who is doing the looking, from what vantage point and how it effects them. No question DEI has changed. Jr is part of the reason for the change ... good or bad. RYR has changed from years gone by as has Petty, RCR and even Rousch.

It is still going to be interesting to see how well Jr does or doesn't do next year. For his sake I hope he does well. He has helped create the high expectations for himself. Now he needs to live up to them.

[jks812]

I don't agree with Jr. I believe Sr's expectations for DEI was the same as any owners, to win. And they can still do that even without the mighty Jr. I think Truex can handle the leadership role now and I believe that Almirola is going to be pretty good also. I think maybe Jr is alittle bitter that Teresa didn't give in to his demands. After all who is she to say no to him. She happens to be the co founder of the company. Sr didn't start it by himself and he didn't run it by himself all those years. But now Jr wants to make it look like she just stepped in after his death and don't know what she's doing. I think DEI is going to be fine and maybe Jr is sad to know that they can and will carry on without him. Maybe it's time for Jr to stop taking shots at Teresa and move on.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by jks812

Maybe it's time for Jr to stop taking shots at Teresa and move on.

Best advice anyone could give him. Let it go. He's just looking bitter and foolish by continually bringing this stuff up.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Best advice anyone could give him. Let it go. He's just looking bitter and foolish by continually bringing this stuff up.

That he is but my love for the media tells me that they are hounding him to say stuff along those lines. Bad news sells papers.

[PenelopePitStop]

Sorry, folks, but that's just not fair. I'm disappointed.

Jr.'s statement wasn't directed at Teresa at all. You read that into his statement.

Christ. Give Jr. a moment here, will you? He's sad for his dad. Granted, times have changed since Sr.'s death, and perhaps if he was still with us, he would have a different vision that of which none of us can speculate on, but allow Jr. to speak of his father with his heart.

As for Truex, sure, great driver, but he doesn't have the bloodline. Almirola? Who knows? I do think, however, that Sr. would be happy to have Martin driving for DEI, even if it's only part-time.

I have no doubt that DEI will go on ... successfully. I'm sure Jr. feels the same, but until you can put yourself in Jr.'s shoes, don't judge his decision to leave DEI or his comments on his father. That's just in poor taste.

[NASCAR Gnome]

Originally Posted by jks812

I don't agree with Jr. I believe Sr's expectations for DEI was the same as any owners, to win. And they can still do that even without the mighty Jr. I think Truex can handle the leadership role now and I believe that Almirola is going to be pretty good also. I think maybe Jr is alittle bitter that Teresa didn't give in to his demands. After all who is she to say no to him. She happens to be the co founder of the company. Sr didn't start it by himself and he didn't run it by himself all those years. But now Jr wants to make it look like she just stepped in after his death and don't know what she's doing. I think DEI is going to be fine and maybe Jr is sad to know that they can and will carry on without him. Maybe it's time for Jr to stop taking shots at Teresa and move on.

Dude, are you related to Dale Sr.?

[jks812]

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

Sorry, folks, but that's just not fair. I'm disappointed.

Jr.'s statement wasn't directed at Teresa at all. You read that into his statement.

Christ. Give Jr. a moment here, will you? He's sad for his dad. Granted, times have changed since Sr.'s death, and perhaps if he was still with us, he would have a different vision that of which none of us can speculate on, but allow Jr. to speak of his father with his heart.

As for Truex, sure, great driver, but he doesn't have the bloodline. Almirola? Who knows? I do think, however, that Sr. would be happy to have Martin driving for DEI, even if it's only part-time.

I have no doubt that DEI will go on ... successfully. I'm sure Jr. feels the same, but until you can put yourself in Jr.'s shoes, don't judge his decision to leave DEI or his comments on his father. That's just in poor taste.

Maybe I read it wrong. I just took where he said that his dad wouldn't approve of the teams direction, that it was directed towards Teresa, since she's the one running the company.
I also was not judging Jr for leaving DEI. He said a while back that he didn't see himself always driving for his dad. There's nothing wrong with that.

[jks812]

Originally Posted by NASCAR Gnome

Dude, are you related to Dale Sr.?

No mam I'm not. I just said that I believe he had the same expectations as any owner and that was to win, and they have. I wouldn't think he started the team expecting to lose every race.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

Sorry, folks, but that's just not fair. I'm disappointed.

Jr.'s statement wasn't directed at Teresa at all. You read that into his statement.

I have no doubt that DEI will go on ... successfully. I'm sure Jr. feels the same, but until you can put yourself in Jr.'s shoes, don't judge his decision to leave DEI or his comments on his father. That's just in poor taste.

I'm not necessarily ripping him for attacking Teresa - as you say, that's a conclusion we're jumping to. But the topic of leaving DEI as a whole, he needs to let it rest. The team change has been finalized for months now, yet he still seems to be moping about leaving DEI. There's just a time where you need to stop talking about it and move forward. If I'm a member of the Hendricks team, I'm not too thrilled seeing my new driver continually taking this tone instead of an "I'm excited about the new challenges over at HMS" attitude.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said his departure will be emotional because he believes his father wouldn't approve of the team's direction. "I will be sad for my father that things aren't different," he said. "I'm sad for him, not for me or anybody else. I'm just sad because his vision was different. He was such a great person and his visions were great and worthy and should be realized. That'll be a shame. -- Augusta Chronicle

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Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

Sorry, folks, but that's just not fair. I'm disappointed.

Jr.'s statement wasn't directed at Teresa at all. You read that into his statement.

Penny you are correct in that he did not specifically use her name. When I used the term "evil step mother" I was being cynical. I have stood in defense of her when others said she didn't have what it takes to run a race team.

Jr did say that "his father wouldn't approve of the team's direction". Again, while he didn't utter her name specifically .... who is the current owner ??? My perspective is that under current conditions, the team is doing fine. They may not have the same caliber team as HMS or Rousch but they do have a successful venture when compared to others. Lets give credit to Teresa for not coming out and twisting his statements by saying that Sr. would not be happy with Jr.'s direction !!!!

Anything written by the media can be viewed from two different sides of the fence. That allows them to double the opinions about any given controversial subject ... and this is just that.

I'm not sure anything is being read into a statement made by Jr. Who else other than the leader of an organization should accept the blame if there is any blame to be assigned ? I find in this case (my opinion anyway) that Jr.'s perception of what happened is a tad bit on the bitter side.

[Phils20]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Penny you are correct in that he did not specifically use her name. When I used the term "evil step mother" I was being cynical. I have stood in defense of her when others said she didn't have what it takes to run a race team.

Jr did say that "his father wouldn't approve of the team's direction". Again, while he didn't utter her name specifically .... who is the current owner ??? My perspective is that under current conditions, the team is doing fine. They may not have the same caliber team as HMS or Rousch but they do have a successful venture when compared to others. Lets give credit to Teresa for not coming out and twisting his statements by saying that Sr. would not be happy with Jr.'s direction !!!!

Anything written by the media can be viewed from two different sides of the fence. That allows them to double the opinions about any given controversial subject ... and this is just that.

I'm not sure anything is being read into a statement made by Jr. Who else other than the leader of an organization should accept the blame if there is any blame to be assigned ? I find in this case (my opinion anyway) that Jr.'s perception of what happened is a tad bit on the bitter side.

And I agree with ya. He needs to move on to the positives of next year, or rather the hope he has for HMS.

We all need to turn the page.

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

I'm not necessarily ripping him for attacking Teresa - as you say, that's a conclusion we're jumping to. But the topic of leaving DEI as a whole, he needs to let it rest. The team change has been finalized for months now, yet he still seems to be moping about leaving DEI. There's just a time where you need to stop talking about it and move forward. If I'm a member of the Hendricks team, I'm not too thrilled seeing my new driver continually taking this tone instead of an "I'm excited about the new challenges over at HMS" attitude.

I agree, the topic should be put to rest. But this was after the last race with DEI. I'm sure he didn't search out the media to make these statements. I'm sure he was prompted by the media.

I don't think he's moping at all. He's speaking from the heart. We all do that sometimes whether it's positive or negative, don't we? Thankfully, we don't have the media in our face making our comments known to the world.

As far as the Hendrick's team taking issue with Jr.'s comments, if that's the case, shame on them. Jr. is leaving his Dad's legacy. By choice, I might add. Additionally, I'm sure Jr. is excited about joining the Hendrick team in 2008.

I'm not trying to agrue with anyone, just expressing a different perspective.

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Penny you are correct in that he did not specifically use her name. When I used the term "evil step mother" I was being cynical. I have stood in defense of her when others said she didn't have what it takes to run a race team.

Jr did say that "his father wouldn't approve of the team's direction". Again, while he didn't utter her name specifically .... who is the current owner ??? My perspective is that under current conditions, the team is doing fine. They may not have the same caliber team as HMS or Rousch but they do have a successful venture when compared to others. Lets give credit to Teresa for not coming out and twisting his statements by saying that Sr. would not be happy with Jr.'s direction !!!!

Anything written by the media can be viewed from two different sides of the fence. That allows them to double the opinions about any given controversial subject ... and this is just that.

I'm not sure anything is being read into a statement made by Jr. Who else other than the leader of an organization should accept the blame if there is any blame to be assigned ? I find in this case (my opinion anyway) that Jr.'s perception of what happened is a tad bit on the bitter side.

I see your points. But when the heat was on Teresa a few months ago, it was Jr. who stepped up and said "That's enough", or something like that. It's not just Teresa calling the shots.

If I were Jr., I would be sad right now. However, based on what I've read, he also knows that leaving DEI was the right thing to do ... for him. Remember, he's also leaving behind a lot of people that he has worked with for many years.

All I'm saying is cut the kid some slack. Now, if DEI starts to go the way of the Edsel next year and Jr. starts commenting on what he may have done differently, my opinion may change.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

It's not just Teresa calling the shots.

Once again you are correct but as in any organization, the person at the helm takes the heat for the organizations problems/failings. Other than the drivers of DEI she is probably the most (unseen) prominent figure.