Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who announced that he was leaving DEI last month, has been signed by Hendrick Motorsports. Adding Earnhardt to Hendrick makes for one mighty race team, as they also have Nextel Cup champion Jeff Gordon, reigning Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and Coca-Cola 600 winner Casey Mears. "We talked with many teams, but one stood out above the rest," Earnhardt said. "I've known [Hendrick] since childhood...
He competes with integrity and, most importantly, he wins races."
This should be interesting to watch as many NASCAR fans love either Earnhardt or Gordon, but not bothâand now they're on the same team. So who will they root for?
Full story here.
This should be interesting to watch as many NASCAR fans love either Earnhardt or Gordon, but not bothâand now they're on the same team. So who will they root for?
Full story here.
estreka says:
11:59 AM, 06/14/07
You know, I haven't watched NASCAR in probably 10 years, but the significance of this is apparent to even me. Hendrick is going to dominate. I wonder if this is what Jr had in mind all along.
navigator89 says:
03:00 PM, 06/20/07
I read about this a while ago, and being a NASCAR fan it seemed weird. When Jr. announced he was leaving DEI, Rick Hendrick stated that there was no room for Jr. I guess since then he kicked out Kyle Busch.
I always figured he would go to Joe Gibbs and become teammates with Denny, Tony and JJ. The sponsorship would have been a problem, but I thought the Visa would work out.
I'm interesting in seeing now what number he'll be driving, whether it's the same old #8, or Kyle's #5 or maybe a new #08.