Yahoo is reporting Dale Jr. driving For Hendrick next year

[tech fan]

I dont know how to copy and paste but the article said he is very close to a decision and Hendrick officials have been working hard for 3 weeks trying to get this to work.They said he might be driving the 5 car that Kyle Busch is driving. Championships here we come.

[longnex]

Earnhardt to address driving future<

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer

June 12, 2007

AP - Jun 11, 1:54 pm EDT
More Photos



CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has decided where he will drive next season, and all signs point to Hendrick Motorsports.

NASCAR's most popular driver called a Wednesday news conference at his race shop, JR Motorsports, and spokesman Mike Davis said it was to announce his plans for 2008 and beyond.

It's the same site where Junior announced May 10 he would leave DEI and enter the free-agent market.

That move ignited a whirlwind of recruiting rarely scene in NASCAR, and there's been nonstop talk regarding where Earnhardt would end up. He's made shop visits and met with various car owners while he trying to make a decision.

His sister, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, is handling his negotiations and has maintained their first choice was to keep Earnhardt in a Chevrolet. She has said the majority of her conversations have been with NASCAR's top Chevy teams.

ADVERTISEMENT


Hendrick is the best in NASCAR right now, with 10 wins through the first 15 points races this season.

Speculation grew Monday night that Earnhardt was close to a deal with Hendrick, but officials declined comment Tuesday. Elledge did not respond to messages from The Associated Press.

Rick Hendrick currently has four drivers under contract, and told the AP last month ``there was no room at the inn'' for Earnhardt. NASCAR rules permit a car owner to field four Nextel Cup teams.

But multiple sources -- speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because Earnhardt's plans have not been announced -- said Hendrick officials have been working for nearly three weeks to figure out how to bring the star driver into the fold. One scenario could put Earnhardt into the No. 5 car that Kyle Busch currently drives.

Busch is under contract through 2008, and Hendrick has said he wanted to sign the 22-year-old driver to an extension. But there are rumblings Busch has asked to be released from his contract.

Asked if that was true, Hendrick spokesman Jesse Essex said, ``We don't comment on contractual issues.''

Busch was testing in Milwaukee on Tuesday and not available to comment.

It's still possible Earnhardt could end up at Richard Childress Racing, where his father won six of his seven championships, or Joe Gibbs Racing. But Childress is out of the country, and the assistant to Gibbs president J.D. Gibbs said Gibbs is away all week.

[Chado1]

Isnt Dale Earnhart Jr. Canadian?

[tech fan]

Earnhardt to address driving future<

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer

June 12, 2007

AP - Jun 11, 1:54 pm EDT
More Photos



CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has decided where he will drive next season, and all signs point to Hendrick Motorsports.

NASCAR's most popular driver called a Wednesday news conference at his race shop, JR Motorsports, and spokesman Mike Davis said it was to announce his plans for 2008 and beyond.

It's the same site where Junior announced May 10 he would leave DEI and enter the free-agent market.

That move ignited a whirlwind of recruiting rarely scene in NASCAR, and there's been nonstop talk regarding where Earnhardt would end up. He's made shop visits and met with various car owners while he trying to make a decision.

His sister, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, is handling his negotiations and has maintained their first choice was to keep Earnhardt in a Chevrolet. She has said the majority of her conversations have been with NASCAR's top Chevy teams.

ADVERTISEMENT


Hendrick is the best in NASCAR right now, with 10 wins through the first 15 points races this season.

Speculation grew Monday night that Earnhardt was close to a deal with Hendrick, but officials declined comment Tuesday. Elledge did not respond to messages from The Associated Press.

Rick Hendrick currently has four drivers under contract, and told the AP last month ``there was no room at the inn'' for Earnhardt. NASCAR rules permit a car owner to field four Nextel Cup teams.

But multiple sources -- speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because Earnhardt's plans have not been announced -- said Hendrick officials have been working for nearly three weeks to figure out how to bring the star driver into the fold. One scenario could put Earnhardt into the No. 5 car that Kyle Busch currently drives.

Busch is under contract through 2008, and Hendrick has said he wanted to sign the 22-year-old driver to an extension. But there are rumblings Busch has asked to be released from his contract.

Asked if that was true, Hendrick spokesman Jesse Essex said, ``We don't comment on contractual issues.''

Busch was testing in Milwaukee on Tuesday and not available to comment.

It's still possible Earnhardt could end up at Richard Childress Racing, where his father won six of his seven championships, or Joe Gibbs Racing. But Childress is out of the country, and the assistant to Gibbs president J.D. Gibbs said Gibbs is away all week.

Thanks man

[tech fan]

Isnt Dale Earnhart Jr. Canadian?

i never saw your e-mail buddy

[Chado1]

i never saw your e-mail buddy

OMG...I will send it again...(DeLeTeD)

I replied to YOUR email so its not even like I had to type it in again...

PS - I will delete once you confirm...

[griswold]

I dont know how to copy and paste but the article said he is very close to a decision and Hendrick officials have been working hard for 3 weeks trying to get this to work.They said he might be driving the 5 car that Kyle Busch is driving. Championships here we come.

a) I think it's beautiful that a guy with the word "tech" in his name doesn't know how to copy and paste;

b) What are all those bozo Earnhardt fans who keep booing Gordon going to do when they're teammates?????

c) This move could make Hendrick as dominant in NASCAR as Penske was in Indy Car racing in the 90s

[kbsooner21]

be true

[longnex]

be true

Jr still sucks. Who cares who he signs with.

[tech fan]

a) I think it's beautiful that a guy with the word "tech" in his name doesn't know how to copy and paste;

b) What are all those bozo Earnhardt fans who keep booing Gordon going to do when they're teammates?????

c) This move could make Hendrick as dominant in NASCAR as Penske was in Indy Car racing in the 90s

lol at #1 Love gA TECH JUST DONT KNOW CRAP ABOUT COMPUTERS LOL

[Fenway222]

This move could make Hendrick as dominant in NASCAR as Penske was in Indy Car racing in the 90s

I agree 100% .... and look at Mears since Charlotte ... racing very well .... wonder if they wouldteam JR with Gustafson if it is true ...

Fenway

[jcindaville]

be true

Gay B, Dale Jr plays a army guy on the show the unit. So how does he find time to race slow cars

[TMAC951]

I dont think this will happen.. Hendrick has already said that there isnt any space for Jr. and why in the hell would he let Kyle Busch go just to put Jr. in there?? I will tell you what, let Jr. go and give me Kyle Busch on Joe Gibbs racing and I will bet ya Gibbs will match Hendrick race for race

[TMAC951]

ESPN is now reporting that either 1 or 2 things will happen.. Either #1 Jr. will drive the #5 car or #2 Hendrick will move Casey Mears over to the #5 car and Jr. will go to the #25 team.. IMO letting Kyle Busch go for Earnhardt Jr. is a HUGE mistake.. They are also saying this.. "Although we haven't had conversations with Kyle Busch, the speculation is correct that he may become available," Siegel told ESPN.com's David Newton. "He's certainly somebody we'd be interested in talking with."

DEI has a short list of top Nextel drivers that it is considering to replace Earnhardt. It's also conceivable that Busch could move over to DEI and replace Earnhardt in the No. 8 car if Busch can get out of his contract at Hendrick, which runs through 2008.

Good move for DEI if this happens..

[TMAC951]

And what is so damn funny to me is this.. All the cry baby ass Jr. fans that throw shit and boo the shit out of Gordon and Jimmie Johnson now they will have to root for their favorite driver that will now be team mates to Gordon and Johnson LMFAO!!