JR leaves DEI

[Suzie Q]

Personally what I think is he needs to just go drive RCR's #3 for his daddy, rake in the millions he will make, put it in the bank and next year or year after when DEI is bankrupt and being sold for nothing he can buy it.

That is an excellent plan!

 

[Rollout96]

Personally I think JR comes out of this smelling like a rose. He has tons of options:

1. Go drive for RCR and rake in millions when he drives his daddy's #3 for RCR.
2. Go drive for Gibbs and join Stewart and have awesome cars
3. Start his own JR Motorsports Nextel team and hopefully make it a superpower in nascar

Personally what I think is he needs to just go drive RCR's #3 for his daddy, rake in the millions he will make, put it in the bank and next year or year after when DEI is bankrupt and being sold for nothing he can buy it.

I don't follow NASCAR too close but I thought I heard one of the announcers (Chris Myers maybe) say that JR brings SO much marketing power and Bud money that there are many owners that will simply bring him into their deal as a large shareholder and then buy him out when he is ready to go on his own completely.

I am always amazed that you can virtually (almost LITERALLY) walk into any of the thousands of bars/pubs in America and see something with his number 8 on it. Budweiser uses him in eight-figure ($$$) marketing campaigns. It is like Nike and Tiger (at least the Nike GOLF stuff). Simply amazing.

I'm thinkin' he'll land on his feet (or his padded wallet)

 

[Al smith]

I was somewhat surprised to read his salary was over 20 million a year. Does John Force even spend that a season?

 

[Mike]

20 mil is the total Bud sponsorship

 

[d'kid]

Re: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. To Leave DEI

Who??????

Geez, I saw the Thread and thought JR Todd.... okay, I'm brain dead... Maybe Kelly E can drive for T, she got the most natural talent of all of Ironhead's kids

 

[Al smith]

20 mil is the total Bud sponsorship

they should clarify the article then
Earnhardt Jr. to leave DEI after season | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

He's already NASCAR's highest-paid driver, earning $20.1 million per year, a million more than No. 2 Jeff Gordon.

 

[T.Smith]

20 mil is the total Bud sponsorship

I wouldn't say that...and I'd like to know where they got that number from. I'd bet he makes more than that.

 

[Mike]

Al, sponsorship is considered part of their earning just like race winnings. And with all the other secondary sponsors he has I'll bet its more.

 

[The Counterfeiter]

Re: JR leaves DEI - be afraid, very afraid!

Personally I think JR comes out of this smelling like a rose. He has tons of options:

1. Go drive for RCR and rake in millions when he drives his daddy's #3 for RCR.
2. Go drive for Gibbs and join Stewart and have awesome cars
3. Start his own JR Motorsports Nextel team and hopefully make it a superpower in nascar

Personally what I think is he needs to just go drive RCR's #3 for his daddy, rake in the millions he will make, put it in the bank and next year or year after when DEI is bankrupt and being sold for nothing he can buy it.

Well Justin, you left one option out! I think Dale clearly said that he wants to be with a team that can win him a championship. Consider what has happened so far this year. Jeff, Jimmie, Kyle and . . . Dale in 2008?

 

[Paul]

A Boston Fox channel is saying JR will sign with RCR today driving either the number 3 or 33.

 

[exponentialpi]

"Richard Childress has scheduled a news conference Friday at Darlington Raceway, the site of Saturday's Nextel Nextel Cup race."

 

[DrRocket]

"Richard Childress has scheduled a news conference Friday at Darlington Raceway, the site of Saturday's Nextel Nextel Cup race."

Where did you get this?

 

[murf]

Juniors salary and endorsements for last year were $25,761,830. This does not include merchandise and he's the top seller in motor-sports.

 

[exponentialpi]

My Source
MyFox WGHP | Earnhardt Jr. in Serious Talks with RCR

 

[DrRocket]

My Source
MyFox WGHP | Earnhardt Jr. in Serious Talks with RCR

I'll raise your "in serious talks" with a done deal! From WFXT in Boston.

 

[exponentialpi]

I saw the done deal too. The other article mentioned the press conference sometime today in Darlington.

 

[none]

Let me start by saying that I'm all for what JR. is doing. It's not about money he makes more than he can spend. He wants to WIN. And at DEI he didn't have control of his team or his future. I believe that wherever he lands he will be a partner, not "just a driver". Much like Jeff Gordon owns a peice of Hendrick.

But if he is taking Budweiser with him, shouldn't we all be screaming about him "Buying the Ride"? If he was a Drag Racer we would.

Alan

 

[Bowtie]

I'll raise your "in serious talks" with a done deal! From WFXT in Boston.

Read again

FOX Sports - NASCAR - Childress: We're giving Junior space

 

[DrRocket]

Read again

FOX Sports - NASCAR - Childress: We're giving Junior space

LOL!!

FOX needs to get their stories straight. Their Boston affiliate still claims it's a done deal!!

NASCAR'S in Darlington right now, and I'll bet people like Childress are getting mobbed by reporters trying to "break" an exclusive headline.

What a circus this is turning into!

 

[MM]

What a circus this is turning into!

this is huge in the NASCAR world, and it's only going to get more and more insane with rumors and such....i mean this is pretty much the equivalent of Ashley Force leaving John Force racing, or better yet, Tony Schumacher leaving Don Schumacher racing and taking the Army with him (with some exceptions of course with these comparisons)