DEI n RCR to merge in future

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Richard Childress Racing is looking to buy Dale Earnhardt Inc. in the near future.... in 2007 Dale Earnhardt Jr is to slate to drive a black #3 car for the RCR stable in the 50th running of the daytona 500.
 
link? I heard this rumor awhile ago, but have since heard several more "don't bet on it" rumors, mostly from jayski...
 
dsdjtlts said:
so many rumors..hard to know a thing for sure, but I am betting for sure a big Yes.
http://www.cupscene.com/082303.htm
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And, the HEADING for that is
Good Morning! Welcome to the Cup Scene Daily for August 23,2003
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That article was over 2 years ago!!!! So, I don't think it's a done deal!!!! It's a highly touted rumor without ANY substance at this point.
 
If I may ask a foolish question?

How can NASCAR run the 50th Daytona 500 in 2007 when the first 500 was run in 1959?

Why in the world would Richard Childress want to waste good money buying nothing more than an other man's showplace of a shop when he already has his own business interests to invest his sponsors' money in?

It would seem to me that RCR already has enough mediocre drivers in his current stable. Why in the world would he want to add another?

Just wondering...
 
It might not happen today or tomorrow, but in my mind, it will happen and here's why.
Teresa is not interested in publicity for herself or DEI nor does she need or possibly even want the responsibility of DEI. My guess she is holding on as a memory for Dale.
Teresa is a smart businesswoman who helped mold her husband into an icon with his talent and her business accumen.
Left to his own devices, Dale Earnhardt would have had no where near the fortune he accumulated if not for Teresa, Don Hawke and Richard Childress, guiding him through the maze of finances and business dealings.

The time has come for Teresa to get on with her life and preserve the memory of her late husband in other ways. One way being to enter into a business arrangement with Richard Childress, keep Dale as driver of the # 3.

Not sure how the car being black will go over with Budweiser, but neither should the car be black. The black number 3 was for Dale Earnhardt, Sr..

Those who keep hoping for another Earnhardt to drive a black #3 car are dreamers who keep looking for the resurrection of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and it ain't gonna happen.

My predicition is, RCR and DEI will make an arrangement of some sort, Dale will drive the number 3.
 
majestyx said:
And, the HEADING for that is
That article was over 2 years ago!!!! So, I don't think it's a done deal!!!! It's a highly touted rumor without ANY substance at this point.
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Sorry I didn't notice the date.....I am still willing to bet it WILL happen. :)
 
Why would Richard Childress want to invest the millions of dollars which the acquisition of DEI would undoubtably cost when he already has his own well established operation?

Why makes everyone so sure that he would even want to ever run another black number 3?

As I pointed out before, he already has a stable of mediocre drivers, why would he want Jr.?

What makes everyone think that Budweiser would want to go to RCR as a sponsor IF Jr. were to make that move? They have moved their sponsorship from other teams in the past and what is to keep them from making a move in the future?

Hasn't Jr. repeatedly said that he was perfectly happy to run his grandfather's number 8? That the 3 was his father's number, not his?

I can see Theresa perhaps closing down the racing operation, but possibly keeping the shop as a museum of some sort. It would be a good base from which to continue selling the legend of her late husband, would it not? Not to mention all those souvenirs sales.
 
Hasn't Jr. repeatedly said that he was perfectly happy to run his grandfather's number 8? That the 3 was his father's number, not his?
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he's also said that he will run the 3 before he retires.
 
boB said:
Why would Richard Childress want to invest the millions of dollars which the acquisition of DEI would undoubtably cost when he already has his own well established operation?

Why makes everyone so sure that he would even want to ever run another black number 3?

As I pointed out before, he already has a stable of mediocre drivers, why would he want Jr.?

What makes everyone think that Budweiser would want to go to RCR as a sponsor IF Jr. were to make that move? They have moved their sponsorship from other teams in the past and what is to keep them from making a move in the future?

Hasn't Jr. repeatedly said that he was perfectly happy to run his grandfather's number 8? That the 3 was his father's number, not his?

I can see Theresa perhaps closing down the racing operation, but possibly keeping the shop as a museum of some sort. It would be a good base from which to continue selling the legend of her late husband, would it not? Not to mention all those souvenirs sales.
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Multi car team for one reason. Think a "black" number 3 is a bit of a stretch. Dale Jr. has stated he wants to drive the number 3 before he retires.
 
Whether or not he runs the three will be entirely up to NASCAR and whatever owner is given that number.

My understanding has been that if an owner doesn't use an assigned number that after a certain length of time (thought it was three years) that number will be reassigned to whatever owner requests it.

I'm not sure how RCR has retained that number this long as they have not used it on a Cup car since February 2001 that I'm aware of.

Jr. will have no say in whether or not he drives the 3 car, unless he either owns his own team or makes arrangements with whatever owner he happens to be driving for to acquire the use of that number.

As for multi-car team, RCR already is a multi-car team and it doesn't seem to be doing him a great deal of good, does it? If that were the case, why wouldn't he simply expand his own operation instead of investing in another which has been a lot less than stellar in the Cup series of late?

What happened to RAD, the three team conglomerate that was supposed to "rule" NASCAR a few years ago? That idea didn't seem to work out very well, did it?
 
Whether or not he runs the three will be entirely up to NASCAR and whatever owner is given that number.

My understanding has been that if an owner doesn't use an assigned number that after a certain length of time (thought it was three years) that number will be reassigned to whatever owner requests it.

I'm not sure how RCR has retained that number this long as they have not used it on a Cup car since February 2001 that I'm aware of.

Jr. will have no say in whether or not he drives the 3 car, unless he either owns his own team or makes arrangements with whatever owner he happens to be driving for to acquire the use of that number.

As for multi-car team, RCR already is a multi-car team and it doesn't seem to be doing him a great deal of good, does it? If that were the case, why wouldn't he simply expand his own operation instead of investing in another which has been a lot less than stellar in the Cup series of late?

What happened to RAD, the three team conglomerate that was supposed to "rule" NASCAR a few years ago? That idea didn't seem to work out very well, did it?
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nascar essientally gave RCR the number after sr died, sort of retiring it....and Jr does have a say on wheter he races it or not...RC has said the only 2 people that could ever race that number are Jr and Kerry...and all they would have to do is ask.
 
i dont want rcr to but dei that would suck.
rcr does not have good ewuipment and i want have to go and drive for dei
 
boB said:
Whether or not he runs the three will be entirely up to NASCAR and whatever owner is given that number.

My understanding has been that if an owner doesn't use an assigned number that after a certain length of time (thought it was three years) that number will be reassigned to whatever owner requests it.

I'm not sure how RCR has retained that number this long as they have not used it on a Cup car since February 2001 that I'm aware of.

Jr. will have no say in whether or not he drives the 3 car, unless he either owns his own team or makes arrangements with whatever owner he happens to be driving for to acquire the use of that number.

As for multi-car team, RCR already is a multi-car team and it doesn't seem to be doing him a great deal of good, does it? If that were the case, why wouldn't he simply expand his own operation instead of investing in another which has been a lot less than stellar in the Cup series of late?

What happened to RAD, the three team conglomerate that was supposed to "rule" NASCAR a few years ago? That idea didn't seem to work out very well, did it?
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I recall at the time of Dale's death, Richard asked Nascar to retire the #3, Nascar declined, Richard then requested an extension on the time allowed to keep the #3, Nascar granted that request. Do not know the length of that extension.

DEI and RCR...merge? a merger between RCR and Dale Earnhardt Inc. is rumored to be in the works. Although DEI vice president Richie Gilmore says the partnership will involve nothing more than promotional plans, the two organizations enjoyed a beneficial aerodynamic alliance several years ago. Considering the strength of powerhouses Roush and Hendrick Motorsports, a marriage between RCR and DEI would move their programs up a level. Another benefit? Dale Earnhardt Jr. could follow in his late father's footsteps in an RCR car.(Sporting News)(9-5-2005)
 
dsdjtlts said:
I recall at the time of Dale's death, Richard asked Nascar to retire the #3, Nascar declined, Richard then requested an extension on the time allowed to keep the #3, Nascar granted that request. Do not know the length of that extension.

DEI and RCR...merge? a merger between RCR and Dale Earnhardt Inc. is rumored to be in the works. Although DEI vice president Richie Gilmore says the partnership will involve nothing more than promotional plans, the two organizations enjoyed a beneficial aerodynamic alliance several years ago. Considering the strength of powerhouses Roush and Hendrick Motorsports, a marriage between RCR and DEI would move their programs up a level. Another benefit? Dale Earnhardt Jr. could follow in his late father's footsteps in an RCR car.(Sporting News)(9-5-2005)
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How can you take 2 medioca teams, merge them to gether and think they will be stronger? You'll have 1 big medioca team at best, but I think with all that's involved with trying to merge you'll weaken rather than strengthen. Maybe if they can hang on for 3 or 4 years you could strengthen them back and gain ground but it sure won't be over night.

RCR ran 2 teams quite well, 1 was the powerhouse, the other was marginal at best. Since he's added the 3rd team, all 3 have suffered, adding a couple more on top of this I think could end up being the demise of RCR. JMHO
 
Eagle1 said:
How can you take 2 medioca teams, merge them to gether and think they will be stronger? You'll have 1 big medioca team at best, but I think with all that's involved with trying to merge you'll weaken rather than strengthen. Maybe if they can hang on for 3 or 4 years you could strengthen them back and gain ground but it sure won't be over night.

RCR ran 2 teams quite well, 1 was the powerhouse, the other was marginal at best. Since he's added the 3rd team, all 3 have suffered, adding a couple more on top of this I think could end up being the demise of RCR. JMHO
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In Nascar there is strength in numbers. I don't know if they will be a power house or not, for all I know they have been working on this for years....it just seems they may be willing to give it a go. Time will tell. I, personally, hope they do it and succeed.
 
How can you take 2 medioca teams, merge them to gether and think they will be stronger? You'll have 1 big medioca team at best, but I think with all that's involved with trying to merge you'll weaken rather than strengthen. Maybe if they can hang on for 3 or 4 years you could strengthen them back and gain ground but it sure won't be over night.

RCR ran 2 teams quite well, 1 was the powerhouse, the other was marginal at best. Since he's added the 3rd team, all 3 have suffered, adding a couple more on top of this I think could end up being the demise of RCR. JMHO
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thinking in a positive aspect about this, maybe their thinking behind this is that say RCR has some problems in some areas that DEI doesnt, maybe DEI can improve RCR by helping with a certain problem...and RCR can do the same for DEI...i really think the more heads you have working on the designs and setups of those cars can do only one thing...help them.

by the way am i making this up, but did i hear recently that NA$CAR is going to limit testing to just manufactor test? so every team only gets 7 test instead of Roush getting 35 and Cal Wells only getting 7? i cant confirm this...or is this just a rumor floating around?
 
This Buds For Me said:
thinking in a positive aspect about this, maybe their thinking behind this is that say RCR has some problems in some areas that DEI doesnt, maybe DEI can improve RCR by helping with a certain problem...and RCR can do the same for DEI...i really think the more heads you have working on the designs and setups of those cars can do only one thing...help them.

by the way am i making this up, but did i hear recently that NA$CAR is going to limit testing to just manufactor test? so every team only gets 7 test instead of Roush getting 35 and Cal Wells only getting 7? i cant confirm this...or is this just a rumor floating around?
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I agree, I believe DEI & RCR can help each other.
Haven't heard anything about the testing yet, but did "hear" Nascar is taking a 'close' look at multi-car teams--whatever that means. Also, I believe there are several tracks around the country drivers can "test" at...as long as no cup race is held at the chosen test track, it does not count as a test date.
Many drivers do this. Would be nice to "really" level the playing field. Roush is a tough opponent, gonna be hard to beat him this year. I saw the Roush boys letting a team mate lead a lap for 5 bonus points, makes me wonder what they have planned for the final 10.
 
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