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Tony Eury Jr., crew chief on the No. 15 Chevrolets at Dale Earnhardt Inc. this season, has signed a long-term deal that will keep him at DEI.
Eury Jr. was car chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the No. 8 Chevrolets until a team switch at the end of last season put him with Waltrip's team.
Both Earnhardt Jr. and Eury Jr. have in recent weeks talked openly about their desire to work together again, but Thursday's announcement of the new contract for Eury Jr. included no word about which team Eury Jr. will be with in the future.
"I couldn't be happier," Eury, Jr. said in the release. "I've spent
many years with DEI and always planned to be for a long time to come. With all the outside distractions now behind us, we can focus on winning races."
Eury Jr. has worked with DEI for 14 years.
"Having such a loyal employee and talented crew chief like Tony as
part of DEI on a long-term basis was an important objective for the
continuity of our program," said team owner Teresa Earnhardt in the
statement.
When Waltrip announced earlier this year that he does not plan to come back to DEI in 2006, one reason he cited for that decision was that the team would not assure him Eury Jr. would remain as his crew chief.
"Tony Jr. is awesome," Earnhardt Jr. said at Indianapolis two weeks ago. "I've always thought he was going to be one of the best crew chiefs in the business. I do want to work with him again, I think we should."
Earnhardt Jr. said in that interview that their separation this year has helped him and Eury Jr. mature after often finding themselves at odds late last season.
"Sometimes we act like children and sometimes you need a lesson," Earnhardt Jr. said. "We had to give it to each other I guess. ...I don't know.
"On performance issues maybe we shouldn't have changed things. But in the long run, personally I am better for it and I think Tony Jr. is too.
"I think we were just both really immature for our age. That's due to the fact our fathers let us raise ourselves, pretty much. I think the more mature we get the easier it is for us to work together. This year sped that up quite a bit, being away from each other."
Tony Eury Jr., crew chief on the No. 15 Chevrolets at Dale Earnhardt Inc. this season, has signed a long-term deal that will keep him at DEI.
Eury Jr. was car chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the No. 8 Chevrolets until a team switch at the end of last season put him with Waltrip's team.
Both Earnhardt Jr. and Eury Jr. have in recent weeks talked openly about their desire to work together again, but Thursday's announcement of the new contract for Eury Jr. included no word about which team Eury Jr. will be with in the future.
"I couldn't be happier," Eury, Jr. said in the release. "I've spent
many years with DEI and always planned to be for a long time to come. With all the outside distractions now behind us, we can focus on winning races."
Eury Jr. has worked with DEI for 14 years.
"Having such a loyal employee and talented crew chief like Tony as
part of DEI on a long-term basis was an important objective for the
continuity of our program," said team owner Teresa Earnhardt in the
statement.
When Waltrip announced earlier this year that he does not plan to come back to DEI in 2006, one reason he cited for that decision was that the team would not assure him Eury Jr. would remain as his crew chief.
"Tony Jr. is awesome," Earnhardt Jr. said at Indianapolis two weeks ago. "I've always thought he was going to be one of the best crew chiefs in the business. I do want to work with him again, I think we should."
Earnhardt Jr. said in that interview that their separation this year has helped him and Eury Jr. mature after often finding themselves at odds late last season.
"Sometimes we act like children and sometimes you need a lesson," Earnhardt Jr. said. "We had to give it to each other I guess. ...I don't know.
"On performance issues maybe we shouldn't have changed things. But in the long run, personally I am better for it and I think Tony Jr. is too.
"I think we were just both really immature for our age. That's due to the fact our fathers let us raise ourselves, pretty much. I think the more mature we get the easier it is for us to work together. This year sped that up quite a bit, being away from each other."
