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Earnhardt Jr. Comments on Teresa's and Contract
Question..Can you give us your reaction to Teresa's comments about TV personality or race car driver?

Well, my sister said that in this sport they go hand in hand, and I sort of agree with that. I think that everybody is smart enough to understand the position the drivers are in. You guys that are here every weekend, you know what the sport is like because you're here every weekend. You know what it's about. And I think that that, you know, I think that it's probably on advantage to have a decent personality as a race car driver, one that can garner to several sponsors that you might have on any given race team. I think is important to be well liked and be marketable. I think it's any owner's dream to have a driver that's succeeded. I don't know, she might have just been having a bad day or something when she said that. I really don't know where that was coming from.

I tried, and tried not to comment on it. I didn't want to comment to the press on it. I don't want to get in a – because you know, even if I don't and she don't want to be in a pitching war back and forth, you guys can make one out of it if you want. I was trying not to get involved in it. I really didn't appreciate it, whether she was taken out of context or not. I just didn't really appreciate it. But a lot of people went to bat for me, especially a lot of people in the press. It was nice to read those comments and stuff as far as what everybody's opinion on it was.

Question..Richie Gilmore said today that Teresa had sort of handed off the negotiations on your contract to someone else so that she could take the personal side out of it and that Kelly was doing that for you. I guess with you saying you haven't talked to Teresa, there's a perception out there that this relationship between you two is not good. Can you just clarify for us what the relationship is?

I don't want to really get too personal, but Teresa is my stepmother, and I have a mother at home that I have a very good relationship with. Mine and Teresa's relationship has always been very black and white, very strict and in your face. It is what it is, not necessarily it ain't a bed of roses, but there's really, you know, it's not – I don't know how to explain it honestly.

The relationship that we have today is the same relationship we had when I was six years old when I moved into that house with Dad and her. It's always been the same. It hasn’t gotten worse over the last couple years or last couple months. It's always been the same, the way I felt about her then is the way I feel about her now.

Like I said, Kelly is a big part of my contract negotiations and in no, way, shape or form will she not be a part of that and not be a big part of that. So I don't know if what Richie said is exactly the case. Teresa, didn't come to the last – we did have a meeting probably several months ago and then we had one with everybody present. And then we had one a couple of months ago that Teresa decided that it best that she wasn't part of that meeting and that these other two guys do the negotiating. You know, my sister and me, we're a team when it comes to those type of things. ...Daily Headlines
 
I surely will not crucify all stepmom's (anyone watch Desperate housewives). However, I tend to side with Jr in this battle.
 
Step moms are like mother's in law. Sometimes you have a great one and sometimes you don't. In my case, I have two great ones.

I think that a lot of the reaction between step parents and the kids depends on a lot of circumstances. Junior had a pretty tough life growing up with his father and step mother and his mother had plenty of hard times as well. I don't believe that there was ever any real love tween the two and other than aknowleging the other presence and their relationship, I doubt anything will change. I think that Junior has it in his mind that one day he will be the owner of DEI along with his sister Kelly.
 
Did he in fact grow up with stepmom and dad? Or with his real mom?
 
bumpzter said:
Did he in fact grow up with stepmom and dad? Or with his real mom?
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The relationship that we have today is the same relationship we had when I was six years old when I moved into that house with Dad and her. It's always been the same. It hasn’t gotten worse over the last couple years or last couple months. It's always been the same, the way I felt about her then is the way I feel about her now.
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:)
 
I think Dale Sr would have wanted Dale Jr and Kelly to have a share in the business at DEI. I think Teresa is a very self serving person. I have never liked her.
 
tkj24 said:
I think Dale Sr would have wanted Dale Jr and Kelly to have a share in the business at DEI. I think Teresa is a very self serving person. I have never liked her.
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I have no idea what Dale would or would not have wanted and since I have never met Teresa I neither like or dislike her . I do know that Teresas public persona is rather icey and aloof and I can see that she has chosen to take DEI in a different direction then Dale had intended by her choice to replace the majority of the people Dale had placed in management .

I have been told by people that should know that DEI has had the largest turn over of key employees of any of the big teams in the last few years and this is always a key indicator of what is going on at any business not just a racing business .

It is obvious to most people that there is some distention between Dale jr and his step mother and to think that other key players that would be interested in Dale jrs services are not offering him lucrative alternatives is naive . I believe that right now its 50/50 that Dale jr signs a new contract with DEI but if they get to Speed Weeks with out a new contract I think he is as good as gone .
 
tkj24 said:
I think Dale Sr would have wanted Dale Jr and Kelly to have a share in the business at DEI. I think Teresa is a very self serving person. I have never liked her.
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Yeh , by all Reports she appears to be just another Gold Digger ! She never appears at the Shop , rarely at the Track , only seems to appear at the Social Functions with
her Gucci attire..Eh !
 
MultiMatic said:
I have no idea what Dale would or would not have wanted.................

I can see that she has chosen to take DEI in a different direction then Dale had intended ................
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Sort of a contradiction in opinion isn't it ???
First, Multimatic has no idea what Dale would or would not do and then, next sentence, a complete turnaround with an opinion DEI is going in a direction different than Dale would have wanted????

Is this what is known as a politically correct opinion ??? :)
 
Whizzer said:
Sort of a contradiction in opinion isn't it ???
First, Multimatic has no idea what Dale would or would not do and then, next sentence, a complete turnaround with an opinion DEI is going in a direction different than Dale would have wanted????

Is this what is known as a politically correct opinion ??? :)
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No Whizzer its just an example of my poor literary skills . My first comment was refering to the dispersal of Dales estate and wether Dale would have wanted Dale jr to have a piece of DEI . The second comment was an observation of the direction Teresa is taking DEI .

I shall try to be clearer in the future.
 
Ok, did Dale Sr. die with or without a will? If there was a will it would have spelled out exactly what his wishes were. At least at the time the will was drawn. If he died without a will then the Probate court would have divided the estate by formula. So I think we can all put aside that Teresa is screwing over Earnhardt's chilluns for her own good.
Besides, I still maintain that without her in Dale's life there very well might not have been a DEI.
 
Smurf said:
Yeh , by all Reports she appears to be just another Gold Digger ! She never appears at the Shop , rarely at the Track , only seems to appear at the Social Functions with her Gucci attire..Eh !
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Reports ? What reports ??? The ones that say she doesn't get along with her stepson ?????? If there are other reports of the nature mentioned, please let me know where they appear.
Offering the benefit of doubt, perhaps there is confusion since there are those who do not know or fail to realize what an important role Teresa had in the success of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.'s career and in building his financial and racing empire.

Teresa was a major motivating force prior to the founding of DEI. Teresa hired many key people who helped found DEI.

Do not underestimate Teresa Earnhart. She is not a publicity hound, she is active in the business and she apparently never did and does not get along with Dale, Jr.. A tough role for any third wife to fill. Junior was not a well behaved kid when Teresa came on the scene.
Teresa is an extremely smart business person.
She is not a gold digger. Teresa shows concern for the success of DEI and her priority is the legacy of her late husband, which she promotes through various charitable organizations and foundations established in the Earnhardt name.

Teresa Earnhardt is a private person, just as Dale was. She has no reason to attend the races. Her job is not to be present on race day and it is probably in her best interest to leave race day duties to the ones who are paid to do those jobs. One thing of note, when Ms. Earnhardt appears in public, it is alone, and nearly every appearance is at a charitable event, usually check in hand, and not a social function of the type people go just to be seen.
It is sad when a person criticizes someone for the brand of clothes they wear rather than extend accolades for contributions they make to worthy charitable causes and dedication to the memory of a lost loved one.
 
barelypure said:
Ok, did Dale Sr. die with or without a will? If there was a will it would have spelled out exactly what his wishes were. At least at the time the will was drawn. If he died without a will then the Probate court would have divided the estate by formula. So I think we can all put aside that Teresa is screwing over Earnhardt's chilluns for her own good.
Besides, I still maintain that without her in Dale's life there very well might not have been a DEI.
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As we all know Dale did have a will when he past but I do understand where those that say he would have wanted his son to share in his business may get this idea from . You have to remember at the time of Dales death Jr had only competed in 3 full NASCAR seasons and was still pretty much sewing his wild oats like trying to see how many naked girls he could get into a hot tub , if you remember that story .

I dont know when Dale wrote his will but I would guess it was some time prior to Dale Jr establishing himself in NASCAR and very well could have been before Jr even began his NASCAR career . So it may have been that at the time of its writing that he had not even considered that Jr would become the main stay of the company and he would be around for many many years to over see things .

Heres something I do know race drivers atlest serious race drivers think they are never going to die . They all think that when their time comes it will be in their golden years in a rocking chair but never in a race car. The exception to this is Bobby Isaac but thats for another discussion.So to those that think Sr would have wanted Jr to have a piece of DEI I think thats a reasonable premise .

To those that would contend that with out Teresa there may have never been a DEI this is a myth and a fairy tale . The person that is responsible for Dales financial success is Don Hawk and no one other then Don Hawk .

If you must attribute something to Teresa she did pick out the panelling in the dining room at DEI .
 
MultiMatic said:
To those that would contend that with out Teresa there may have never been a DEI this is a myth and a fairy tale . The person that is responsible for Dales financial success is Don Hawk and no one other then Don Hawk . If you must attribute something to Teresa she did pick out the panelling in the dining room at DEI .
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If Multimatic does have the straight scoop when suggesting he knows the story and timeline explaining how,when, where and why Don Hawk happened to be employed by the Earnharts and building of DEI without Teresa, perhaps he will share his informaton to dispel the myth and fairy tale.

Please be accurate since the request is for factual information.
And just for the record, sources like "people in the know" are not considered reliable.

Your move Multimatic. :)
 
Don Hawk started running Dales business affairs in 1979 3 full years before he married your beloved Teresa Hunter .
I have a 3 hour dyno test (babysitting) tomorow where I will have lots of time to look up some links to back up my statements which I presume your looking for. .

For some reason the girlfriend thinks I should be talking to her this evening rather then typing on the computer :captive:
 
MultiMatic said:
You have to remember at the time of Dales death Jr had only competed in 3 full NASCAR seasons and was still pretty much sewing his wild oats like trying to see how many naked girls he could get into a hot tub , if you remember that story .

That's the best point I have seen made in this thread so far.



Personally, I have no idea what was on the minds of any of the involved parties. Since I have never known any of them personally, I would say any of this is purely conjecture on any of our parts.

I kind of hope Dale Jr does sign elsewhere. He has become one hell of a talented driver who may never get his due respect until he leaves the nest and proves his salt on another team entirely. I wouldn't even mind seeing him sign on with one of my favorite teams.
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Another ?, why is it Lil'E only wants to run DEI rather than starting his own team. He has stated that he has no interest in being an owner unless it is of DEI. IMO, he would have the money, support and personnel to step out on his own and be successful. Why would he entertain leaving DEI to drive for someone else where he probably wouldn't have the freedom he now enjoys. The new owner might even expect him to make those 8am Monday meetings and do a lot more meet and greets. He has stated he only wants to drive like he did years ago. Teresa is giving him that opportunity while making good money. I don't see what the fuss is about.
 
It'd sure be interesting to see what her will says.

Either way, it's DEI not DEJRI. It's her company to run how she see fit. He's an employee and one without a contract - I think. If he don't like it, well, that's life.

Personally, I'd have said "see ya'" when she started questioning my motives in the media and get as far away from the Eury's as the garage will allow.

It's not like he'd have to send out resumes to get a job ;)
 
MultiMatic said:
I have a 3 hour dyno test (babysitting) tomorow where I will have lots of time to look up some links to back up my statements which I presume your looking for.
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I had a feeling you spend most of your free time on the internet in search of NASCAR gossip and other tid bits of information. :)
 
Whizzer said:
I had a feeling you spend most of your free time on the internet in search of NASCAR gossip and other tid bits of information. :)
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Whizzer regardless of what you think of me I think your one of the most intelligent and knowledgeable posters on this board . I do not know if you have ever spent three hours watching shock absorbers going up and down but it does leave you with time to look at the net . As far as my free time I spend it riding and working on my vintage dirt bikes and not on the web .

I did do a search on Don Hawk and Dale and came up with little more then one or two sentence comments on what a genius he was from people like Dale and Alan Kulwicki . With out prying into you personal life I do wonder if you have ever worked in a race shop because every one I have ever worked in is a hot bed of gossip .

Heres a book I read many years ago but I think is still available that may give you some insight.http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/0800756576
 
I do not know if you have ever spent three hours watching shock absorbers going up and down...
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But, wouldn't you need to have 12 hours? 3 for each shock. And, I don't see how you could do anything else. Those suckers move pretty quick and you wouldn't want to miss a bounce.
Course, some computers can measure all that. So who knows.
 
I think you may be familiar with the small portable units you see in the haulers that just measure Newtons . We have a unit that measures multiple units at high and low speed values and that calculates things such as seal drag , fade , shaft flex etc etc . Basically I just baby sit the machine and submit the read outs to an engineer . This is by no means what I do all the time but has become one of my lowly duties.
 
Teresa Earnhardt wants Junior at DEIB
By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Teresa Earnhardt is willing to discuss a larger role at Dale Earnhardt Inc. with stepson Dale Earnhardt Jr. as part of the ongoing contract negotiations to keep him at his late father's company.

"We are moving full speed ahead with negotiations, moving ahead as we normally would,'' Teresa Earnhardt said Thursday night in a telephone interview from Los Angeles, where she was promoting the documentary "Dale.''

Asked if she was committed to keeping Junior behind the wheel of the No. 8 Chevrolet, she didn't waver. "Absolutely.''

Junior's contract expires at the end of this season, and his status with the company has been in question since Teresa Earnhardt seemingly questioned his commitment in a December article in The Wall Street Journal.

"Right now the ball's in his court to decide on whether he wants to be a NASCAR driver or whether he wants to be a public personality,'' she said in the Dec. 14 story.

The remark angered Junior, who said at preseason testing last week that the two had not spoken since the quote was published because "I figured if anything needed to be said, she'd call me up and say it.''

Teresa Earnhardt indicated the two have since spoken but seemed fuzzy on when the conversation occurred.

"I don't know, it has just been a short while ago,'' she said. "We talk.''

Junior said last week his relationship with his stepmother would factor into his decision to re-sign with DEI, and he also hoped to get an ownership stake in the company. But he said Teresa had skipped the most recent round of negotiations, sending representatives to the bargaining table to meet with Junior and his sister, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge.

Teresa Earnhardt said Thursday there's been nothing unusual about these extension talks.

"It's all been very typical,'' she said. "We're moving forward, discussing everything and trying to get this done.''
 
You would've thought that they would have handled this last year. It's never a good thing to go into the final year of a contract without guarantees. The other owners see the blood in the water and move in for the kill. Especially if either party stumbles out of the gate. Tensions could rise, strong words be said and before you know it the fatted calf is on the block.
 
On a side note. DEI has signed Jeffrey Earnhardt, 17 yr old son of Kerry, to a contract to drive in the Busch East Series. Jeffrey has been doing some driving up around Pulaski, Virginia. He is also still in High School in Mooresville. Harvick, Truex, and Craven came up through the Busch East Series.
 
Multimatic, thank you for the compliment, I think.

In reading the response to my post re: the qualities of Teresa Earnhardt, the focus was turned to how much Multimatic thinks he knows on the topic by insinuating Da Whizzer, in an opinion and factual comments, tells "fairy tales and myths". Undeserved and disrespectful.

The thing is Multimatic, in your zeal to expound upon your extensive knowledge of NASCAR, you once again missed the point entirely. It seems you simply do not get it. Not yet anyway. So I'll explain, beginning with, my personal experience in the world of racing is not important.

What is important is responding to others in a respectful manner and common courtsey, something sorely lacking in nearly every one of your responses to others on this forum since you first appeared.

I doubt seriously anyone here really gives a crap about your babysitting a dyno for three hours, but most of them do care how you respond to them and to others on this forum.

Technically, there may not have been a violation of the rules in your numerous posts offering constant put downs and denigrating others who dare offer differing opinions.
At the same time, this post might be considered a personal attack.

You, Multimatic, are not the Messiah despite your suggestions others not sharing the volumes of information on NASCAR or having a mechanical understanding on your level, are less than suitable to be in your presence.

So lighten up Multimatic. Try being a nice person instead of the person you have been. Try showing respect to the other posters on this forum. Others such as Barelypure and Bumpzter are damn good people and can offer you far more than you can offer them. Especially with your current attitude.

Try changing your attitude, take away the arrogance, remove the chip from your shoulder, show greater maturity and start to show us respect. If you do those things, your road here will be easier to travel.

Take my comments for what you will, and keep this thought in mind.

If I am expelled for making this personal, and in the long run it helps you understand my message bringing about an attitude change and making you a better person on this forum, it will be worth it to me.
 
Others such as Barelypure...are damn good people and can offer you far more than you can offer them.
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OK, now you've gone too far. I've put up with your comments long enough. Where's the exit. I'm not going to take these insults from some Winston-Salem living...well I'm just so upset words are tumbling.

Oh, and for those who have a reading comprehension that's called sarcasm.

Thanks Whizzer. But, as you know I'm just a Lil'E hating troll that shouldn't be fed these type of threads. It just encourages me. :)
 
OK, posters, the pissing match has gone far enough.

Truth to tell, none of use knows diddly-squat about what is actually going on inside Theresa's or DaleJr's head. None of us are the fly on the wall in the offices or boardroom of DEI, listening to all that is being discussed.

We've taken this conversation too damned far off the original topic and turned it into a "I know more than you" ---- that needs to stop --- here and now.
 
Yeah well I was that fly on the wall until KEE saw me...
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If they want to throw sand in each others face - all the power to 'em.

All I ask is that this thread not be locked as some of us would like to discuss this issue.

I for one don't think we've heard the last of the DEJr vs the evil stepmother tale. ;)
 
I like Jeff Hammond's take on the situation:
If Teresa Earnhardt is willing to work with Earnhardt Jr. , I think that Junior is willing to work with Teresa. I look at the situation at DEI a little bit like Kevin Harvick and Richard Childress a year ago. They are a whole lot better when they are together. There's some common ground here that really benefits both of them. Can each survive without the other? Sure, but I don't think they can prosper and be as efficient apart as they can together.
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Oh, BP, that fly is too funny.

Actually, I think the media has really gone off on this "war of words" between Theresa and DaleJr.

But, I admit, it makes for interesting reading --- gets the blood stirring in the offseason. LOL
 
muggle not said:
On a side note. DEI has signed Jeffrey Earnhardt, 17 yr old son of Kerry, to a contract to drive in the Busch East Series. Jeffrey has been doing some driving up around Pulaski, Virginia. He is also still in High School in Mooresville. Harvick, Truex, and Craven came up through the Busch East Series.
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Chit, no comment on my post. Or did everyone already have that info. :)
 
Muggle, I think I posted something about that.

Whizz, I happen to agree with you and I know the feeling.

NOW CAN WE ALL GET BACK ON TOPIC, PLEASE!
 
kat2220 said:
Muggle, I think I posted something about that.

Whizz, I happen to agree with you and I know the feeling.

NOW CAN WE ALL GET BACK ON TOPIC, PLEASE!
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Shoot Kat. I am like the song by the late lefty Frizzell....."Always Late" :)
 
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