Dale Earnhardt Jr. will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. after the ‘07 season is finished. DEI was started by his late father Dale Earnhardt, but after his sudden death, everything changed. Jr’s stepmother became the one in charge, and has seemed to have done poorly with the business. The sad thing, was that Earnhardt Jr. didn’t even own the rights to his own name. After a long time of struggling, he decided it was in his best interest to leave the team his Father started, and look for something better.
Now what will DEI do. 
They have lost their only money maker. Earnhardt Jr. can go just about anywhere he wants with no problem whatsoever. People couldn’t care less who he drives for, as long as he drives. I wonder if he will be able to keep his sponsor Budweiser after the move. Budweiser would be a fool to let him go, but I don’t know what kind of contract they have with DEI.
The most logical choice for him is Richard Childress Racing, which owns the #3; the car that his Late Father drove. Jr. and RCR have had a good relationship together, and they even supply Jr. with engines for his own Busch cars. It would be nice to see Jr in the seat behind the #3. The number hasn’t been used since the death of his Father, and Jr is the only one that could do it.
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