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Dale Earnhardt Jr. said his departure from Dale Earnhardt Inc., the company founded by his late father and for whom Junior drove his entire NASCAR career until joining Hendrick Motorsports this season, said he has been forced to grow up now that he is not “the son of the boss anymore.”
“Me and (crew chief Tony Eury Jr.) both experienced sort of a little bit of a growth or maturity about just going from one door to the other overnight,” he said of going to work for Rick Hendrick. “I grew up over the years, but when I first started, you could get away with saying things and get being quoted certain ways and be able to get away with it working for my daddy. I wouldn't be able -- my job now is to stay out of Rick's office as much as I can.”
Apparently the change in teams is agreeing with Earnhardt: He sits atop the speed charts after five of six days of preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway and has been either the fastest or second fastest in three of the first four sessions this week.
This blog post makes it unclear what exactly goes on in Rick's office.
Sounds like another veiled shot at his former boss Teresa.
But you never heard me say that!
What do you think goes on in Rick's office, BringtheRain? Give us your opinion, not just a question! And as for Marc, why wouldn't you want anyone to think you said that, you don't have an opinion either? Let's get it on brothers, let's debate!!
I feel it was time for Jr. to make a switch. I don't feel he would of made a move unless something like this went down. Family is very important to him, obviously not to Teresa, but Jr. isn't her son, either. Jr. needs to prove to everyone that he is a good driver, especially now being with Hendrick and the great equipment that organization has. Otherwise, he will be known only as "The Most Popular Driver". Don't get me wrong, I really like Jr. and what he stands for, but he has some proving to do.
I like Jr. just because he is Jr. I hope he has one hell of a year! It's his new team-mates that bug me. 'Wonder Boy' and 'Son of Wonder Boy', Yuk!
I really want him to beat the pants off of 'Boring 1' and 'Boring 2', never mind (most!) of the rest of the field. Proving time starts soon!!