We previously reported that Dale Earnhardt Jr. would run in #38, but it now appears he will double his old number and run with #88. I like both options and I’m anxious to see what the final determination will be.

It is official now that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not be taking the #8 with him to Hendrick Motorsports. His stepmother Teresa Earnhardt made ridiculous demands all throughout the negotiations because in all reality she simply didn’t want Jr. to have the number. Teresa continues to show how much of a b$%ch she really is!

This is a very sad day for me and I’m sure many other Little E fans feel the same. It was hard enough dealing recently with the fact he was leaving his father’s company DEI, but that was a necessary move due to his stepmother’s obstinance. Today though came the announcement of Jr. joining Hendrick Racing which is a much harder blow to deal with than ever expected. I understand he wanted to go to a team that would allow him to win, but he is now teammates with Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson…UGGHHH!!! He will take the place of Kyle Busch and I assume he will begin driving the #5 car? Anyway, it’s time to go get a case of Budweiser and wash these sorrows away.

We are supposed to find out tomorrow where Dale Earnhardt Jr. will land after announcing his departure from DEI. I have heard so many theories and guesses at where he will land I won’t even venture to take a guess myself. I am looking forward to the news and can only hope he doesn’t land on the same team with Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson.

Well, it’s official that after this year Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not be racing for DEI. This is the same company his departed father Dale Earnhardt Sr. created back in 1998. Little E stated in a news conference today that he was never even close to a deal with DEI based on negotiations with his step-mother Teresa Earnhardt.

Let me first say this will be a very quick end to DEI because without Jr. I can’t see it surviving. Secondly, there is going to be a circus following Jr. everywhere he goes to try and bring him to their racing team. Good luck because it’s going to take some SERIOUS cash to land this icon.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will make the long awaited and much rumored announcement tomorrow about his plans for the future in NASCAR tomorrow morning. He has been in negotiations for quite some time with DEI, but hasn’t been able to reach agreement on receiving 51% ownership in the company. His stepmother Teresa Earnhardt is oddly enough the one he has been unable to reach agreement with to date. Will he leave DEI? Will Martin Truex, Jr go with him? Will he stay at DEI? We will find out his plans tomorrow at a press conference in Mooresville, NC tomorrow.

It has been quite some time since Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove his #8 into victory lane until last night in Richmond.  Oddly enough Kevin Harvick lead 272 of the 400 laps at the Crown Royal 400 and Earnhardt was determined to shoot for 2nd because Harvick looked so strong.  The race changed though when the 8th caution arrived and Earnhardt along with other contenders went in the pits for new tires and Harvick decided to stay on the track.  Earnhardt Jr. quickly captured the lead and held off a charging Denny Hamlin.  The win could be the sign of big things to come after Earnhardt Jr. experienced the worst season of his career last year and had not won a race in 27 attempts.  The win was his third in Richmond and 17th overall.