A month ago, Rick Hendrick said “there was no room at the inn.” Well obviously that wasn’t the case, as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced that he will be joining Hendrick Motorsports to drive one of the cars in Hendrick’s stable. The deal is for 5 years. As with most NASCAR contracts, financial terms were not disclosed.
Dale Jr. will be replacing Kurt Kyle Busch, who will leave Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the season. There is no word on what number the car will be or who will sponsor it.
I guess you can equate Hendrick Motorsports to the New York Yankees. He now has 3 of the top drivers in his racing stable with Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and now Dale, Jr.
“I’ve taken this as seriously as anything I’ve ever done before,†Earnhardt said. “. . . We talked with many teams but one stood out above the rest and it became apparent to me the man I wanted to drive for.â€
Now the fun part begins for Hendrick and Dale Jr. in working out a lot of the fine details that come along with this.
