Last week, I had wrote a piece with theme being sponsorship that included a couple of bits of news including a restructuring plan by Ginn Racing due to lack of sponsorship and the possible merger of DEI and Ginn Racing. Now I thought that the DEI merger with Ginn Racing was a long strengh, but know, however earlier today, Dale Earnhardt Inc. along with Ginn Racing announced the merger of there two companies (it’s a buy out…) creating one (in there eye’s…) a stronger company with four cup teams including the driving duties of Mark Martin.
So what does this mean… effective immediately DEI is a now four car team going into the AllState 400 at the Brickyard with Paul Menard having a guarrented starting spot in the race and Regan Smith going from having a full-time Cup ride to driving in the Truck Series with a future unknown. Here’s the rest…
DEI with have a four car team with the #01 Army Chevy driven by Mark Martin/Aric Almirola, #1 Bass Pro Shop Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr., the #8 Budweiser Chevy driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the #15 Menards Chevy driven by Paul Menard with a the number 14 owner points. Along with that DEI receives all of Ginn Racings equipment including shop
In addition to NASCAR Nextel Cup Series competition, the company will continue to field entries in the NASCAR Busch Series, the NASCAR Busch East Series and will analyze its future involvement in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In terms of the #13 owners points, they have been elimated. If I understand this one correctly, no one gets them. (Read More at DEI…)
I like said before, I never really thought that this merger wouldn’t happen, but it has and with Bobby Ginn as a partner, where does DEI go from here in terms of fill-in of Dale Jr. seat in 2008 once he leaves to go to Hendrick Motorsports? Could that driver be Regan Smith? Basically, the winners in all of this is Bobby Ginn becoming a part of DEI, the #01 having new equipment, DEI getting some much needed shop space that is five miles away including crew and some piece of equipment to save time on testing and now having a four car team. The losers in this merger, Regan Smith going from a full-time Cup ride that was to start at the Brickyerd to running in the Truck Series with an unknown future and the two drivers released along with the #13 owner points being elimated.
Well, welcome to the NASCAR mix, Earnhardt-Ginn Racing, isn't that what this merger should be called.
Those owner points being elimated could help another team namely the 36th in points the Wood Brothers, that raises another question, but not for DEI-Ginn Racing, but for the Wood Brothers, now that it looks like the #21 is in the top 35 in points, will Bill Elliott continue to pilot the #21 keeping in mind that Elliot’s job was to get the #21 in the top 35 and also keeping in mind that Ken Schrader (former driver) has signed on with BAM Racing?
Hearing from NASCARNow about a Robert Yates Racing merger with Newman-Hass Racing, what? See Yeah!
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cool, says so in the chevrolet truck blog
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