Update: Official Announcement---
According to listeners of both Sirius and XM satellite radio's NASCAR shows, Tony Eury Sr. will announce his departure from Dale Earnhardt Inc. Wednesday.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s uncle will join JR Motorsports as the Team Director.
Interesting, considering he was recently tapped to head DEI's new research and development team. Hardly surprising, though. Apparently, Eury never accepted the position as reported.
The elder Eury has been with DEI since it was founded in 1988 and prior to that he worked for Dale Earnhardt's Busch team. Even as tykes Earnhardt and Eury Sr. hung out at the track while their own dads raced each other.
No one should be surprised that the man whose hands Dale Sr. originally put his son's career in is following Junior out the door. I couldn't be more pleased that he will continue to be an influence on Junior and bring his experience to JRM. As a Busch Series crew chief, he claims 1997 Rookie of the Year honors for Steve Park and back-to-back Busch titles for Dale Jr. in 1998 and 1999. JRM could use a little of that.
Earnhardts and Eurys stick together. Way it always has been, way it always will be.
Now, how long before we see Tony Jr.'s announcement?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
6-27-2007 @ 1:27AM
Don Emerson said...
great move for the wannabe race car driver. Now the whole bunch of them can go down together in the same boat. They will bring the same lack of talent to Hendrick that they embarassed DEI with. By the way....Dale said to tell Jr he's adopted.
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6-27-2007 @ 8:57AM
CJ said...
In reference to Don, you need to get off the computer, your mommy is holding the lil yellow school bus for you! Im not suprised that Eury Sr is leaving and of course im sure Tony Jr will follow, and if this is another hole in the sinking of the DEI ship, i say hooray!
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6-27-2007 @ 9:10AM
Chrissie said...
Amen CJ and Don you're a dick! Blood is thicker then water and I think it's an excellent move!
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6-27-2007 @ 10:28AM
Bill said...
I get so tired of people cutting Jr down.If the Evil Stepmother would have invested some of the money she's hoarding in some up to date equipt.,instead of hiring an a--hole that doesn't know anything about racing except knowing where the pay window is DEI wouldn't be in the bind they are in.You have to have equipt.up to date to win.She ain't nothing but a freeloader still trying to run Jrs life.Dale Sr didn't build DEI for her to run into the ground,He built it for him and his kids.If she ever tried this while he was living he would sent her packing.I hope Nascar can figure some way for Jr to keep the#8,after all it was Jrs Gfather that #.Let the Bitch get her own cars up and running!!When all the support teams and other drivers leave an owner something has to be wrong.Eury Sr didn't leave on a whim,DEI ain't what it was when Dale Sr was still alive.She's out of control and it's going to show next year,maybe even this year.I just hope Truex gets out before he gets burned too bad!!Don Emerson stay the HELL off Jrs back!!!!!!C.J&Chrissie,You all have a good day!!!!!!!!!! An Old Fan Bill
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6-27-2007 @ 10:29AM
biguncle51 said...
NOW THATS WHAT I CALL JUSTICE! THERESA IS CRAZY TO LET JUNIOR GO AND THE FACT THAT SR. IS GOING WITH JR. MAKES ME FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE THAT EVER... GO JR, JR MOTORSPORTS AND HIS CREW CHIEF NEXT YEAR WILL BE TONY JR.
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6-27-2007 @ 11:07AM
Musicman said...
Hey Don,
He is going to JRM, not Hendrick.
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6-27-2007 @ 10:44AM
gordon_fan247 said...
I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I really wish the Eurys would have stayed at DEI. Junior would be so much better off starting over, without anyone from DEI, especially them. Working that closely with family is not a good idea and I truly believe they are one of the reasons Junior hasn't had the success he could.
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6-27-2007 @ 11:03AM
legendarydale3 said...
Hey Don, Summer school started already, why you skippin class? Junior is not adopted and how dare you say such a thing. My mother was adopted. Big deal. Get a life a$$ hole. Junior can't be adopted, he is a junior! d'oh!
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6-27-2007 @ 11:04AM
THOM WORRING said...
DON DICK HEAD YOU NEED TO SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE,YOU FAT ASS.YOU PROABLY WOULD FIT IN AT DEI A CRAZY WHITE WOMAN AND A BLACK M/F RUNNING THE SHO.DEI WONT WORK WITH THEM INGREDIENTS,I BET SR IS ROLLING OVER FOR MARRING THAT BITCH.
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6-27-2007 @ 11:37AM
Maveness said...
First off, Don, way to make a showing there...of your butt.
Secondly, Thom, Max's race (and also Teresa's race) have no bearing on any arguments going on. So leave that out. It's just ignorant.
Jeez. Can't we have honest to goodness discussion these days without people throwing around idiotic arguments based on nothing more than hate for a driver/organization?
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6-27-2007 @ 12:42PM
FFANGIO1933 said...
junior is going to be just fine, give him some breathing room, his stepmother already tried to smother him, you have to have top equipment to have top results. i can't wait till next year,
leave junior alone please!
fangie
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6-27-2007 @ 12:42PM
FFANGIO1933 said...
junior is going to be just fine, give him some breathing room, his stepmother already tried to smother him, you have to have top equipment to have top results. i can't wait till next year,
leave junior alone please!
fangie
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6-27-2007 @ 1:42PM
Martin Rambo said...
I am pleased to see Tony Sr going to JRM it was Tony Sr who helped Dale Jr more than anyone else after his father passed and kept Jr's head in racing.Going back to Daytona in July of 2001 and winning was I think an increadable accomplishment.I would also not be surprised to see JRM field a car in Nextel Cup racing in a few years with Tony Sr managing the organization.
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6-27-2007 @ 4:08PM
Gail said...
HEY # 6 I AGREE I AM TOTALL IN A UP ROAR THAT THE EURY'S WILL BE FOLLOWING JUNIOR I THINK TONY SR & JR (EURY) ARE ONE AND FOREMOST ONE OF HIS NOT WINNING PROBLEMS.....SOMEBODY PLEASE SAY THIS IS JUST A RUMOR
I WANT JUNIOR TO HAVE A NEW CREW CHIEF LOOK HOW MUCH BETTER HE HAS BEEN RUNNING WITH GIBSON SINCE EURY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED........OMG NO EURY'S
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6-28-2007 @ 8:22AM
Gail said...
PLEASE SAY ITS NOT SO...IT'S ONLY A RUMOR RIGHT THEY ARE CRAP...LOOK HOW GOOD HE HAS BEEN RUNNING WITHOUT TONY JR HE & GIBSON HAS DONE A GREAT JOB!!!!! PLEASE YA SAY IT'S A RUMOR........
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6-27-2007 @ 4:25PM
jfar96 said...
Will everyone quit getting their panties all in a bunch? Eury SR is going to JR Motorsports.....Not Hendrick.
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6-27-2007 @ 7:23PM
joe austin said...
hey don, i just want to chime in and tell you that youre an ignorant putz. you can only get away with comments like that on your p.c. - someone would knock your teeth - (sorry-tooth)-out at the race track.youre obviously a jealous gordon fan- suck it up, sissy boy and get ready for earnhardt to spank your driver with his own equipment next year.
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6-27-2007 @ 8:25PM
race fan 3_8_29 said...
Hmmm..anyone notice that Jr's multiple-win seasons all came with Pops as crew chief? I almost have to agree he might be better off if Tony Jr didn't follow him to Hendrick...
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6-27-2007 @ 8:53PM
BRENT said...
TO ALL OF YOU CRY BABY'S OUT THERE: I THINK DON IS RIGHT AND YOU CRY BABY'S JUST DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT. NEXT YEAR JEFF GORDON WILL BE JR'S BOSS - THAT'S RIGHT GORDON WILL BE JR'S BOSS AND HE'LL DO JUST WHAT HE IS TOLD TO DO, AND HELP JIMMY JOHNSON WIN CHAMPSHIP'S. HE SHOULD OF STAYED AT DEI: HE IS A BIG CRY BABY WANTING SOMETHING FOR NOTHING SO NOW GO ON AND CRY IN YOUR BEER'S ALL OF YOU OTHER JR. CRY BABY FANS.
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6-27-2007 @ 9:35PM
charlie said...
Brent you are just trying to make real race fans mad.You don't have a clue jr will make it and have the same equipment that the 24,and 48 cars have jusy sit down shut up and wait and see if it doesn't then you can run your suckie suckie pie face boy.
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