For some reason I think Childress doesn't have his heart in racing. It's not been the same for him since Dale Sr died IMO.
For Jr fans..
On another note, if you remember Ty Norris who was executive vice president of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., [rumored to have left because of disagreement with Teresa] and who was quoted as being very upset over the team switches and the horrible season DEI is having. But instead of going back to help he does this.......
In the new Nascar Scene magazine.....
Michael Waltrip has hired former DEI executive TY NORRIS to manage his operation, including the "Waltrip Racing World" which will intergrate his race shop as part of a fan attraction.
From Catch Fence a short bio on Ty Norris....
He was hired in 1996 to oversee Dale Earnhardt's fledgling racing operation and under Norris' guidance DEI grew into one of the industry's super teams. During Norris' tenure, DEI won 65 NASCAR events and four championships, two each in the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In 1998, he helped start DEI's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series operation which scored 14 victories, including two Daytona 500 wins, in six seasons.
Prior to DEI Norris was vice president and general manager of Felix Sabates' SABCO Racing. He also spent four years with R.J. Reynolds' Sports Marketing Enterprises where his duties evolved from media relations to serving as a liaison between NASCAR's drivers, team owners and track operators and the series sponsor.