This is the only article I can find on this, only problem is this guy needs to learn how to spell people's names corectly.............it's Kelley with an E and Teresa no H. DUH!!
Now as for Mr Spencer he is in deep DOO DOO with the Earnhardt Nation, and trust me there are a lot of us, mostly women. Here is the article with the dumb remarks he made yesterday...
On Sunday, Wendy Venturini presented an excellent two-part feature on Max Siegel, the new President of Global Operations for DEI. During the report, Mr. Siegel and Venturini mentioned Dale Junior's sister Kelly, who is his agent and business manager. It is no secret that getting the two Earnhardt "camps" together is Siegel's key goal. The end of the report led back to the set, where Jimmy Spencer waited. Then, all hell broke loose. And Jimmy Spencer may wind-up regretting it.
"Theresa Earnhardt gave Dale Junior his opportunity to race." It was with those ominous words that Spencer began his comments. After making sure that Junior knew his place, Spencer moved on to Dale's sister, Kelly Earnhardt Elledge. "I am shocked that she kept her middle name. Why keep Earnhardt? I think her ego is so big and she is backing Theresa and Max (Siegel) into corners. She's not a good negotiator. If she was working for someone else they would probably fire her."
Spencer continued his comments with "I think she is using ego to control this direction, and Dale needs to be careful about it." Now done with Kelly, Spencer switched his aim back to Dale Junior, and was very eager to invoke the name of Dale Earnhardt Sr. as the basis of his argument.
"There are a lot of true Dale Earnhard Sr. fans who will lose respect for Dale Junior (if he leaves DEI)." Spencer stated "I don't think Dale Junior needs to leave the organization. I don't like what Kelly (Elledge) is doing...how she is putting them (Theresa and Siegel) in corners."
Spencer closed with "Dale and Theresa and Max need to sit down and get this worked out. If the old man was still living, he would kick Earnhardt (Junior's) butt. I would hate to see that organization fall apart."
Whatever Spencer's motivation, his attack on Kelly Elledge was poorly timed. It has been well-documented that she had just undergone serious surgery, and is in the process of recovering. While she was on-hand at the opening of JR Motorsports new shop this week, she is far from full strength. In addition, RaceDay has always gone out of the way to be fair to all parties involved in NASCAR issues. This time, there was no Earnhardt Junior or Kelly Elledge standing by with Wendy Venturini to address this discussion. Had they been there, Spencer may have been singing a completely different tune.
I believe we have not heard the end of the reaction to these comments on national television. If the print media takes the ball and runs with it, there may be bigger issues on the horizon for Jimmy Spencer than his apparent hatred for Junior's sister.
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During the race, over the radio, Jr and TJ spoke about possibly winning the race and being able to sit at that table with the &^mf#%^ jerk. I bet he will get a word in with him one way or another.
Aha I knew there would be a pic somewhere........
"Am I disappointed? Yeah - but there are a lot of ways to deal with it. We didn't do anything ourselves to cause the misfortune. We just had some bad luck. That car was a rocket and that should make everyone at DEI (Dale Earnhardt Inc.) happy because they built me a great car and a great motor. We were really fast in traffic and out front in clean air. That's a tribute to (crew chief) Tony (Eury) Jr. and the whole team. A great car and great pit stops. It shows we can keep up with the big guys by working harder and smarter. It was a lot of fun while it lasted. It's cool to be able to see the fans in the stands going crazy like that when we take the lead. Add it all up and that's how I'll be able to sleep well this week."
Why would you get in another car? "Because they asked me. I have some friends on that team - and I'll always jump at a chance to climb into someone else's car to see what it's like. They used to do that all the time back in the day. You'd have relief drivers getting into someone's car almost every week, so it was kinda like a step back into NASCAR history or something. Old school! It was cool."
Today's Stats
Started: 12th
Finished: 36th
He finished 37th in the 5 car too :)
Points: 18th (lost 7 positions, -43 points out of 12th place.)
Laps Led: 96 laps led
Fastest Laps: 52 (quickest lap time of entire field)
Best Pit Stop: Stop 3 of 10 / lap 170 / Four tires and fuel / 12.41 seconds*** [great job BrewCrew!!]