JR Motorsports moving to Cup?
Car owner Rick Hendrick said before the race that such a move is being examined by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his sister Kelley. Hendrick mentioned that as he discussed possible teams be working with next year through engine programs, chassis programs or technical support.
One report has stated that Red Bull could leave Toyota and join Chevrolet and be aligned with Hendrick like Stewart-Haas Racing is. Hendrick also said his organization could handle it if Stewart-Haas expanded to three teams as Tony Stewart said could happen this year.
Hendrick also noted it’s possible Keselowski could ended up in the third car at Stewart-Haas. Keselowski is a Hendrick development driver and Hendrick is looking at where to place him for next year since his four-car team is full with Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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I’m wondering why RB would leave Toy for Chv?
Hendrick defends Junior
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was involved in a late incident, lost several spots and finished 26th. He fell two spots to 20th in the season standings. He’s 277 points out of 12th.
Car owner Rick Hendrick defended Earnhardt before Sunday’s race.
“He’s had all his racing career doing things one way,’’ Hendrick said. “Talking to the crew chief and communicating. Now, all of a sudden we’re saying with a new crew chief and working more hands-on with the engineers, this is the way they’d like for you to break it down.
“If you heard him on the radio, he’s doing a heck of a job. He’s trying to change to give them better information so they can do a better job. These cars are not like fix it and I’ll drive it. You’ve got to be a part of it.
“I couldn’t ask him to work any harder than he’s working. I don’t care what anybody says. He’s committed. He’s dedicated. And he’s showing up and he’s trying. That’s all I can ask him to do. I feel we’ve let him down, maybe I’ve let him down by not probably pulling the trigger (on the crew chief change) earlier for his sake and for Tony Jr.’s sake. I think both of those guys are going to be better off.
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We had a hell of a run going yesterday - up to 9th and then taken out by a dive bomber - I was just sick. It was so unnecessary - but the rest of the race was pretty interesting. Hmmmm, who is that person in first place in the league again?
From Jayski:
Speculation is increasing that Dodge driver #9-Kasey Kahne, who runs for Richard Petty, could switch to a Toyota by the July 11th Sprint Cup race at Chicago.