Richie Gilmore compares fine/penalty of Dale Jr. with Death of Dale Sr. and its Aftermath

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In USA Today, 5/19/07:

By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY

CONCORD, N.C. — Regardless of how a pending appeal turns out, Richie Gilmore, vice president of Dale Earnhardt Inc., said the fines levied against DEI and the looming suspension of crew chief Tony Eury Jr. provide a major rallying point for the No. 8 team of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

"In some ways it's been kind of like it was when we lost Dale Sr.," Gilmore said. "We went out and won (at) Rockingham the next weekend."

It's the kind of boost in morale the No. 8 team can use, particularly in the wake of Earnhardt Jr.'s announcement that he's entertaining any and all offers for his driving services beginning in 2008.

How can ANYONE even think to compare the death of Dale Earnhardt with a NASCAR penalty/fine? I have long had my doubts about Richie Gilmore anyway--he came over to DEI from Hendrick Motorsports and right after that, DEI started losing it's much prized advantage at restrictor plate tracks. Almost like someone from Hendrick was feeding info back to their own team....Who could that be? Hmmmmm.....And, to make a laughable statement like this.

No doubt it might well be a rallying point for the Budweiser team, but please, don't be so asinine as to compare it with February 18, 2001.

Dale Jr. Makes Decision That is in His Own Best Interest

All along I have said that Dale Jr. would part ways with DEI. A lot of people told me that there was no way he would do that, but they don't really seem to realize that Dale Earhnardt, Jr. is his own man and makes his own decisions. He's smart and listens to input from various sides, but ultimately he does make his own mind up after careful consideration. Maybe it's the Libra in him. Libras tend to weigh things out and they do not like discord.

It's been an ill-kept secret that step-mother Teresa has been difficult to deal with since Dale Jr.'s teen-aged years when he and sister Kelley went to live with his father and step-mom. Teresa, by all accounts, treats all of Dale Sr.'s children by other wives diffferently than she treats her own daughter.

Dale Jr. has made the first move to distance himself from the Teresa-run DEI. Predictions are running rampant. Personally, I'd like to see him end up driving for RCR in a black and red Budweiser #3 car next season. Richard Childress has been a good friend to Dale Jr., and was his father's best friend. He has looked out after Dale Jr. like a son.