A big deal
Big news: DEI just bought Ginn Racing. (It's being billed as a merger. Don't believe that for a second. If Teresa Earnhardt isn't going to let Junior have a piece of the action, she's sure not sharing with a guy who owns some resort property. Or not much, anyway.)
The short version:
* DEI grows to four cars
* Mark Martin will stay in the 01 with a co-driver (Aric Almirola).
* Paul Menard and the 15 will take the owner points from the No. 14, Sterling Marlin's old ride. (That means Regan Smith's ride is in jeopardy because now he'll have to qualify on speed.)
* The No. 13 is still DOA, though it's entered at Indy, but without a driver.
* The two teams will have to decide on an engine program. Ginn gets its motors from Hendrick; DEI just went halfsies with Childress.
I'm not sure whether this is good or bad for DEI - maybe good if they can figure out how to put all of the pieces together. DEI never seemed all that organized with two teams, and I can't imagine things are much better. Expect a lot of chaos, especially if Bobby Ginn does end up with a little piece of DEI. I can't imagine him deferring every decision to Theresa Earnhardt.
It's definitely a good deal for Ginn. He was quickly proving one of the ironclad rules of racing: The best way to make a small fortune in the sport is to start out with a large fortune.
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The most interesting part of this, aside from the racing implications is that you used the term "halfsies."
Posted on July 25, 2007 9:47 PM