GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR Jr.. YES, OR NO?

I think that ownership is definitely the future for Dale Jr. (Hmmm...how can I say this without incurring the wrath of Jr Nation?...) Okay, IF I were in Jr.'s shoes, and if I did not have a serious shot at the championship in the next two or three seasons, I would quit racing and focus on ownership.

His name alone would be powerful enough to gain full time sponsorship for his teams, plus he has an eye for talent, so he can pull in the best young drivers. I guess I don't know the capacity of JR Motorsports well enough to say that taking on a cup team is practical right now. From what I know, the best person he has is Eury Sr, who is running the show, plus crew chief for Keselowski. So that would mean Eury Sr would have to run two busch teams, a cup team and be Brad's crew chief. Unless Jr forms an umbrella team with Stewart or something, I just don't think it could happen. As for the 8 car, I think Teresa would still be protective of it, since it was so important to Dale Sr.

If Jr. wanted to invest in Aric, then I think the best thing would be let him run the 5 car in the busch series for a few races, and gain some experience. I agree, Aric has a ton of potential and would be great for any owner, but at his point he needs more seat time before he can be competitive at the cup level.

For once, I am not here to bash on JR. Honestly, I'm not.

In my opinion, it would be best for Jr to stay away from the web of Teresa E. ( I think someone dropped a house on her half-sister as a matter of fact)

Jr has been blessed with the most popular fan base. Kootos to him (i really mean that too, for real) He should work on his own business dealings and not worry about what is going down over at DEI. He was screwed over by his step family. He is better off now with Rick as a owner, a better chance at winning.

At 34 and in his second year at the dominant team, Jr. should be having a career year. Instead, he is struggling to make the playoffs. His career does seem on the verge of falling apart, so I guess, if he wants a future in the sport, he should be looking toward either ownership or broadcasting. Having heard him speak, I think the latter is a longshot, so purchasing a team is probably something he's considering. However, I don't think the scenario you've laid out makes much sense, given how he and Theresa parted ways and the history between them. If anything, he'll probably look at what Tony Stewart has done and try to do something similar.

Jr. doesn't like Teresa so he wouldn't do that. And he's already got a Nationwide team, he doesn't need to mess his career up with a Cup team. And if he did, he wouldn't make it a 4 car operation and not with Allgaier, Almirola, and Allmendinger. He's got no connection with them.

It's not happening.

I don't think Dale Jr would spend his money on a team he had no say-so with. That was one of the main reasons he left DEI. He said he was not going to keep spending his money and not have any say-so in the business.

If you ask me Teresa should have gotten Bobby Labonte as a driver. Bobby Labonte would have stood a better chance at bringing in a sponsor for the full season.

No, I think any chance of Jr helping Teresa went out the window the year he left DEI.

It would be a good way to slap Teresa across her sorry face but I agree with Beth; Jr has way to many things going on to make matters worse. Maybe if he can win a race or two, he can then worry about something else. It was a good thought however.

Junior has enough on his plate right now. He needs to get his own team at Hendrick (including himself) in sync and working as it should.

If JR motorsports is going to cup with Keselowski next year he should leave the details to Kelly and Rick Hendrick.

Jr needs to focus on himself and the 88 team. It's pretty obvious they need to start getting it together. Him sponsoring or buying up another car will just be another distraction.

if he had smooth sailing ahead of him then i'd say mabe, but he's gotta get his own group of guys (including himself) straight so he can start winning some races and have a shot at the chase. I think they will turn it around :)

not sure if he can i dont think hendrick has an alliance with egr probably violate contract with hendrick i believe he left all that back in 07 i keep saying it but he will be back at earnhardt chip will offer him half of his percentage in the company if he's still around