i was thinking? now that the #8 team has close down what is the chance that jr would want that number?

83 drivers have run the #8, beginning with Billy Carden, from Mableton, Ga., started third and finished 15th in NASCAR's second-ever Strictly Stock (now Nextel Cup) race, run on the grueling 4.15-mile beach and road course in Daytona. The #8 has run a total of 1,264 Cup races, steered by two Jacks, three Joes, six *****, and guys named Possum, Pop, Tiny, Skip, Banjo, Elmo, Bud, L.D., J.D., E.J. and D.K. Earnhardt is the third Junior to drive the car and isn't even the first Dale Earnhardt. Senior made one start at Charlotte in '75. Dale Jr. is not the racer responsible for the majority of the #8's visits to Victory Lane. That distinction belongs to Little Joe Weatherly, considered by some to be the most talented driver ever to own a NASCAR license and by most to be among the greatest partyers in American history. Weatherly slipped into the #8 in 1961, having already won four races with other teams and numbers as he bounced from team to team. But it was in car owner Bud Moore's Pontiac that Weatherly became a legend. From 1961 to '63, he started 109 races in the #8, earning 20 wins, 16 poles, and back-to-back championships in '62 and '63. For those of you scoring at home, that means Little Joe tops Little E in wins, poles, championships. Unfortunately, Weatherly died behind the wheel of #8 at the Riverside, Calif. road course only five races into the '64 season.

I don't think Junior really cares. He has bigger things to worry about like trying to get in the top 12 in points. The #8 is a thing of the past. I'm sure by now he has moved on and is happy with the #88 number.

I really think that JR. has moved on as far as that is concerned.

Plus the fact that DEI still owns the lease to the # 8 and The Mrs. isn't going to give it up anyway.

Even if he is interested in it now, I don't think he would make the change. The 88 has gone over really well with his fans (myself included), and I really don't want to have to go out and buy new Jr. gear because of an unnecessary number change. I suspect other Jr. fans might feel the same way.

But, who knows? Maybe he'll want to ask NASCAR for it for when JRM moves up to the Cup level.

i think of he shoudl definately get the controlling rights of the selection a minimum of. in spite of everything it replaced into HIS Grandpa Ralph's selection and he's Earnhardt blood, Theresa is only a marriage certificates. He ought to be conscious for the selection and apply it to his JR Motorsport vehicles to go into opt for cup races for Kezelowski or another progression drivers. And if he gets it he would desire to on no account permit it bypass, it replaced into his Grandpas selection. Richard Childress is putting directly to the three, Jr would desire to have a kinfolk selection too.

Jr. wanted to take the #8 with him but his wicked step mother and the rest of DEI wouldn't allow it. I think race fans are use to the #88 being Jr.'s number now.

I think Jr has moved on. And EGR still wants the number in case they can find sponsorship for Almirola later in the season.

Jr. has moved on, and with that, ends the #8.

i could see him getting it and i could see him sticking with 88 so it depends i would perfer he get the #8 because an earnhardt driving the 8 is like peanut butter and jelly, even though im not a jr fan i hope he gets #8 back.

DEI should have gave him the number 8, you know that is what Sr. would have done!!

So, the number 8 is now defunct, karma is a b*tch, huh!!

Anyway back to the question: I do not think Dale Jr.would want the number 8 because of all of the drama that was associated with it last year.