Open the checkbook, ca-ching!

Little E is moving out.
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/05/10/dearnhardtjr.leaving.dei/index.html
I am a believer that without an "Earnhardt" at DEI, it is just a big fancy museum.
Rumors have had John Menard of Menard's fame buying or buying into DEI for a few years. John is father to DEI driver, Paul Menard.
John's got that kind of cash.
You may "save more money at Menard's", but John's not going hungry.
http://www.menards.com/
Little E is a free agent.
Where's he gonna go?
Says he wants to stay in a Chevy.
I don't think his decision is about HIS paycheck.
Money yes.
Money to fund a team.
Money for engineering, R&D and the infrastructure that other successful teams have.
That is what DEI is lacking.
Let's see.....
Ford teams are out.
Toyota???
It would be smart from Toyota, but remember Junior wants to win. Toyota can hardly make races.
Hendrick has 4 drivers.
Nascar is limiting owners to 4 teams.
Is Hendrick gonna fire.....
Gordon? Paaalease.
Jimmie? uh-uh
Kyle Busch? Needs some maturing but nope, wouldn't be prudent.
Casey Mears? Well, he just signed a long term deal........but......
The #25 hasn't done squat since Tim Richmond left.
Hey, the #25 did used to be sponsored by Budweiser.
DEI owns the #8
Think Theresa is gonna let that go?
Gibbs???
I just don't see it.
Just because he's a Washington Redskins fan, doesn't mean he could work for the coach.
Childress has only 3 drivers.
He has room for one more.
Gee, I wonder who it could be?
His teams are back running well.
Junior brings sponsors and fans, lots of them. Like half the stands at Talladega.
RCR is the logical choice.
It is the right choice.
Make no mistake, if Big E were still around, Junior wouldn't be leaving.
Because, he wouldn't have let DEI get to the point it is now, where they out-engineered, out-worked and out-spent.