
So my first Blog, and I'm proud to say its about Dale Earnhardt Jr, but it also makes me sad.
Assuming you don't know who Dale Jr is, then good god almighty do some research! Assuming you do know who he is, then you probably know that Thursday (28th May) Rick Hendrick announced to the world that Tony Eury Jr will no longer be Dale's Crew Chief.
Although its a good move that has worked wonders with other drivers, I can't help but feel heartbroken for both Jr's.
Eury Jr and Earnhardt Jr are first cousins, They've worked on and off together for years, have fought with each other, yet they've always backed each other up.
“Every time I read in the paper that people are on his case I feel like I’m sending my brother to jail for a crime I committed,” Earnhardt said in one of his early season defenses of Eury."And even now when a lot of people are blaming Eury Jr, Jr still backs him up.
“Tony Jr. is a good crew chief,” Earnhardt said during an appearance at Motor City Casino in Detroit. “We’ve had success, but this year, we aren’t even mediocre. And the last couple weeks, we’ve arguably been one of the worst teams on the track. He’s really, really talented, and I feel a lot of disappointment and failure for not being able to take advantage of that. Maybe the truth is that we just aren’t meant to do it together. That’s tough to admit, and even tougher to believe.”
Anyway, the pictures of Jr from when he was talking with the reporters about the split, well there heartbreaking..
Everyone knows its for the best, but still, I hate seeing Jr (A man I don't even know!) upset and there's no denying by the pictures, that the man is upset. =(
