DEI Kept #15 From Michael Waltrip
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Posted by Jeremy Dunn Aug 23, 2007 |
I thought these were interesting quotes from Michael Waltrip and Kelley Earnhardt Elledge on XM Satellite Radio.
Michael Waltrip stated that he desired to bring the #15 with him to Bill Davis Racing, and eventually Michael Waltrip Racing. The #15 had been associated with Waltrip and NAPA Auto Parts since 2001, however, Teresa Earnhardt nixed that idea.
”When I left there I tried to take the 15 just for NAPA and I knew the 15 didn't have any sentimental value to Teresa (Earnhardt), but she certainly made it clear she was going to keep that number, so I didn't have any doubt that she was gonna keep Dale Jr.'s number too," said the two-time Daytona 500 champion.
Perhaps Teresa Earnhardt was less than thrilled when NAPA decided to follow Michael Waltrip out of the DEI front doors.
Speaking of Earnhardt, here are some quotes from Kelley Earnhardt Elledge.
In regards to driving a racecar again- “Well, my mom says never. ...My mind says that I might want to do it again, but my mom says never.”
In regards to working with her brother Dale Earnhardt Jr.- "I say to people all the time his focus is being a Cup driver ... That’s what he does, so I don’t like to bother him with things about our company and things about the Busch team and the things going on because he’s got to focus Thursday through Sunday on his race car and his career because that’s what makes the rest of this go around right now and it what helps build what we’re doing at JR Motorsports.”
Sorry fans, Elledge Earnhardt had no harsh words for Teresa Earnhardt. But I'm sure she had harsh thoughts.
