Bobby Ginn has no problem with a beer sponsorship and is hotly pursuing NASCAR's most coveted free agent. Ginn has room for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and has planned to expand to four teams since taking over majority ownership of the team known as MB2 Motorsports last season. The Florida-based land developer said several weeks ago he would pursue Earnhardt, and Ginn Racing has emerged as a viable option through on-track performance by Mark Martin and Ginn's desire to field a winner. Ginn said Saturday he's had "exploratory conversations" with Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, but has yet to speak to Earnhardt himself. He said he never would have taken it this far if he didn't think his organization was a perfect fit.
"If I had no ability to do it, I wouldn't have embarrassed myself or wasted his time," Ginn said. "I believe we can support it and I believe he wants to win and I want to win. You put two people together that are damned determined to get there, that's a combination that has generally led to successes. "I don't want to bring him here, if I had any opportunity to do it, and make him believe he can't win a championship." Jay Frye, general manager at Ginn, is a St. Louis native who once worked for Anheuser-Busch, the parent company for Budweiser. Ginn believes Frye's past relationship with A-B, and Ginn's entertainment ties to the resorts he owns and golf tournaments he hosts makes it a perfect fit. But he firmly believes Earnhardt is the most important part of the puzzle.
"You can build great cars and have great teams, but you've got to have that spark plug that is going to put you in the winning," Ginn said. "To go after a winner, even if we had no chance to get him, it's like asking a pretty girl for a date. You have nothing to lose, you might as well ask. But I wouldn't have asked if I didn't think I could support him."
In a hotel with a finite number of rooms, it is clear that once it is full, no more guests can be accommodated. Now, imagine a hotel with an infinite number of rooms. One might assume that the same problem will arise when an infinite number of guests come along and all the rooms are occupied. However, in an infinite hotel, the situations "every room is occupied" and "no more guests can be accommodated" do not turn out to be equivalent. There is a way to solve the problem: if you move the guest occupying room 1 to room 2, the guest occupying room 2 to room 3, etc., you can fit the newcomer into room 1. Unlike a finite hotel, in an infinite hotel, being "full" in the sense that every room contains a person is not the same as being "full" in the sense that there is no space for another person.
No room at Hendrick for Junior; could that change?
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rick Hendrick wasn't lying when he said he has no room on his team for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick, the last big-time owner to comment publicly on Earnhardt's free-agent status, has spoken to NASCAR's most popular driver about his future. But with a full stable of drivers under contract, Hendrick didn't have a whole lot to offer. "I've talked to him about doing motors and cars if he wants to do this himself," Hendrick told The Associated Press. "But that's really all we've discussed. "Right now, I'm full."
C'mon, Mr. H, are you really claiming there's no room at the inn for a superstar such as Earnhardt? "There's no room at the inn," he firmly repeated. He's right. But that doesn't mean things can't change.
"Although he’s spoken to Earnhardt Jr., car owner Rick Hendrick said Saturday 'there’s no room at the inn' for NASCAR’s most popular driver. 'We’re good friends and I’ve talked to him, because I really want him to make the best decision and do the best thing for himself,' Hendrick told The Associated Press. 'But right now, I’m full.' 'I’ve talked to him about doing motors and cars if he wants to do this himself,' Hendrick said. 'But that’s really all we’ve discussed.'"
O.K.,. Woo! What a statement! My thoughts you asked? Oh you didn't? But you told me not to just cut and paste so much. So read it and weep.
What is the current situation? It is looking real good for Bobby Ginn folks. Jr. can get Hendrick power that way with help from Mark Martin on setups. Not too bad. Ginn adds his fourth car and what a car. The Bud Chevrolet wheeled by Jr. WOW!
Childress is too much pressure because of the three and Richard just got in bed with Teresa who Jr. just climbed out of bed with. I don't see Jr. in a three or 33 folks. Sorry. I'm not feeling it.
Maybe the third generation Earnhardt, Kerry's boy, who is in the DEI development program gets to do that. But I do not see it in the cards for Jr. at this time. Maybe during the dusk of his career to bring it full circle. But not now. This is about to be Jr. on his own time. Jr. on his own with Bobby Ginn. Wow, that's way out on his own. Welcome a new major Chevrolet team in Ginn racing.
Gibbs? Nope. Can't drink beer you know. Can smoke cigarettes. Can kill people with lung cancer, emphyzema and heart disease. 200,000 a year in the USA alone. But can't have a beer. Nope teetotaler Gibbs must be.
Fire Jeff Purvis at the drop of a hat. But no beer for this Christian. Hypocrite.
And that brings us back to Ginn. Wow! What a coup.
Ron Hornaday was marvelous, simply marvelous. He had the best truck tonight. And tonight the best truck won the race. Hornaday took his new sponsor Camping World to victory lane on their first outing with him. Somewhere on a lake near Charlotte they are having a big bonfire, camp out and celebration party tonight.
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press May 19, 2007 12:23 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.C. -- Ron Hornaday Jr. passed A.J. Allmendinger with 36 laps to go, then held on for two restarts to win the Craftsman Truck Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday night. It was Hornaday's 30th career Truck Series victory, but the first at LMS. Hornaday, driving for Kevin Harvick Inc., also scored the first win of the season for Chevrolet after Toyotas won four of the first five events.
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