Junior is leaving...

It's official Dale Jr is leaving D.E.I at the end of this season. I can't say I'm surprised but yet at the same time I am.

However, I'm very proud at him for standing up and doing what is right for him. I'm a Dale Jr fan and I'm very proud to say that I'm a Dale Jr fan and I wish him a ton of luck wherever he decides to go next year.
He hasn't decided where he's going to go yet, he wants to talk to everyone who wants to talk to him. I think that is great! Here is the transcript, podcast and further down the page you can read Budweiser's statement

I can only imagine how hard it was for him to make this decision but he made it and in my opinion his father would be proud of him for standing up for what he feels is right. I wish him nothing but the best for the rest of this season and next season.

The Internet has been swirling with rumors of where he was going to go for the last couple of days. My personal favorite was that he was going to Hendrick Motorsports. Nothing against HMS, I happen to like Jimmie Johnson too but I just can't see him driving for HMS. The other one was he's going to start his own Cup team and run it out of JR Motorsports and lease HMS engines. PLUS he was taking Martin Truex Jr with him. Truex is still under contract until after the 2008 season.

So from this Junior fan.... Good luck buddy I think next year is going to be a very exciting year!