The only thing that might even possibly hurt Gordo a little bit is the birth of his little girl (I'm rooting for Victoria Lane or Talladega as a name..haha). If he misses a race or two, it could hurt him in the long run when it really comes down to point crunching time. Maybe even get the #00 in at DEI (I am not even going to attempt to spell his last name). I don't know what exactly goes on at DEI, but I agree that the car testing and engine testing have not been up to par. DW is going to get Teresa Saturday night..ooo I can't wait.:D

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. JG will definitely miss some races. He's done. I think Daytona would be a good name for his kid. LOL.

You mean David Ruitiman. I don't know too much about him, other than the fact that he drives the 00 Dominos Toyota. If I were Teresa, I would start getting good Busch series drivers rather than Nextel Cup drivers who really aren't that great. The good Nextel drivers won't leave their teams if they're getting a good car every week. A good Busch driver would be hungry to win or run up front a lot.

Yes Busch drivers. Maybe Regan Smith, Jason Leffler, or *can I throw it out* Steven Wallace..long shot at the last choice, but I don't' see the #2 at Penske opening any time soon.

LOL. Damn! I totally forgot about Steven Wallace. Good observation. I think he would do DEI some serious justice. He's young and he's got Rusty in his corner. He would be good. I'm not a big fan of Leffler. He didn't do well in 05 for Joe Gibbs at all. He got fired before the season ended. LOL.

That would be cool if Steven Wallace drove the #2, but KB's butt is glued in that seat. What do you think about Newman? I remember when he was winning poles and a ton of races. He won 8 races in 03, now he's not really doing well. I know it can't be him though.

GC member shiner is missing out on all of this. I know he's got a ton of opinions. LOL.

Hopefully he will share in the comments when he gets on GC. Don't forget about the other Earnhardt son..Kerry. If all else fails they can bring him back. Teresa might get real desperate if her 2 best drivers walk out the door, so she might take anyone..including Leffler. Plus, we all forget about the possible combo with Yates. When the Yates drivers come over, there could be your new DEI. Hmmm..anyone else think this is more then a coincidence and that maybe Jr. leaving DEI has been known in the company for awhile. Is why there is talk of merger? Just throwing that out there....

I haven't heard of that. I could see where Teresa might want to start totally fresh and new if/when Jr. leaves and that could include a new manufacturer. Maybe there is some contract thing with Yates and Ford. I have not read anything info on that.

As much as I hate to see it, I am betting on Hendrick domination (in the form of Gordon). Even though I would love to see a Dale Jr. victory or even a Tony victory, those dang Hendrick boys have this COT figured out!

I'm thinking Gordon if it is a Hendrick driver winning.

I'm glad it got rained out, because I had a ton of work to do Sunday, but I'll be watching it Monday at noon.:)

I would like Gordon to win. He's been my driver since his rookie year 93'.

They just came on and said Bill France Jr. died. How sad. He seemed like a great guy (not to mention he was vice chairman of NASCAR and is credited to really helping the sport become what it is today).

I'm not a fan of NASCAR, but it's incredible what he was able to do with the sport. He really oversaw so much of its growth, to its popularity today.

May he rest in peace.