Has any one noticed?

May be...

Would you be using the same engine package this year as they did last year?

that DEI's engines ket blowing up last year but there have been no DEI engine problems this year

Yep, I've noticed it, but then I think they were using #8 last yr as a test car when he announced he was leaving... Yep no blown motors this year...yeah!!

Go Dale Jr & Hms

I didn't notice. I haven't noticed much about DEI period this year. None of their drivers are running up front.

yea i just think it was another way for her to screw jr.

The 15 has had a few engine and mechanical issues. Other than that, they have improved. Strange...

DEI....the end is near.

http://racingwithrich.com/?p=238

"DEI has struck its own iceberg of sorts.

Make no mistake about it, when racing enthusiasts look back a few years from now and wonder, “What happened to DEI?” the answer will be a simple one. The demise of the company began just over a year ago when Dale Earnhardt, Jr. left, or was allowed to leave or was forced to leave, whichever view best fits the truth.

Just one year later the company started by seven time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt, Sr. appears to be falling apart."

Yes. I thought Teresa sabotaged them. Where did DEI get them from last year? Can’t remember. I think he lost 7 engines. Funny I was just thinking abut that the other day and noting that he had not lost an engine while at Hendrick.

Interesting isn't it, everyone said that Jr ran the car too hard and thats why he kept having his engines blown up. I see this year at Henderick there has been no blown engines. What a surprise. May be DEI has finally gotten their head out of the sand and wants to be competitive again. Too bad it is was too late for Jr. It would have been nice to have him race well his last year at his father's company.

they are running different engines this year

nope.

Is DEI still running Cup?

Maybe they improved their enginge performance.

Now they need to get their finishes higher.

Seems like Mark Martin is the class of the field (if he done full time this year, he would be contending for the chase again.)

Yeah well I could go on forever on this one but I'll spare ya and all I'll say is that DEI doesn't have Jr anymore to give to crappy stuff to so now they just have to bring it and not use him as a ginny pig!

It is a different engine and when you make a mistake, don't do it again when you get another chance.

Teresa is a retard but she's not enough of a retard to use the same engines every year after they blow up like that.

does this surprise you

They were trying different engine packages last year. If you also noticed nobody demanded so much from a car at DEI than Dale Jr. and that shows by who always ran up front when Jr was there (Dale Jr).

If you also remember when RCR and DEI joined forces in the engine department that also RCR started having engine woes too. Remember Jeff Burton last year? Dale Jr wasn't the only one at DEI that had engine problems.

DEI managed to put out some powerful engines last year but they just didn't hold up. I think they have found a balance to some extent. RCR is running good and at a few times so has DEI.

If you notice Dale Jr hasn't had any engine woes at HMS. Also if not for a few wrecks not his fault he might be leading the points this year. He is still in 3rd.

I would hope not! While it was an apparent problem last year, they would have been pretty stupid to run the same ones this year! Give them credit for SOME smarts!

they arent running the same engines as last year what a suprise!!!!!!!!

Strange, but true....