Is it karma that the #8 is now parked?

May be...

I don't think its karma. The only reason the 8 even made it to the track for the last year and a bit was because it was the 8. She made bad decisions, but ultimately it was Ganassi that pulled the plug here, choosing not to drain the team by supporting an unsponsored car like both he and Theresa did last year with the 40 and the 01.

If anything, I think the shutting down of the 8 team is going to help the 42 and 1, then they will get some good karma for having to sacrifice a team.

(I do think its old news, I've been beat over the head with it for the past week, and I'm ready to move on.)

Its old news because no one talked about when the 01, the 15 and the 40 were taken off the track. And the 40 had a better performance that the 8 not that long ago (If 2001-2003 counts). A week later is plenty old, especially in NASCAR these days. Its already old for me to ask what everyone thought of Joye Logano winning, isn't it?

Lets quit beating a dead horse here, theres nothing we can do about it. Dale Jr is stubborn and so is Teresa. I think she should have just parked the #8, with Budweiser going to Kasey Kahne. That #8 won 17 races for DEI all of the #8 history is with Dale Jr & Budweiser. WIth the economy, the team struggled last yr, they could have been focusing more on making their other cars better. I know its going to look weird with no #8 out there, but the way I look at it, theres been no #8 since Dale Jr left DEI, besides it just doesn't look right without having Budweiser on the car and Dale Jr in the seat.

Go Dale Jr & Hms

No way Lenny. Teresa is a marketing guru and is the whole reason DEI even existed. She meant to do that to DEI.

LOL

She's the not the "evil stepmother" most Jr. fans say she is. But she is someone who Dale Jr. does not like, who I do not like (from what I hear of her. Of course I have never met her) and is destroying a once-great team founded by the Indimidator.

As for the karma question, I say yes. It was at the least 80% her fault DEI started to suck, had to merge, and now has lost one of the icon cars in NASCAR.

Say all you want about Dale jr. not being #8 anymore. He'll always be #8.

Unless one of the two of them writes a book on exactly what all transpired over that deal, we'll never really know how it came about. Bad karma? Maybe. Bad business decisions by "you know who", probably. Getting what she deserves? Not for us to judge.

I am sure Karma has something to do with it. How much? I don't know, but what I do know is the Theresa has made a string of bad decisions since Dale Sr. passed. I have cringed at every one of them up until the split of Jr. from DEI. Mistake number one. It hurt my heart that day, but I vowed from that day on to hope she fails. Too bad that she has affected several good race car drivers careers in a negative way. Glad Mark Martin saw the light and bailed on her when he did. She deserves all the bad stuff that happens to her for destroying what was once a powerful and highly revered business and name.

As far as her being the marketing genius that someone said she was, I have to laugh at that! I could have been successful at marketing Dale Earnhardt Sr.! That job didn't take any effort on her part at all, his name sold itself!

What this is is a crying shame. Theresa kept the number 8 because she KNEW how much Dale Jr. wanted it. She was going to do everything in her command to make sure he didn't have it. It's no so much that she even wanted it. Although, I'll bet she thought the prestige of that number would carry over to whoever drove with it on their car. Mistake number two. Then she lost the Budweiser sponsorship. Mistake number three. From there, the mistakes just snowballed right up to the present where the number 8 will be idol for who knows how long...... At least Montoya isn't driving with that number.

Warm up your thumbs everyone!

great response to george H, whom i suspect is just another one of you know who's many accounts that he keeps changing the names and profiles of. he has the nerve to call you out for disrespecting dale earnhardts widow when his Q & A history on Y/A is a very familiar obsession with disrespecting and irrationally insulting the intimidators own flesh and blood. hmph, some people. now, to answer your question, yes, it is karma. you reap what you sew.

Buncha haterss need to get a life and quit picking on Teresa. You are disrespecting Dale Earnhardt's widow, if that means anything to you.

The 3 should be retired and the 8 should have been parked when Ralph was done with it. Junior was only disrespecting the number by being mediocre.

From what I understand, Dale Jr and Rick Hendrick offered a pretty penny for the rights to that number but "you know who" wanted a lot more............Now she is running low on funds and the car had to be parked...........Is she getting what she deserves?

yes i think 50% is karma something could have been done but i think he comes back chip will offer jr half of his half of the company

I don't believe in 'karma'..so my answer is no.

Well I read a while back that one of the sponsors of the #8 had a hospitality tent set up and no one was interested. A lot of people were mad that Jr. didn't get the #8 so they boycott everything around that car,and it looks like it is working ! I think she should have gave up the number but that's just my opinion !And I do believe you reap what you sow ! So yes I do believe in karma in that sense.


H E N D R I C K~M O T O R S P O R T S~R U L E S ! ! ! ! !

Yes, it is karma.

Expect them to see a little more bad karma come their way after the start selling the Earnhardt/Elvis cars.

Blood is supposed to be thicker then water, maybe Karma but I believe (like Ice said) Teressa had it planned this way. In my mind jr will and should be owner of DEI. But I guess things happen for a reason in life. What comes around goes around as they say in nascar.

For me the saddest part of this entire episode is young Mr. Almirola. This kid has alway's stayed under the radar, never complained and just did his job. Mrs. Earnhardt should of gotten out of the sport after Sr. passed. She was left a very wealthy widow who seemed uninspired and rightfully so. She lost her husband and her passion. The best thing for all parties would have been to let Dale Jr. and Mr. Hendrick purchase the #8 and move on respectfully. Why that didn't happen is not for me to speculate. Good luck Aric.

Thats old news and it stirs up hurt feelings. There is night racing this weekend at Phoenix. Im excited.

Add: My bad Lenny. Its just been drug through here alot since last week. No disrespect brother. I apologize. The only karma I know about is carmex the lip stuff. She is reaping what she has sewn.

This is not Teresa's fault! If Dale Jr. had just stopped thinking the grass was greener on the other side and stayed with DEI, things would be a whole lot different with DEI today and the 8 car!

I agree with you, and that is what karma is all about. I'm surprised all this went down so quickly, and it is rather saddening. It's more like abolishment by the fans. It's almost typical of what can happen by poor business decisions when emotions get in the way. I've also seen some faltering by the NASCAR Nation, and that makes me wonder too. I'm not afraid to agree with anyone who has a valid point. Maybe it's time to raise some hell in the NASCAR section of Y/A, ...or the rent.

Teresa Earnhardt Parks the No. 8
There won’t be a No. 8 car in Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix. That will be the first time the No. 8 has not raced since Dale Earnhardt Jr began driving full time in the his NASCAR Sprint Cup series in 2000.

The Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing No. 8 has been driven so far this season by Aric Amirola - but a lack of sponsorship has caused the team to park the car, at least temporarily.

If Teresa Earnhardt had worked with Dale Jr just a little bit when he wanted to buy 51% of his father’s race team in 2007 sponsorship would not be a problem. It would be guaranteed.

Instead Teresa let pride stand in her way when she allowed NASCAR’s most popular driver, and it’s most marketable one, walk away.

Ralph Earnhardt’s Number
Junior wanted the No. 8 because it was the car No. his Grandfather Ralph Earnhardt had driven back in the day.

The Intimidator, Dale Earnhardt, even drove the No. 8 the 1975 World 600 at Charlotte, his first Cup race.

Teresa Refused to Release Number
But Teresa wouldn’t give the number up unless Dale Jr and Rick Hendrick were willing to write some big checks, even though it was Dale Earnhardt Jr who had built up the goodwill that stood behind the No. 8.

If Teresa Earnhardt had done what it took to keep Dale Earnhardt Jr on board she would have a strong race team today. She wouldn’t have to look for sponsors - the sponsors would be looking for her .

So was letting Dale Earnhardt Jr walk away a smart business move for DEI? I don’t think so.level skip half life 2