Richie Gilmore Quotations

I don't have a lot of comment other than to say Mike Helton has made it very clear that NASCAR is not going to tolerate retaliation. Unfortunately, I think Ryan had to learn a hard lesson.

He has always been on DEI's short list. He was one of (Dale Earnhardt's) favorite drivers, and if we could ever get Matt, he would probably be our first choice for a teammate for Junior. But he indicated to us he was going to try to work something out where he is.

I think we noticed it really right off that it wasn't going to work. We kept seeing some positives but there were more negatives. But the biggest thing is when you make a decision, you have to stand by it and see how it plays out.

Junior wants to be the oldest driver at DEI. That's kind of one of the things he wants. I think the main thing we're looking for is a good teammate for Junior and Martin.

We just wanted to get geared up for next season. This gives them a chance to start working on their chemistry. With both of our cars out of the Chase, the time was right to move forward.

After evaluating our programs for next season, we went back and looked at all the resources at our disposal. By putting Tony Jr. back with Dale Jr. now, it enables us to start working towards our goals for next season. Those two can start finding their rhythm for next year, while Steve Hmiel can return his full focus on the technical aspect of our programs.

As a company, we learned a lot from it,

This gives them a chance to start working on their chemistry.

A lot of this business is chemistry, so why not get a jump start on that and use these last 10 races as a test?

Dale Sr. absolutely loved the plate races, ... His comment always was, 'Let's get the best stuff and not lease it to anyone else.' I remember he'd usually come into the engine shop at 7:30 in the morning, after he'd been working on his farm, and if we weren't busting our tails, we'd soon be looking for new work. It still seems like Dale is watching over us and demanding our best effort.

In looking at the tape, we don't see anywhere during the entire incident where Michael did what he is accused of doing,

By putting Tony Jr. back with Dale Jr. now, it enables us to start working toward our goals for next season, ... Those two can start finding their rhythm and Steve Hmiel can return his full focus on the technical aspect of our program.