Taking the Earnhardt out of DEI

Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced what many think is his last race for Dale Earnhardt Inc. It wasn't the way he wanted to end this part of his career with the team his late father founded.
Earnhardt Jr. finished 36th in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After the race, he was asked how he felt about racing his last race with Dale Earnhardt Inc. in the team's No. 8 Chevrolet.
"I guess I thought I would be sadder, but I am not," Earnhardt Jr. said. "I still have all these guys as friends, that is even better than the working relationship. Now, I am ready to get to work."
After the race, Earnhardt Jr. had to say good-bye to his teammates and crew. His crew chief and cousin, Tony Eury Jr., is going with Earnhardt Jr. to Hendrick Motorsports. But the rest of the team is expected to remain with DEI.
"It wasn't emotional. It wasn't as emotional as I thought," Earnhardt Jr. said. "I thought it might be emotional and tough but it wasn't really that bad. Those guys are going to be around and I am going to get to see them an awful lot more than we assume. It is not like we won't see each other again. We will, and it is just the nature of the business. You get used to people coming and going from day one when get you get started working in this business."