Explaining Ross Chastain's Martinsville move
Kelley Earnhardt Miller is the CEO of JR Motorsports, the company owned by Dale Earnhart Jr. and his brother, Dale Jr., who are famous in NASCAR. Kelley and Dale have been together since they were teenagers. They lost their father, their stepmother and they had a house that burned. Now they own an Xfinity Series team. The team wants to move to Cup racing, but it's expensive. The costs and many other issues must be addressed. It's not easy being Junior. He's 48. His brother is 50. There are many fans who want the team to go to the top.
Earnhardt Miller and Earnhardt Jr. want to move up to the top level of NASCAR in 2024. Rick Hendrick, who is part owner of JRM, endorses the idea. The earliest would be in the year of the 50th birthday of Earnhart. Earnharts Sr. died in 2001. Teresa and Dale Jr.'s relationship deteriorated after the death. The children moved in with their father after their mother's house burned. Dale Sr.' and Teresa's marriage fell apart. In 2008, Dale Junior left DEI to drive for Hendick Motorsports. He is the son of Dale Earnhardt Sr., one of racing's all-time greats.
