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.
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.
As a company, we learned a lot from it.
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.
The time apart also helped their relationship.
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.
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.
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