[autotag]JR Motorsports[/autotag] has been on record for its desire to move to the NASCAR Cup Series; however, it would require a charter to make it reasonable. Without a charter, a NASCAR team struggles to make any profit and operate for long-term success. [autotag]Dale Earnahrdt Jr.[/autotag] and Kelley Earnhardt Miller are trying, but it has yet to work out in their favor.
With the rumors of NASCAR charters flying around, Earnhardt spoke to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass about the possibility of JR Motorsports moving to the Cup Series. Based on his response, it isn’t good news for those who want to see JR Motorsports at NASCAR’s top level.
“We’re out of the charter business right now,” Earnhardt said. “The sale of a charter, I would call it a cycle, right? Well, we missed this last cycle. We’ll see what comes down the road. I’m almost feeling like that if I were to ever get involved in the [NASCAR Cup Series] side, it would be like an investment — my personal monetary investment in something current.”
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“I would be open to talking to team owners about putting money into a particular singular charter and saying, ‘Hey, I’m going to park an investment here in this charter. I’m leaving that for my generations down the road, my girls, and what have you.’ It wouldn’t be anything other than that. So I don’t know if we’ll ever have JR Motorsports physically owning charters, running a race team operating every facet of that. I think that that ship has sailed.”
Earnhardt thinks the “ship has sailed” for JR Motorsports to own charters and run a race team in the Cup Series. This is mainly due to the high charter prices, which currently run above $20 million. Earnhardt may invest in a current team, but JR Motorsports’ time of joining the Cup Series may be in the past.
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