Dale Earnhardt Jr considered

One driver definitely in play is 24-year-old Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has been approached about Winston Cup jobs by Andy Petree (owner of Ken Schrader’s No. 33 and seeking to start a second team) and even Richard Childress, owner of dad Dale Earnhardt’s famous No. 3(Childress may have an opening in his companion No. 31, at least short-term).(SpeedNet)(5-2-98)C