Dale Earnhardt Jr. is suddenly one of the hottest drivers in the Winston Cup garage, and he’s not even in a Cup car yet. If this wild child with a bent for alternative music and fast stock cars wanted a major-league ride, he could have one here this afternoon, in half-dozen cars. He is hot. “But we have no plans to run him in Winston Cup this year,” said Ty Norris, manager for Earnhardt Sr.’s race team. “Our biggest concern right now is to get this team back in shape for Steve Park when he returns. It would be premature for us as a team to field anything for Dale Jr., whether Dale Jr. is ready or not, or whether Tony Eury and the guys building his Busch cars are ready to go Cup or not.(JournalNow)(5-3-98)
