from a GM Racing PR – Saturday morning practice quotes at Dover International Speedway, Richie Gilmore, Director of Motorsports if DEI explained the accident between #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #15-Michale Waltrip in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway: “(Junior) got into him. That’s how the wreck started. Junior apologized the Michael on Monday. They talked a couple of times during the week and we don’t think we have any problems and it was definitely not intentional.” Did Junior say anything more about why he made the mistake? “Just a mistake. He caught him faster than he thought he was. I think he was excited that.that car hasn’t run in contention to win for while. That was probably the best that car’s been all year.(GM Racing PR)(6-4-2005)
