Carrie
02-09-2007, 04:46 PM
If Earnhardt Jr.'s bluffing, he's good at it!
Updated: Feb. 9, 2007
By Terry Blount
ESPN.com (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/columns/story?seriesId=2&columnist=blount_terry&id=2760109&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos2)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. needs to hire the best law firm he can find. And a powerful sports agent accustomed to negotiating franchise-altering deals.
This isn't just a contract negotiation now. We're talking about a hostile takeover of a growing company.
When Earnhardt Jr. said Thursday he wants majority ownership in Dale Earnhardt Inc., he turned a wheel into the big leagues.
No, not NASCAR's big leagues. This is the big leagues of the business world, where people do what they must to get what they want.
Full Story (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/columns/story?seriesId=2&columnist=blount_terry&id=2760109&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos2)
Updated: Feb. 9, 2007
By Terry Blount
ESPN.com (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/columns/story?seriesId=2&columnist=blount_terry&id=2760109&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos2)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. needs to hire the best law firm he can find. And a powerful sports agent accustomed to negotiating franchise-altering deals.
This isn't just a contract negotiation now. We're talking about a hostile takeover of a growing company.
When Earnhardt Jr. said Thursday he wants majority ownership in Dale Earnhardt Inc., he turned a wheel into the big leagues.
No, not NASCAR's big leagues. This is the big leagues of the business world, where people do what they must to get what they want.
Full Story (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/columns/story?seriesId=2&columnist=blount_terry&id=2760109&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos2)