Dale Earnhardt Jr. admits he bears some responsibility for the decision to split his team and move away from Tony Eury Jr. and Tony Eury Sr.

“I'll tell you, I mean, I know you might have heard it since then. Is a long time ago, but I had responsibility in that decision. Um, I was in the conver I was in the room when it was being discussed and I didn't I didn't stand up and say I don't want this.”

Kevin Pennell maintains that he was unwilling to allow newcomers to compromise the integrity of suspension and spindle components he and the team had worked for years to develop.

“never going to let nothing tarnish what Tony Senior and Tony Jr. worked towards spindle-wise, suspension parts wise, and stuff and let that stuff get out there and I protected it a lot.”