The new face of DEI

Martin Truex Jr. is the future of Dale Earnhardt Inc. Mark Martin will most likely be its biggest star, but Truex has the opportunity to accomplish some great things, if the merger between DEI and Ginn Racing proves successful.
Once Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaves DEI at the end of the season, Truex becomes the team's most seasoned and potentially talented full-time driver.
"I'm excited about it. It's going to be a lot of fun, I think," said Truex, driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc. "The first thing is we need to run well, obviously. We've been doing that and that's the first step in the right direction. It will be a lot of opportunity for me and my team. They'll have a lot more eyes on them and get a lot more recognition for the great job they're doing. It'll be great for all our sponsors."
What DEI loses in Earnhardt Jr., it gains in Martin. Truex said he is excited about having Martin as a teammate and thinks it's going to add a lot of great things.
"I'm a huge Mark Martin fan. I always have been I like the way he goes about his business," Truex said. "I like the way he races. The amount of knowledge he's got is incredible and I look forward to tapping into that. I've talked to Mark for 20 minutes already (Friday). I've always gotten along with him really well and I'm looking forward to learning things from him in the future. He's going to be a great asset for our whole organization."
As excited as Truex is about having Martin as a teammate, he is upset that Earnhardt Jr. is leaving.
"Well, it stinks, obviously," Truex said. "He's a great friend and has been a great teammate for me; not just this year, but the past couple of years. When I drove his Busch car I learned a lot from him just by being with the same team. But we've got some great stuff going on and I'm real excited about this deal with Mark and his whole team. We're still looking for that fourth driver for next year. So I'm excited about the future. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can learn hear short term from the 01 team and the things they are doing and seeing how much better it can make all of our teams."