Well this shouldn't upset any Earnhardt fans or anything... Fans of the late, great
Dale Earnhardt already have strong feelings about his widow, Teresa Earnhardt. And understandably so: Teresa hasn't exactly done much to endear herself to her late husband's fans over the years. After Dale passed away, Teresa inherited Dale’s race team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., which fielded cars for her stepson
Dale Earnhardt Jr. along with Michael Waltrip and Steve Park. But things quickly went south for the DEI after Junior wanted an ownership stake to remain with the team. Teresa refused, and Junior eventually left his father’s race team to drive for Hendrick Motorsports. And Teresa even said at one point that if Junior wanted to leave the team, they would just
“make another Dale Jr.” (The race team closed up shop not long after Dale Jr. left, so that one didn’t age well). When Junior moved to Hendrick, Teresa refused to let him take his iconic #8 with him, forcing him to switch to the #88 car for the remainder of his career. And when Junior retired and Budweiser released a tribute video for their former driver, fans were quick to point out that the #8 was missing from his car, and assumed that was because Teresa refused to let them use the images of the car in their tribute. Then back in 2016, Dale’s son (and Teresa’s stepson) Kerry Earnhardt launched a line of homes called the “Earnhardt Collection,” which makes sense because, you know, that’s his last name. But the woman that NASCAR fans not-so-lovingly refer to as the Wicked Witch of the South filed an appeal in court to attempt to stop Kerry from using the name “Earnhardt” in his brand. Yeah, it’s pretty clear why NASCAR fans don’t really care for Teresa. So it's no big surprise that plenty of Earnhardt fans weren't happy when they heard about her latest plans. Teresa has filed a rezoning application for 399 acres of the Intimidator's former farmland in Mooresville, North Carolina. According to a report from the
Charlotte News & Observer , Earnhardt's widow is seeking to turn Dale's farm, which is located just a couple miles from the Dale's former racing shop, into an industrial complex called Mooresville Technology Park. The request is scheduled to be heard on October 22 in front of the Mooresville Planning Board, who will then make a recommendation to the Mooresville Board of Commissioners for a final decision. Of course the late Earnhardt was an avid outdoorsman, spending time hunting, fishing and farming on his property located near his race shop. https://twitter.com/nascarman_rr/status/1255609855055978501 So fans aren't exactly thrilled that it's (potentially) being turned into an industrial complex: https://twitter.com/TheCatchFence/status/1847723770506592718
https://twitter.com/SlideJobSal/status/1847771734336032900 https://twitter.com/6_ColumnGuy/status/1847756139758514654 Of course as others have pointed out, it's been 23 years since Dale's death, and that property has likely sat unused for much of that time. (Gonna guess Teresa isn't getting out there to hunt very much, especially at 65 years old). So while it's sad to see any farmland turned into an industrial complex, especially a farm that Earnhardt enjoyed so much during his life, unfortunately it was probably bound to happen at some point.
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