Here’s what you do if you’re Richard Childress…step down. You’re 81, too old for a rebuild. Here’s what you do if you’re Austin Dillon…you put Gragson in the 33. You hire Josh Berry for the OAPS 2. You announce 2027 is your last as a Cup driver, then you start pursuing Dale Jr as a partner since you’ve got his “kids” in your cars. You retire after 2027 and put Berry in the 3, and market it as a nod to RC’s retirement to become a car owner in 1981. RCR needs the Earnhardt family to thrive. Not to survive, they’ve done that since 1969, but to thrive.
@bansky I think he continues to play because as the primary ball handler he hasn't been turning the ball over as much as the alternative but he def needs to step it up imo