"I want you to come in and say 'Yeah, this seems just like Junior,' Earnhardt said. "That seems to be what's happened here."
Durkin promised the myriad of flat-screen TVs that dot the walls will be showing the races on weekends. Earnhardt hopes they'll be seeing his No. 88 Chevrolet in Victory Lane.
While his move to Hendrick Motorsports this year has him third in the Sprint Cup standings, he's yet to win this year. His last victory was in 2006.
"It doesn't bother me if somebody comes up and says what you're doing isn't right, you should focus here," Earnhardt said. "That doesn't bother me. I could care less. ... People think I'm on the phone wheeling and dealing, ordering the beer and liquor and positioning everything like I want it. I'm not the one doing that. I'm racing in Phoenix for crying out loud."
Earnhardt finished seventh there last weekend. He thinks he's close to winning, and he doesn't care if critics wonder if Whisky River is a distraction.
"I think people underestimate my drive and determination," Earnhardt said. "They always have. It's followed me around just like the pressure has, just like the name has. It's always there.
"It's OK. I've got to do things that might work out for me in my life. I might not always be driving that car. I would like to think that I could just race that car and at 50 I could quit and be all right, but I don't trust that. I don't know what the dollar is going to be worth when I'm 50."
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