Kelley Earnhardt is the general manager of JR Motorsports. In other words, she runs the place.
Kelley gave a funny example last week during the annual NASCAR media tour.
“One day recently we were talking in my office and it got heated,” Kelley said. “I used the F-word a couple of times, so [Dale Jr.] just turned around and walked out.
“I thought, ‘Good. He’s gone for the day. He won’t be back.’ Then about 15 minutes later he comes strolling back in my office and he’s got a yellow slip of paper in his hand. He hands it to me.
“He said, ‘It’s from HR [Human Resources]. I had you written up. You said the F-word to the president of the company.’
“I looked at him and said, ‘That was between brother and sister.’
“He said, ‘Not here it’s not.’ Then he walked out again.”
Is dealing with the hype around Patrick any different than dealing with her celebrity brother?
“Oh no,” she said. ‘It’s totally the same. We definitely can handle that. We have that part figured out.”
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