Lincoln Griffin, owner of Griffin Motorsports, announced today that Dale Earnhardt Jr. would still be allowed to race in the American Le Mans series along with other series if he so desired. Griffin stated, " Obviously we have a concern for Jr., but he is a driver and a grown man. If he wants to drive in series outside of Nextel, not only would I support him, I would try to help in anyway possible". Dale Jr replied, "well, you know it is nice to have that kind of support from top to bottom. I just drive what ever is put in front of me man. After Sonoma, I really was not sure if I wanted to get back in one of those Vettes, but now that some time has passed, I can see myself doing it again. They are alot of fun, shit, you can just drive the wheels off of em."