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Originally Posted by peckstar
Was it just the opportunity to have there own team that caused them to leave then?
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I'd say that was it
Alan Jones had big money backing from Phillip Morris for 1996 and the Stones had a chance to half-own the team, it was the logical next step for them. The deal was announced early enough (from the DJR/Stone side anyway) that it didn't leave DJR in too much of a lurch
It got even better for the Stones in 1998 when AJ wanted out and the Stones bought out Jones' share of AJR, thus being re-named Stone Brothers Racing.