Jr. has never been in an open wheel car has he?
I would think he needs to prove he could get up to speed and show some consistent lap times - i.e. pass the IRL rookie test. I am sure the IRL drivers would want a competitor to have some time behind the wheel before racing against him at a place like Texas.
Jr., no dummy, seems to understand this.
If I had the opportunity, if I was there testing my car and somebody had their car there, I’d like to jump in it and run a couple of laps," Earnhardt Jr. said, "but that would be the extent of the adventure.”
http://www.scenedaily.com/news/artic...yCar_race.html
Maybe offer him a test, do some laps and maybe he could compete in the future.