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| NASCAR: Earnhardt Jr. Gana en Michigan | | 2008-06-20 02:28:40 | | Dale Earnhardt Jr. terminó su racha de 76 carreras sin triunfos el domingo pasado con una victoria bajo bandera amarilla en el Michigan International Speedway con apenas aire en su tanque de combustible. El piloto más popular de NASCAR le dio a su nuevo patrón, Rick Hendrick, el segundo triunfo de la temporada y se las ingenió para tener el suficiente combustible desde su última carga para completar las tres vueltas extra que se dieron en las LifeLock 400. Un trompo de Patrick Carpentier en | | By: TopCARSports | | |
| | Dale Earnhardt Day | | 2008-04-29 09:11:43 | | My heart broke, right along with the rest of the racing world on that Sunday. I can still hear the words "We have lost Dale Earnhardt" ringing in my head like a bad dream. The Intimidator dead? That has to be wrong, but it wasn't wrong. What a tragic loss. I have been a dedicated fan of Dale's for as long as I can remember. I remember watching him when he drove the yellow and blue Wrangler car, I remember the battles between he and Rusty. I remember how happy he was when Dale Jr. won his first race in NASCAR and I will never forget the day he won the Daytona 500. Even though life has gone on without Dale Sr. in it, NASCAR will never be the same nor will I.Happy Birthday Dale, we miss you dearly.
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| April 29 set for seventh annual Dale Earnhardt Day | | 2008-04-16 17:48:44 | | By Team ReleaseMOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Inc. will host the seventh annual Dale Earnhardt Day at its corporate headquarters in Mooresville, N.C. on Tuesday, April 29th. The event, which celebrates the birth date of the seven-time NASCAR champion, also serves as a major benefit for the Dale Earnhardt Foundation, with a percentage of the event's merchandise sales being donated to the Foundation.The event, which is themed "Behind the Legend, He was One of Us," will run from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. ET and will feature a variety of activities and displays for the entire family. Personal photos, mementoes and trophies highlighting Dale's personal and professional life through the decades of the '70s, '80s and '90s, will be on hand at the event.During the official Dale Earnhardt Day ceremony, starting at 3 p.m. ET., The Hershey Company will unveil a replica of a fan photo mosaic as a tribute to the racing legend. A mosaic bearing Earnhardt's likeness will be comprised of more than 1,000 | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | Earnhardt Jr. earns pole !!! | | 2008-04-05 23:30:02 | | Photo By: Getty Images Earnhardt will start from the top spot for Sunday's Samsung 500 Sprint Cup race at Texas after touring the 1.5-mile track in 28.286 seconds (190.907 mph), a lap that second-place qualifier Carl Edwards described as "screaming fast.""That's a good lap, obviously," said Earnhardt, who claimed his first pole of the season and the eighth of his career. "They just build fast cars, man. It's a lot of fun. I'm surprised we were able to do as good as we did when we were racing against 'em."In other qualifying news, Michael McDowell had a frightening crash that just took your breath away. Click here to view the crash. I can't believe he wasn't seriously injured. Wow, that was truly unbelievable.
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| | Earnhardt Jr. featured on ESPN The Magazine 10th anniversary cover | | 2008-03-20 23:00:12 | | Five-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is among a select group of professional sports stars featured on unique covers for ESPN The Magazine's 10th anniversary issue, released this week. The double-sided special edition features 10 covers, five on each side and in random order. The front half highlights athletes who have dominated their respective sport in the last 10 years -- baseball's Ichiro Suzuki, NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson, pro basketball player Tim Duncan, tennis sisters Venus and Serena Williams, and professional snowboarder Shaun White. The flip side is devoted to athletes believed to shine over the next 10 years -- Earnhardt Jr., pro basketball player LeBron James, hockey star Sidney Crosby, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and NFL quarterback Vince Young. Earnhardt Jr.'s cover was shot by photographer Matt Jones, who shows the driver not in typical NASCAR attire but in a single-breasted Armani suit and tie. This marks the third time Ear | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
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| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to Meet Fans in Talladega Superspeedway Fan Hospitality | | 2008-03-17 22:14:13 | | Talladega Superspeedway officials announced today that tickets are available for fans to meet Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, in the AMP Energy Pit Tour Experience prior to the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on April 27th.The AMP Energy Pit Tour Experience is a hospitality package that includes:· Access to the AMP Energy Pit Tour Experience Hospitality Tent, located in the AMP Energy Hospitality Village· Catering for continental breakfast, lunch, soda, water and four drink tickets for beer· A Pre-Race Pit Road Tour (schedule and weather permitting)· An Event Souvenir· A Hospitality Parking Pass· An Appearance by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (schedule and weather permitting)“We are very excited to have Dale Earnhardt, Jr. spend some time with our fans,” said Talladega Superspeedway President Rick Humphrey. “It’s no secret that Talladega Superspeedway hosts one of the largest followings of Junior Nation and I expect they wi | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | Stewart, Earnhardt think bad of Goodyear's tires | | 2008-03-10 21:30:46 | | Personally I think it's the bump stops and not the tires, but that's just my opinion.The balancing act between safety concerns and competition that Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. faces each week was the post-race focus of several top finishers Sunday. It left both sides defensive and fans wondering what happened to the typical side-by-side racing for which Atlanta Motor Speedway is famous.Tony Stewart, who finished second in the Kobalt Tools 500, and third-place finisher Dale Earnhardt Jr. were outspoken in their criticism for the tire compound brought to Atlanta. There were no tire failures reported during the race, but the two agreed that the harder tire made it almost impossible for drivers to run side-by-side. Only thirteen cars were on the lead lap at the finish."That was the most pathetic racing tire that I've ever been on in my professional career," Stewart said. "... Goodyear can't build a tire that is worth a crap. If I were Goodyear, I would be really embarrassed about this wee | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | Martin Truex Jr. to drive in Nationwide Series race for Earnhardt Jr.'s team next weekend | | 2008-03-08 10:10:18 | | On Thursday, JR Motorsports announced that Truex will drive in the March 15 Nationwide Series race in Bristol, Tenn."I have to thank JR Motorsports, DEI(his Sprint Cup team), and the National Guard for letting me drive this racecar," Truex said in a statement. "With track time so important , driving the National Guard car on Saturday can only help me in the Bass Pro Shops Car on Sunday, so this is a deal that hopefully will benefit everything."Obviously Bristol is a special place for me. I won my first race there, and it would be really cool to win again."
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| | NASCAR: Earnhardt Jr. está Imparable | | 2008-02-15 17:30:00 | | En la instancia final para definir los 43 lugares disponibles para la Edición número 50 de las 500 Millas de Daytona, donde hasta ahora los únicos asegurados eran los integrantes de la primera fila, Jimmie Johnson y Darrell Waltrip. Se disputaron dos competencias de 150 millas y a excepción de los 35 mejores clasificados del campeonato 2007, que tenían garantizada su presencia y solo debían encontrar un lugar definitivo en la parrilla, entre ellos el colombiano Juan Pablo Montoya que final | | By: TopCARSports | | |
| | NASCAR: Earnhardt Jr. Gana el Shootout | | 2008-02-11 15:39:43 | | Dale Earnhardt Jr., debutó para Hendrick Motorsports con el Nº88 en su Chevrolet Impala SS imponiendose en el tradicional Budweiser Shootout que se disputó el pasado día sábado por la noche y que tuvo como poleman a Kurt Busch, aunque en la largada fue Michael Waltrip, con su Toyota Camry Nº55, el encargado de comandar el pelotón en los primeros giros del segmento de 20 vueltas, con Gilliland como contrincante.En la vuelta 8, apareció Dale Earnhardt Jr. a discutir el liderazgo seguido po | | By: TopCARSports | | |
| | The Hershey Company Salutes Racing Legend Dale Earnhardt | | 2008-02-04 10:11:36 | | As 2008 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Daytona 500 and the 10th Anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s dramatic 1998 Daytona 500 victory, the Hershey Company will honor NASCAR racing legend Dale Earnhardt with the debut of four Collector Edition bars featuring iconic images of Earnhardt and the stylized #3 he made famous. Packaging for the Collector Edition bars will showcase one of four different Earnhardt images, including three individual portraits spanning his distinguished career and one image of the Richard Childress Racing #3 GM Goodwrench car that is most synonymous with Dale’s designation as “The Intimidator”.The promotion invites fans to show their respect for the racing legend by visiting www.hersheys.com/dale. The Hershey’s Dale Earnhardt site gives fans the opportunity to post their name, message and fan picture online for other fans to view. Hershey will also invite consumers to make a donation to The Dale Earnhardt Foundation at the same time, through an online | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. + Creamy Caramel = Big Mo’ | | 2008-01-28 22:01:44 | | Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Lifestyle
When NASCAR gets together with the food industry, the results can be very interesting. Take NASCAR-branded meat, for instance. While branded beef might be best for tailgating, Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s new candy bar called the Big Mo’ is described as best when accompanied by “playing pool and just kicking back and [...] | | By: Car O Focus | | |
| | Dale Jr. "Shifting Gears" on ESPN Goes Behind Scenes with Dale Earnhardt Jr. | | 2008-01-28 21:47:50 | | NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the focus of a new television series on ESPN, Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears, premiering prior to next month’s opening of the 2008 NASCAR season. The five-part series chronicles Earnhardt’s move from Dale Earnhardt Inc., the team founded by his father, to Hendrick Motorsports, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.The first episode airs Friday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The series provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the personal, corporate and competitive ramifications involved with the five-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver award recipient changing teams. Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears is produced by Earnhardt Jr.’s Hammerhead Entertainment, a division of JR Motorsports, in cooperation with Hendrick Motorsports and is presented by the National Guard.The new program is part of an exclusive, multimedia agreement between ESPN and Hammerhead Entertainment.“We were working on a new DVD about my life and the guys kept getting more and more foot | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | Pepsi hopes Earnhardt drives laps around A-B | | 2008-01-25 11:33:48 | | Pepsi shot two ads with the NASCAR star and they're in a pool of ads in testing to see which will get a piece of its two minutes of in-game ad time. With that time valued at about $10 million and more than 90 million people expected to be watching, Pepsi is testing to see if they are game-ready. Either way, the Earnhardt ads will air in the telecast of the Daytona 500.But Pepsi and Earnhardt hope his ads will help them to a Super Bowl victory lap in USA TODAY's 20th annual Ad Meter real-time rating of the ads on game day.Pepsi marketers think Earnhardt's appeal can help the Amp ads top soft-drink rival Coca-Cola and end Anheuser-Busch's Super Bowl Ad Meter winning streak. A-B has taken the checkered flag for the most-liked ad for nine games. Before Anheuser-Busch began its Ad Meter run, Pepsi reigned as king of Big Game ads for six consecutive Super Sundays. Read the entire story here.
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| | Earnhardt pays surprise visit to opening test day | | 2008-01-08 00:03:09 | | DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. kicked back in a director's chair outside a nondescript Hendrick Motorsports test hauler, clad in blue jeans and a plain white T-shirt, looking every bit the most contented man in the world. And who could blame him? Here he was, freed from the personal squabbles that characterized last season, surrounded by championship teammates, and about to embark on a new career with the most powerful organization in NASCAR.If only he had a car to drive.How badly does Earnhardt want to get behind the wheel of Hendrick equipment? Bad enough that he decided on a whim early Monday morning to fly down to Daytona International Speedway, and just watch as his other three teammates tested cars during the opening session of Preseason Thunder. Earnhardt isn't scheduled to test until the second Sprint Cup session, scheduled for next week. But he wanted to be there on the first day of Car of Tomorrow testing at NASCAR's marquee facility, and soak up as much information as he could."I don't have any teammates to test with next week. The COT has never been to Daytona. I wanted to make sure if there were some hurdles, I wanted to see them," Earnhardt said. "It looks like the car took right to the racetrack, and our guys are happy with the way they seem. You learn the most the first day, and you try to be around to hear some of that. There's a lot to learn with this car every day. I want to have that in my memory bank when I come back. I really didn't have anything going on today. I'm relaxing, have no responsibilities today, so it's nice to be at the racetrack." Read the rest of the story here.
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| | Win lunch with Dale Earnhardt Jr. | | 2007-12-15 22:39:35 | | R.M. Palmer, which manufactures Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s chocolate bar, the Big Mo', is holding a contest to promote the candy.The winner and three friends will have lunch with Earnhardt Jr. and his friends, who he refers to as the Big Mo' posse, in Mooresville, N.C., and will be treated to a VIP weekend at nearby Lowe's Motor Speedway. For more information on the contest, visit http://www.bigmo-ment.com/.
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| | Crew chief Ryan Pemberton leaves Dale Earnhardt Inc. | | 2007-12-11 22:57:20 | | CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Crew chief Ryan Pemberton has left Dale Earnhardt Inc., and the team said Doug Richert will replace him beginning Wednesday. Pemberton was scheduled to lead the No. 8 Chevrolet that will be co-driven next season by Mark Martin and Aric Almirola. ``Ryan is immensely talented and has always been sought-after,'' DEI general manager John Story said Tuesday. ``He's now chosen to pursue some of those opportunities and we wish him nothing but the best.'' Pemberton spent eight seasons with MB2 Motorsports, which was bought by Bobby Ginn before last season. Ginn then sold the team to DEI, and Pemberton continued with the organization after the acquisition. Richert became the youngest crew chief to win a Cup championship when he did so as a 20-year-old with the late Dale Earnhardt in 1980. He spent most of last season with Brian Vickers at startup Red Bull Racing, but was let go late in the year.
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| | US star Dale Earnhardt Jr guest at Phillip Island | | 2007-12-04 00:35:58 | | Stephen OttleyDecember 03, 2007 12:00amAMERICA'S biggest motor sport star, Dale Earnhardt Jr, was the guest of honour at Phillip Island yesterday.Earnhardt is the most popular driver in NASCAR racing and earns more money than the entire V8 Supercar field combined.Sports Illustrated magazine estimated his 2007 earnings at more than $50 million.But unlike the media circus that surrounded David Beckham's recent visit to Australia, Earnhardt was able to slip under the radar.The only people clamouring to meet the racing celebrity were the V8 Supercar drivers and team managers as he walked down pit lane.The 33-year-old is the son of Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR's answer to Peter Brock, and has won 17 races in his career including the 2004 Daytona 500.The American had a close look at the cars and was impressed with the technology and craftsmanship. "I didn't anticipate the cars to have so much preparation because they race them so hard," Earnhardt said.Having just signed a multi-million dollar deal with NASCAR's leading team, Hendrick Motorsport, Earnhardt is highly unlikely to quit any time soon but admitted he would like to try his hand at V8 Supercars."In a perfect world, I would come and race in the V8 series for a year and I would enjoy it," he said.Earnhardt was full of praise for Australian NASCAR star Marcos Ambrose, although he admitted some of the Tasmanian's former V8 Supercar rivals might not share the same high opinion."I think he's a good guy. There might be a few guys who raced against him who might have a different opinion," he laughed.Ambrose will compete in 12 Sprint Cup races next year and Earnhardt was confident he would be competitive. "I don't know that he'll face the same challenges that a rookie or a young guy would because he's been racing a long time," Earnhardt said. "He has all the tools he needs."
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| | Earnhardt Jr., DEI head to last race together | | 2007-11-12 22:57:00 | | Credit: Scene DailyDale Earnhardt Jr. is preparing for an emotional weekend since Sunday's Ford 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race marks his final event with Dale Earnhardt Inc.After the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Earnhardt Jr. will become the driver of Hendrick Motorsports' No. 88 Chevrolet.Earnhardt Jr.'s team isn't going out on a high note as it had hoped. The driver has endured nine DNFs and has dropped to 14th in the standings after a crash at Phoenix International Raceway Sunday. Crew chief Tony Eury Jr. has already joined Hendrick to help the team prepare for 2008, and Tony Gibson will lead the team in its final outing.As he looks to the weekend, Earnhardt Jr. admits that he has mixed feelings."It's hard to imagine it was 1999 when we made our first Cup start [in May at Charlotte] with this team and with Budweiser," he said. "I'm excited about the offseason and jumping right into my new deal, but it's very, very important for me to end my time with Dale Earnhardt In | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going into the bar business | | 2007-09-08 05:52:09 | | Racing's biggest star plans to open Whisky River, a bar and live-music venue, in uptown's new EpiCentre development this December."It's going to be a cool hangout," said Chris Epstein, a nightclub veteran in Charlotte who is partnering with Earnhardt, the majority owner.But don't expect Whisky River -- named for the bar at Earnhardt's house -- to look like a racing watering hole with NASCAR memorabilia strewn about. Rather, it will resemble a basement bar that anyone would enjoy hanging out in -- including Junior when he's in town, Epstein said. Think lots of wood and metal decorations, multiple TVs and a mechanical bull "with rides a bit rougher than those in a race car," according to a news release. As for food, think bar staples, such as chicken wings.Read more here.
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| | Dale Earnhardt Jr. to leave DEI after season | | 2007-05-10 18:38:20 | | End of the affair
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will leave the company founded by his late father at the end of the year in a shake-up certain to ignite a bidding war for NASCAR’s most popular driver.
He told Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Thursday that he had decided to make the switch to another team when his contract expires, intent on going to a more competitive team.
This has been coming for quite some time, Dale Jr. and Teresa have been reported to have never gotten along and the death of Dale Earnhardt on February 18, 2001 has only aggravated matters more, as long as Dale Sr. was running things at DEI all was well in the business, but Teresa Earnhardt has alienated a lot of people, and when Dale Jr. goes, so goes her business, regardless of what she says…
Earnhardt had asked for 51 percent ownership of the team now run by his stepmother, Teresa. Negotiations on a contract extension began before the season and have been tense all along. Earnhardt’s | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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