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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
A Dale Earnhardt Jr. guide, with links, news, and comments. Earnhardt is the son of pro race car driver Dale Earnhardt, who died in a devastating crash. Earnhardt Jr. races cars himself, follow Earnhardt here.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. began his professional driving career at the age of 17, competing in the Street Stock division at Concord (N.C.) Motorsport Park. His first racecar was a 1978 Monte Carlo that he co-owned with older half-brother Kerry. Within two seasons, the young Earnhardt had honed his driving abilities to the point of joining the Late Model Stock Car division. There, he developed an in-depth knowledge of chassis setup and car preparation, while racing against Kerry and Dale's sister Kelley. Earnhardt Jr. won consecutive NASCAR Busch Series Championships in 1998 and 1999 over rival Matt Kenseth.Earnhardt Jr. competed for the Raybestos NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award in 2000. His primary competitor for the award was his friend Kenseth. Kenseth outran Junior in the season-opening Daytona 500. Earnhardt scored wins at the Texas Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway. He also become the first rookie to win the All-Star exhibition race. Kenseth ultimately scored a 42-point victory in the rookie race.
Junior did have a part in recreating one Winston Cup milestone in 2000 when he competed with his father and half-brother Kerry in the Pepsi 400 at Michigan International Speedway. That occasion was only the second time that a father had raced against two sons. Lee, Richard and Maurice Petty had previously accomplished the feat.
In 2001 Earnhardt Jr. came into the season assuming he would face a sophomore slump, but the year proved to be one of the most tumultuous and memorable seasons the young driver has experienced.
The major event of the season occurred in the final corner of the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. As Earnhardt finished second, his father had crashed in turn four. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. did not survive the wreck. Junior raced at Rockingham the following weekend, but finished in 43rd-place after a wreck that looked eerily similar to his father's wreck just one week earlier. Earnhardt rebounded and scored victories at Dover and Talladega, as well as an emotional win in the return to Daytona, finishing eighth in points for the year.
The Talladega victory earned Junior a Winston No Bull 5 $1 million bonus. This season of emotion produced nine top-fives and 15 top-10 finishes, as well as two Bud Poles.
Source: Wikipedia.org, January 2007
WITH PHOTO GALLERY: It is the biggest story in auto racing for decades. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has made it clear that he wants Danica Patrick to join his NASCAR team, bringing about one of the greatest auto racing stories in American history and joining two legendary figures in the sport
- Danica Patrick getting green light on NASCAR with Earnhardt (news.google.com)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.
Earnhardt told The Associated Press on Friday that other teams were still in the mix for Patrick's services. He said the talks were still in their early stages.
His comments came after ESPN reported that a deal could be in place soon between Patrick and Earnhardt's Nationwide Series team, JR Motorsports...
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- Earnhardt Jr.: Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR (chicagotribune.com)
- Dale Jr.: Nothing new, but Patrick would be good for NASCAR (daily-jeff.com)
- Dale Jr.: Nothing new, but Danica Patrick good for NASCAR (feedburner.com)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finished better in the fall race at Texas Motor Speedway than he has in the spring race in three of the four seasons since the track added a second NASCAR Cup date, which should breed more optimism for the team that finished 20th at Texas earlier this season as they head into Sunday's Dickies 500.
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TALLADEGA, Ala. – Rick Hendrick said Lance McGrew’s chemistry with Dale Earnhardt Jr. as well as his chemistry with Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 crew chief Alan Gustafson resulted in his being named the full-time crew chief for the No. 88 team of Earnhardt Jr.
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- Lance McGrew to stay with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2010 (feedburner.com)
- Lance McGrew Is Named Full-Time Crew Chief For Dale Earnhardt Jr. (bleacherreport.com)
Now that Dale Earnhardt Jr. can finally put his mind to rest with Fridays announcement that Lance McGrew will no longer be his interim crew chief, but instead was given the stamp of approval while raising his status to permanent.
The announcement couldn’t have come at a better time because statistically speaking; this is as good as it gets for Jr. Nation.
Earnhardt, who already has five wins, eight tops fives, and 11 top 10s to go along with...
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- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Just Needs His Own Country Song (bleacherreport.com)
- Woes and lows frustrate Dale Earnhardt Jr. (hamptonroads.com)
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Perhaps it's fitting for Dale Earnhardt Jr. that this weekend's racing festivities at Talladega are being billed as Hallow-Dega.
The entire...
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- Be You Fan Or Foe: Are You Riding With Dale Earnhardt Jr. In Talladega? (bleacherreport.com)
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes cautious approach heading into Talladega (scenedaily.com)
For nearly 20 minutes on Friday afternoon Dale Earnhardt Jr. and crew chief Lance McGrew sat and addressed the media.
Everything from the “Ride with the 88” car this weekend, to living in a giant fishbowl (which Earnhardt Jr. says can be pretty fun), and to what they plan on doing next year was thrown out.
McGrew was named Earnhardt Jr.’s full-time crew chief early Friday at Talladega, in a move that Earnhardt Jr. calls great.
“It’s something...
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- Wolfe: Earnhardt Jr. driving on thin pavement (delcotimes.com)
- What's the Knock on Johnson? None (sports.aol.com)
It is no secret that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has had a miserable 2009 season so far. While Junior watches his three Hendrick teammates lead the points race, he languishes in the 22nd position in the points standings.
Junior's teammates have eleven wins amongst the three of them. Junior has no win yet this season.
Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Mark Martin, Junior's Hendrick peers, lead laps almost every race. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has led a...
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Admittedly, I had some hesitation about whether or not Lance McGrew should return as Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s crew chief next season. Especially now that Steve Addington has become available, it seemed possible that Addington – a proven winner – could be the guy to revive Earnhardt Jr.’s career.
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- Earnhardt, McGrew committed to finding sucess (news.google.com)
- Kyle Busch bids for Texas triple play after Nationwide victory (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)
- NASCAR takes ABC to task for 'boring' race (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)
CONCORD, N.C. – Rick Hendrick says no decision has been made on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s crew chief for next year, but he remains happy with the way the Hendrick Motorsports team is going and also said it is normal for a driver to be frustrated when he’s not getting the results he wants.
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