Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Kyle Busch picked the outside pole. Brad Keselowski will start third, followed by Jamie McMurray and David Ragan. Kurt Busch, the defending race winner, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., A.J. Allmendinger and Joey Logano will roll off sixth ...  

Earnhardt was a seven-time champion and one of NASCAR's most successful drivers when he was killed at the 2001 Daytona 500 race. In the final lap, his car veered abruptly down the track and made contact with two others before hitting a concrete retaining wall head-on at about 160 mph (258 km/h). He was killed instantly. In the wake of the tragedy, NASCAR launched an intensive safety campaign and the Florida Legislature passed the Earnhardt...  

On June 15th 2008 Dale Earnhardt Jr won the Life Lock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Clinching the win with perfect fuel mileage, Jr won his first points race with Hendrick Motorsports. This collectible contains an actual piece of Race-winning ...  

DAYTONA BEACH — The quiet calm of the short NASCAR off-season ends tonight with the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Be prepared for a lot of noise. As with any sport, there were some significant and interesting changes ...  

The PLAYERS’ Performance · Of the 25 drivers entered in the event, seven are previous Budweiser Shootout winners: Busch (2011), Harvick (2009 and 2010), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003 and 2008), Stewart (2001, 2002 and 2007), Denny Hamlin (2006), Jimmie ...  

Rick Hendrick had a feeling that the pairing of crew chief Steve Letarte with Dale Earnhardt Jr. might work. He liked the personality of Letarte, who demands an all-in attitude from his driver but also has an outgoing personality that breeds ...  

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet team will kick off the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season with Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Kevin Harvick, Richard Childress Racing ChevroletPhoto by: Eric Gilbert Hall of Famer… On Wednesday, February 1, Harvick became the fourth driver to be inducted into the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif. Four-time...  

Last year, the big crew chief rotation at Hendrick Motorsports saw Jeff Gordon’s guy Steve Letarte wind up with Dale Earnhardt Jr.; in hindsight, a move that worked well for both Gordon and Earnhardt. As the Earnhardt/Letarte duo began their inaugural ...  

Seven Shootout Wins for RCR ... RCR has earned seven checkered flags in the Budweiser Shootout (1986, 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1995 with driver Dale Earnhardt and 2009 and 2010 with driver Kevin Harvick) and has had an entry in 25 of the 33 races. Three to Get Ready ... RCR will field entries for Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Paul Menard in this year's exhibition event. This is the fourth consecutive season that the Welcome, N.C.-based...  

Editor's note: This story appears in USA TODAY's 56-page NASCAR Preview special section ($4.95), available on newsstands in the month of February. Also included are exclusive interviews with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, driver capsules, predictions ...  

Maintaining the connection to fans becomes a challenge as many Sprint Cup drivers, such as Ryan Newman, represent new companies every race  

NASCAR Nation has been afflicted by Linsanity, and it's the younger drivers who can best relate to Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise to success.  

After a volatile 2011, which included 18 race winners, a good starting point for your fantasy NASCAR draft is to focus on proven themes.  

The violation was found during prerace Daytona 500 inspection. NASCAR doesn't anticipate possible penalties until after the race.  

Until now, virtually every major statistical category in NASCAR has been a variation on where a car starts or finishes.