Earnhardt Jr. loses appeal
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The National Stock Car Racing Commission Monday upheld NASCAR&#39;s penalties issued to Earnhardt after he cursed during a postrace TV interview.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. cursed on a nationally televised NASCAR broadcast on Sunday, and it cost him the lead in a close race for the Nextel Cup drivers championship.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr's free-agent price tag just might be rising as fast as his qualifying speeds. With his crew chief suspended and contract negotiations for next season still ongoing, nothing seemingly has served as a distraction of late on the track for the surging Earnhardt.
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A slip of the tongue on TV cost Dale Earnhardt Jr. first place and $10,000, penalties imposed by an increasingly image-conscious NASCAR.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sports Network) - Dale Earnhardt Jr.  lost his appeal of a 25-point penalty and $10,000 fine for use  of improper language while in Victory Lane following his win in  the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 3.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. bumped Carl Edwards out of the way on a restart in overtime and grabbed a contentious victory Saturday in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
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(Daytona Beach, Florida-AP) Oct. 5, 2004 - A slip of the tongue has cost Dale Earnhardt, Junior, first place in the Nextel Cup standings.
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AVONDALE, Arizona (Ticker) -- Amid darkness, rain and a series of late race crashes, Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored an overtime victory in Sunday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup Checker Auto Parts 500.
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On the day he announced he was leaving his late father's company, Dale Earnhardt Jr. fretted over fan reaction. He worried the "Red Army" wouldn't understand his decision, and the loyalists would resent him &#151; maybe even boo him &#151; for walking away from Dale Earnhardt Inc. But based on souvenir sales in the three weeks since he made his decision, NASCAR's most popular driver had nothing to be concerned about.
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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. captured the Checker Auto Parts 500 Nextel Cup race at the Phoenix International Raceway for the second consecutive year.
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After winning the Budweiser Shootout Saturday night in his first race with Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. yesterday made it 2 for 2 by winning the first 150-mile qualifying heat of the Gatorade Duels at Daytona International Speedway.
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A post-race slip of the tongue has cost driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. the lead in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chase for the Championship. Earnhardt used an obscenity during his post-race, televised interview
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Michael Stone loses his appeal against his convictions for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Sports Network) - NASCAR driver  Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fined $10,000 for cursing during a  TV interview following his win at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was subdued yesterday following his victory at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. Junior put his newly acquired points lead in jeopardy by cursing during an interview with NBC after dominating the EA Sports 500 to take the Nextel Cup lead by 13 points over Kurt Busch . Asked about the significance of his fifth victory at Talladega, Earnhardt said, ...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. broke out of a six-week slump last night with a convincing victory in the Sharpie 500, giving him a weekend sweep at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and momentum for the upcoming championship chase.
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AVONDALE, ARIZ. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost the argument, but won the race. Earnhardt&#39;s crew chief ordered the driver to stay on the track and pass up a tire change late in yesterday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.