Earnhardt's Confidence Soaring After Win
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s annual trips to Bristol Motor Speedway were a treat, starting with the scenic drive through the mountains, camping on the family van and ending with a fantastic race. It helped that his father won nine times on the Tennessee track, and Junior hoped to someday make his own visit to Victory Lane. He did it Saturday night, winning the Sharpie 500 exactly five years to the day after the late Dale Earnhardt's final Bristol victory.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins his second race at Daytona this season, taking the first of two Daytona 500 qualifying races Thursday.
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DEI returned to Victory Lane with a junior &#151; Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s unheralded and previously winless teammate, Martin Truex Jr. After another weekend of nonstop Earnhardt speculation, Truex gave the Dale Earnhardt Inc. team a much-needed victory in the 400-mile race at Dover International Speedway on Monday.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 14 -- After slogging through the longest winless streak of his career, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his second race in five days for Hendrick Motorsports, leading nearly half the distance in the first of Thursday's two qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. made up for his big mistake of a week earlier, pulling away from Jeff Gordon Sunday in a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway and tighten the championship chase with two races to go.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. went from 11th on a restart on Lap 184 to first less than two laps later to win the EA Sports 500. He led nine times for 78 laps.
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Ryan Newmanâs victory Sunday gave team owner Roger Penske his first victory in the Daytona 500.
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He follows team orders, stays clean late in race to win, steps up in chase for title. By Mike Harris. AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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The Yankees climbed into the pennant race by beating mediocre teams after the All-Star Game break. Now they have built enough confidence to hang with the elite.
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Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr.âs teammate for now, has had the best run of his budding career, surging to 10th place in the driver standings.
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Daytona Beach, FL (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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Two fresh tires helped Dale Earnhardt Jr. win the EA Sports 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway yesterday, but a four-letter word he said in Victory Lane might cost him the points lead.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. found the perfect cure for his struggling team's ills: Winning. Earnhardt broke out of a six-week slump Saturday night with a convincing victory in the Sharpie 500, giving him a weekend sweep at Bristol Motor Speedway that will certainly give him momentum for the upcoming championship chase.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 2-for-2 in his Hendrick Motorsports debut, winning one of Thursday's qualifying races and establishing himself as the favorite to win the Daytona 500.
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THE best news was rookie Champ driver and Australia&#39;s hope in the Indy 300 David Besnard brought the car back without a scratch.
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Last season, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 19th in the Nextel Cup points standings, his mouth often ran faster than his sluggish No. 8 Chevrolet.
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The Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut just keeps on rolling.