Earnhardt Jr. Joining Hendrick Motorsports
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Wednesday he is joining Hendrick Motorsports, moving him one step closer toward the championship that has eluded him while driving for his late father's company.
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Nascar race teams came together for the first time since the crash of the Hendrick Motorsports plane that killed 10 people last Sunday.
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When Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins Hendrick Motorsports in 2008, he will be taking an unparalleled fan base and giant merchandise machine with him.
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If Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going to make a run at his first Nextel Cup title, he'll have to jump-start his campaign this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway &#151; the wild-card race in the Chase for the championship.
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The confidence Dale Earnhardt Jr. conveyed last month in Pocono, Pa., about his chances of making the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship went up in a white plume of engine smoke here in Saturday night's Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400. It was replaced by shock, anger, frustration, and, in the end, acceptance of his fate as ...
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (Sports Network) - Dale Earnhardt Jr.  captured the Checker Auto Parts 500 Nextel Cup race at the  Phoenix International Raceway for the second consecutive year.  The No.8 Budweiser Chevrolet crossed the finish line 1.431  seconds ahead of runner-up Ryan Newman.
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Jimmie Johnson locked up his spot as the favorite for the Nextel Cup title, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was locked out of Nascarâs Chase for the championship.
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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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Dale Earnhardt Jr goes into Sunday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup finale believing he&#39;s under no pressure. The Budweiser Chevrolet sits 72 points behind title leader Kurt Busch, and while it would be easy to reflect
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HOMESTEAD Â· Although disgusted with the performance of his No. 8 car in Sunday&#39;s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Jimmie Johnson will try to join Cale Yarborough as a winner of three consecutive titles in Nascarâs premier racing division, now called the Sprint Cup.
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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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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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When Dale Earnhardt Jr. needed career advice, he turned to Rick Hendrick. When his grandfather suffered a stroke, it was Hendrick who made arrangements at the hospital. When his sister had a cancer scare, Hendrick stepped in to find a specialist. And when Earnhardt needed to find a new team, it was a no-brainer. He landed with Hendrick, announcing a five-year deal Wednesday to join the elite team in 2008.
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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Now comes the real rumble. After Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his decision last week to drive for Hendrick Motorsports (effective next season), the seismic tremors felt throughout NASCAR seemed to subside yesterday at Michigan International Speedway.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulled away from Jeff Gordon in a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup race yesterday at Phoenix International Raceway, tightening the championship chase with two races to go.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants more than a piece of his father's company. He wants his stepmother to give him majority ownership, a negotiating demand that might force him to part ways with Dale Earnhardt Inc. after this season.