Earnhardt a winner in numbers game
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Dale Earnhardt Jr., you are now off the Budweiser Hot Seat. The lame-duck driver of the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet revealed Wednesday in Dallas his plan to drive the No. 88 Chevrolet Impala SS for Hendrick Motorsports next year with dual sponsorship from existing Hendrick partners, the US National Guard and Pepsi-Cola.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.&#39;s swearword in a TV interview after his victory at Talladega costs him the NASCAR points lead and $10,000. A slip of the tongue on TV cost Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Courtesy of a five-driver, one-race fight for the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship, many have lauded NASCAR&#39;s new points system a resounding success.
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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.
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Dale Earnhardt wins the exhibition Budweiser Shootout with a dominating run Saturday night in his new Hendrick Motorsports ride.
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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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Ryan Newman wins the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in a frenetic finish off a restart, giving team owner Roger Penske his first win at NASCAR's biggest event.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Looking to make a favorable first impression with his new Hendrick Motorsports team, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won last night's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, kicking off Speedweeks 2008 in rousing fashion by holding off runner-up Tony Stewart in a green-and-white-checkered finish.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. found that winning is the perfect cure for his struggling team&#39;s ills. Earnhardt broke out of a six-week slump Saturday night with a convincing victory in the Sharpie 500
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Ryan Newman has won the 50th running of the Daytona 500, giving team owner Roger Penske his first victory at Nascarâs biggest event.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was docked 25 points and fined $10,000 for cursing during a postrace TV interview, NASCAR announced Tuesday. The loss of points drops Earnhardt out of first place in the Nextel Cup standings.
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Hendrick Motorsports has been practically unbeatable this season, with its star-studded lineup racking up 10 wins through the first 14 races. Now they've got Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the four-car stable has turned into NASCAR's version of the New York Yankees.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- He is NASCAR's most recognizable figure, its most visible pitchman as driver of the red No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet. And, depending on whom you talk to, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is either burdened or blessed to carry on his father's legacy.
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Ryan Newman snapped an 81-race winless streak Sunday, using a huge push from teammate Kurt Busch to give car owner Roger Penske his first Daytona 500 victory. Penske, the most successful owner in open-wheel history with 14 wins in the prestigious Indianapolis 500, now has a victory in NASCAR's showcase event.
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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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Rick Hendrick's once-revolutionary approach to team racing is still yielding results, such as Casey Mears's victory on Sunday.
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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.