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Richard Childress Racing Reaches 100th Win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2011) – With its sixth victory of the 2011 season, by Clint Bowyer at Talladega Superspeedway, Richard Childress Racing reached historic NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win No. 100, a major milestone in the storied history of one of NASCAR’s most prolific teams. It was the team’s 12th win at Talladega, which puts it atop the all-time wins list at the historic track. Richard Childress Racing started its trek to the top … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Could Jimmie Johnson be NASCAR’s best of all time?
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service In the aftermath of Jimmie Johnson’s fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title, is it blasphemy to mention the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet in the same breath with seven-time champions Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt? Ray Evernham, for one, doesn’t think Johnson is part of that conversation yet, but the champion crew chief and ESPN analyst acknowledges he soon could be. “If they get this one, then seven looks pretty doable, doesn’t it?” Evernham said Saturday, before the championship was decided. A day later, Johnson secured the fifth championship methodically and relentlessly, despite a series of substandard pit stops. And if truth be told, he won the title with a car that, throughout the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, wasn’t as fast as those of … Read entire article »
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Earnhardt Jr. drives No. 3 Chevy to Daytona win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Driving the No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet in honor of his late father, Dale Earnhardt Jr. broke a Nationwide Series drought of almost four years in winning Friday night’s Subway Jalapeno 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
NASCAR Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Details Announced
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) will honor five men who have been instrumental in the creation and success of the sport on May 23 in Charlotte, N.C., with the induction of the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. That first class consists of Dale Earnhardt, Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Junior Johnson and Richard Petty. … Read entire article »
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Dale Earnhardt Jr to drive No. 3 at Daytona – Licensed Products Available
WELCOME, N.C. – Through a joint effort between Richard Childress Racing, JR Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and Wrangler®, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will pay tribute to his father’s upcoming induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame by driving the No. 3 Wrangler® Chevrolet Impala in the July 2 Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway. … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch Ties NASCAR Record with Fifth Consecutive Victory at 1.5-Mile Oval
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs/Conn’s Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), made history by winning Monday’s rain-postponed O’Reilly 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Hamlin deserves respect for playing through pain
AVONDALE, Ariz.—Has the world changed that much since Aug. 3, 1996, when the stock car racing world wept with Dale Earnhardt after pain forced him out of the his racecar at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Earnhardt was revered for his drive-until-you-drop tenacity. When the pain of a cracked sternum became too intense for his immense force of will to ignore, he handed the wheel to Mike Skinner seven laps into the Brickyard 400, and we mourned. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
The Long And Short Of It Is Bullrings Rule
Guest Column By Cathy Elliott A little over a decade ago, Jim Hunter, NASCAR’s current vice president of corporate communications who then served as president of Darlington Raceway, took masterful advantage of what could have been a discouraging situation. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. to Hold 9th Annual Dale Earnhardt Candlelight Tribute
Mooresville, NC – Dale Earnhardt, Inc. will hold its 9th Annual Dale Earnhardt Tribute on Thursday, February 18, 2010. The event, taking place at the DEI headquarters in Mooresville, N.C., has been held yearly since the loss of Dale Earnhardt in 2001. The Dale Earnhardt Tribute will allow fans to celebrate Earnhardt’s life and pay tribute to the seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion. … Read entire article »
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