Little E on cover of Sports Ilustrated: This week’s edition of Sports Illustrated Magazine (cover date: July 1, 2002) features Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the cover. The prestigious sports weekly shines the spotlight on “The NASCAR Nation” — and how the explosive growth of the sport is being fueled by Earnhardt Jr’s fame and success. The extensive cover story was written by Jeff MacGregor, who, along with his wife, is traveling the entire Winston Cup circuit in a RV to experience as much of the NASCAR phenomenon as possible. Portrait photographs of Dale Jr. were shot by Walter Iosse Jr. (at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va.) and Peter Gregoire (at Lowe’s Motor Speedway near Charlotte, NC).(Bud PR)(6-26-2002)
