Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Laps/Miles Stats:

39 drivers have lead at least one lap in a race in 12 Nextel Cup races so far this season. #20-Tony Stewart has led the most laps with 801, with #16-Greg Biffle right behind at 799, followed by #17-Matt Kenseth at 441. Biffle has led the most miles, just over 1099...

Roush COT’s not testing at LMS:

Car owner Jack Roush said that his teams wont take part in NASCARs test of the car of tomorrow this week [Tues May 30th and Wed May 31st] at Lowes Motor Speedway because the car has changed. Roush said he wasnt at a meeting last week that discussed the car, which...

COT to test at LMS on Tues/Wed UPDATE:

Eight teams fielding Chevrolets and Dodges tentatively plan to attend the "car-of-tomorrow" (COT) test Tuesday and Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The two-day test will be the first for many of the teams with cars built under revised specifications after NASCAR...

Rookie News and Notes:

#11-Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 13 Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway. Hamlin finished 10th, scoring his fourth top-10 of the 2006 season. He grabbed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 11 races. Hamlin has racked up two top...

Petty wins VOTE more:

Kyle Petty and the #45 MyCokeRewards Dodge finished 22nd in the Nextel Open. At the conclusion of the race Petty was announced as the winner of the Nextel Fan Vote. Petty was then awarded the opportunity to race in the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Comments from Petty...

Kahne wins pole for Nextel Challenge:

#9-Kasey Kahne went out 16th of 18 drivers and won the pole with a time of 122.296 seconds on the 3 laps run with a 4 tire pit stop, starting 2nd is #48-Jimmie Johnson then #2-Kurt Busch, #24-Jeff Gordon and #12-Ryan Newman. Two drivers were penalized for speeding ...

Menard to move up in 2007:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was addressing fans at a sponsorship gala and revealed a pair of intriguing tidbits to the gallery: Earnhardt said it is his understanding that Paul Menard will run a full Nextel Cup schedule in the #15 Chevrolet in 2007.(NASCAR.com/Marty Smith)(...

Biffle wins at Darlington:

#16-Greg Biffle won the Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway, leading 170 of 367 laps, for his first win of 2006 and 10th of his career. Biffle also moved from 20th in drivers points to 14th and is 500 points out of the lead [100 ouf of the chase]. #24-Jeff Gordon...

Darlington Race Notes/Facts:

Greg Biffle won the 2006 Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway, scoring his 10th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 125th career start. Biffles last victory came at Homestead in November 2005, 11 races ago. All 10 of Biffles victories have come on a superspeedway...

Lucky Dog Pass Stats:

so far in 2006, after 10 races, five drivers have made all the races and not used a Lucky Dog/Lap Back pass: #20-Stewart, #25-Vickers, #31-Burton, #41-Sorenson, #43-Labonte. #96/44-Terry Labonte and #14-Sterling Markin have used the most at five [Labonte has only run...

Earnhardt Jr. wins at Richmond:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead with 43 laps to go and held on to win the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway, for his first win of 2006, 1st in 28 races [last year at Chicago in July] and 17th of his career. #11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd for his ...

Richmond News and Notes:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2006 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway, scoring his 17th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 229th career start. Earnhardts last victory came at Chicagoland Speedway in July 2005, 28 races ago. Four of Earnhardts 17 victories...

Rumblings – Richmond:

Some questionable pit strategy by the dominant car (Kevin Harvick) led to a four car battle in the closing laps and Dale Earnhardt Jr emerged victorious tonight at Richmond International Raceway. He captured the Crown Royal 400 by a little over half a second over Denny...

Biffle wins pole at Richmond:

#16-Greg Biffle went out late and beat teammate #6-Mark Martin for the Bud Pole for the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 127.395mph for his 2nd pole of 2006 and 3rd of his career. #6-Martin held on for 2nd, the #42-Casey Mears, #25-...

Johnson wins at Talladega:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the rain-delayed Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, leading the final lap, drafting by #25-Brian Vickers on the last lap, bring #20-Tony Stewart with him. The win is Johnson's 3rd of 2006 and 21st of his career plus his 2nd straight restrictor...

Mayfield expects no changes:

Despite a disastrous season to date, #19-Jeremy Mayfield said he foresees no major shakeup to his Evernham Motorsports team, which was reorganized late last year. I dont expect any changes other than we might add a few people. Chris (team director Andrews) and I ...

Sadler wins pole at Talladega:

#38-Elliott Sadler won the Budweiser pole for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 188.511mph, for his 2nd straight pole at Talladega, 1st of 2006 and 7th of his career. #20-Stewart will start 2nd, followed by #99-Carl Edwards, #88-Dale Jarrett ...

JR Motorsports to Add Second Team:

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports Busch Series team plans to expand to a two-car effort later this season, with Shane Huffman driving in five or six races as a teammate to Mark McFarland. JR Motorsports hopes to expand to a two-car team full time in 2007. Huffman...

Dale Jr. scheme at Talladega? UPDATE OFFICIAL, IMAGES #1 also:

hearing Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive a black #8 Budweiser Chevy at Talladega in the Aaron's 499 in honor of Dale Earnhardt's induction into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame this week.(4-23-2006) UPDATE: ESPN's Mike Massaro reported on ESPNEWS 4Qtrs tonight...

Harvick wins at Phoenix:

#29-Kevin Harvick won the Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, leading the final 10 laps [of 312], blowing by #16-Greg Biffle [who was saving fuel and eventually ran out, finishing 16th] on lap 303 to win his first race of 2006, first since Bristol last...