Dale Earnhardt - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Laps/Miles Led – Bonus Points:

of the 4738 laps run in 2003, #24-Jeff Gordon has leds the most laps with 716, followed by #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 527. Earnhardt Jr. leads the Bonus Points over Gordon 70 to 55. Gordon also has led the most miles at 691.156, followed by.....you guessed it, Earnhardt...

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Safety Meeting:

NASCAR has driver safety update meetings scheduled for July 4th for competitors in the Cup and Busch Series at Daytona. The series has been holding such meetings a couple of times a year or so since Dale Earnhardt 's fatal crash at Daytona in 2001.( Roanoke Times )(...

Money Raised:

Dale Earnhardt was the big draw as the first "Race-n-Rock" charity auction at Infineon Raceway raised $65,240 for Speedway Children's Charities. A commemorative toolbox, featuring a flip-up lithograph of the seven-time Winston Cup champion, netted $7,000. Two Dale ...

AT&T/Carrot Top on the #49 at Sonoma UPDATE:

Adding another NASCAR Winston Cup event to its strong schedule the past two years, AT&T - 1-800-CALLATT will sponsor the #49 BAM Racing Dodge this week at Infineon Speedways 350-kilometer race. This will mark the fifth event this season the companys colors have served...

AT&T Squashed with Roush too UPDATE and with DEI’s #1 – Riggs to DEI?:

from a USA Today Q&A. Q:) How does NASCAR's new deal with Nextel affect Jeff Burton's team? A:) Roush Racing's #99 team is losing CITGO as its primary sponsor at the end of the year and had worked out a deal with associate sponsor AT&T to become Burton's primary sponsor...

Dale Jr. In Photo Shoot:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Oakland A's star pitcher Barry Zito spent about an hour-and-a-half at Infineon Raceway this morning in a photo shoot and interview for USA Today Weekend. Zito was the CY Young award winning pitcher in 2002 for the Oakland Athletics in the American...

Eury Sr. to miss Sonoma:

There will be a very familiar face missing from the #8 Budweiser Chevy team this weekend at Infineon Raceway. Tony Eury, Sr., crew chief for the team, had elective surgery on his neck Tuesday afternoon. Doctors removed two vertebra in his neck and replaced them with...

Hornish Could End Up in NASCAR:

A lot of people are taking notice [of IRL driver Sam Hornish], including some of the top teams in NASCAR. Hornish has stated he wants to stay in the IRL, but that seems unlikely now. Some Winston Cup team owners are going to offer Hornish financial deals the IRL can...

Hornish and DEI rumor resurfaces UPDATE or is it Mayfield?:

Sam Hornish's name is again being mentioned prominently as the man who could join Dale Earnhardt Inc. next season as team mate with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip. The 23-year-old Hornish, the 2001 and 2002 IRL champ, is sponsored by Pennzoil, which is the ...

Little E wants F-1 rules at road courses:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. is lobbying NASCAR to adopt the old Formula One qualifying rules when the Winston Cup teams go to road courses. It would allow drivers to run multiple laps, with the fastest counting as their qualifying time. Under the current setup, drivers run...

Largest lead since 1990:

Not since Dale Earnhardt led the standings by 213 points in 1990 has a driver enjoyed such a healthy lead in the rankings after 14 races. Kenseth's 176-point lead already has lapped the field in the race for the championship. And if he stays on his pace of finishing...

Laps, Miles led…:

So far in 2003, #24-Jeff Gordon has led the most laps, 699, 2nd most is #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr at 526, after 4428 laps run in 14 races. #8-Earnhardt Jr. leads in miles led at 666.485miles to 657.156 by #24-Gordon after 5612.749 miles run in 2003. #8-Earnhardt Jr, has...

Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert Stuff:

Father's Day comes once a year, and the perfect gift is now available only online at www.daleearnhardtinc.com . Purchase two tickets for the price of one and be a part of the celebration to honor one of America's all-time heroes Dale Earnhardt, the Dale Earnhardt Tribute...

Hornish and DEI rumor resurfaces UPDATE or is it Mayfield?:

Sam Hornish's name is again being mentioned prominently as the man who could join Dale Earnhardt Inc. next season as team mate with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip. The 23-year-old Hornish, the 2001 and 2002 IRL champ, is sponsored by Pennzoil, which is the ...

Stock Car Fans Newsletter Rumblings – Pocono:

#20-Tony Stewart snapped a 27-race losing streak as he won the Pocono 500 under caution on Sunday. What we thought was going to be a three lap shootout turned out to be only a one lap sprint as #1-Jeff Green and #5-Terry Labonte got together on the Long Pond straight...

No Bud in F-1:

A few months ago August Busch III, the chairman and chief executive of Anheuser Busch [Budweiser], met Ferrari's Jean Todt [of F-1 / Formula 1] to discuss a sponsorship deal between Ferrari and Budweiser, Anheuser Busch's biggest brand. Grandprix.com heard at the time...

Huge Deal for Dale Jr. UPDATE:

Garage sources say Budweiser, Junior's primary sponsor, has re-signed him to a three-year deal that will pay Dale Earnhardt Inc. $18 million in 2004, $20 million 2005 and $22 million in 2006. That's a chunk of change, but Budweiser will get some of it back30 percent...

Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert News:

In honor of the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces of the United States Of America, Teresa Earnhardt and the Dale Earnhardt Foundation will show their appreciation through a special ticket promotion surrounding the inaugural Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert. ...

Kannapolis receives bids for next phase of Earnhardt tribute site:

Finishing the next phase of work on the Dale Earnhardt tribute site in Kannapolis wont be cheap. The city received bids from two companies and have selected Charlotte-based TK Brown Construction to do the work, officials said. The bid was $149,000, but Parks and Recreation...