Dale Earnhardt - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Nothing Confiscated from the #8:

NASCAR's John Darby denied reports that his inspectors had taken some parts - the carburetor and some rear springs - from #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s winning car Saturday for further inspection. "Negative on that," Darby said.( Winston Salem Journal )(2-11-2003)...

Some news on Petree and Melling:

Two years ago, spirits could not have been higher at Andy Petree Racing. The team employed more than 100 people who built engines and cars that were competitive in NASCAR's top series. It was part of a research and development alliance that also included Richard Childress...

Earnhardt Jr wins the Budweiser Shootout:

the finishing order: #8-Earnhardt Jr (13 laps led) #24-Gordon (31 laps led) #17-Kenseth (6 lapss led) #12-Newman #22-Burton #49-Schrader (1 lap led) #48-Johnson (4 laps led) #21-Rudd #29-Harvick #32-Craven #97-Busch (11 laps led) #2-Wallace #54-T Bodine #5-Labonte #...

#28 Number News:

The #3 is unofficially retired and the #28 won't be around this season. Change sweeps through Winston Cup racing in many ways, but perhaps none so dramatically as those missing numbers. No one has raced the #3 in Cup since Dale Earnhardt died on the last lap of the...

Junie Donlavey Targets Daytona 500 UPDATE 2:

Junie Donlavey, owner of the #90 Ford, doesn't possess a driver or a sponsor, but he does hold the will to bring his Richmond-based Winston Cup team to Daytona International Speedway this week to attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500. An offseason search for financial...

PRN honored:

Performance Racing Network (PRN - www.goprn.com ), a leading producer of motorsports radio programming, claimed six of the seven radio broadcasting awards presented recently by the National Motorsports Press Association. Among the honors was the prestigious Barney ...

NASCAR TV Guides hit stand Feb 10th:

In its February 15 issue (on newsstands Monday, February 10), TV Guide magazine offers its 2003 NASCAR preview issue, which features three different moving-image collector's covers. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon are each featured on one of the special...

Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert news:

Sheryl Crow, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Alabama are the first four acts booked for the Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert to be held June 28 at Daytona International Speedway. The concert, a fund-raiser for the Earnhardt Legacy Foundation, will be the first non-racing...

Geoffrey Bodine draws the pole for the Budweiser Shootout:

In a special-event race sponsored by Budweiser, with the starting order determined by a glorified video game, Dale Earnhardt Jr. figured to have a good shot at success in Thursday's draw for the Budweiser Shootout starting lineup. So much for that. Earnhardt Jr. will...

SAFER Close:

Dr. Dean Sicking was hoping his SAFER barrier would be ready for use this month in the Daytona 500, two years after Dale Earnhardt's death in the race. A few bugs in the testing process made that goal unachievable, but the delay is only a temporary setback. The University...

Bickle in the #07 Chevy:

Greenlight Racing announced that Rich Bickle will pilot the #07 Chevy in the Ford 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The effort will be a team truck to Bobby Dotter's #08 entry. While Bickle has competed at Daytona in the ARCA...

New Book:

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Earnhardt Tribute official criticizes DEI:

One member of the Dale Earnhardt Tribute Steering Committee says legal wrangling over the use of the late NASCAR driver's name and image is holding up the progress of the tribute site. Committee member Jack Cuff says he's frustrated with both Dale Earnhardt Inc. and...

TV AD Campaign to Feature Dale Jr:

This week's Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal reports that the Drakkar Noir fragrance brand will launch a television ad campaign next month featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr. Writer Noah Liberman says a print ad campaign featuring the Winston Cup driver last year helped...

#8 MLB News UPDATE:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr will run a MLB - Major League Baseball scheme at ChicagoLand Speedway in July to promote the MLB All Star game on July 15thm which will be held at Chicago's Comisky Park, see an image of the car on my Paint Scheme Gallery .(Go Phillies)(1-24-2003...

Dale Earnhardt Tribute gets nice donation:

The Dale Earnhardt Tribute has received a $50,000 boost from the local tourism authority. The Cabarrus County Convention and Visitor's Bureau board donated the money to the city of Kannapolis -- $30,000 to help put the finishing touches on the site and $20,000 to help...

Dale Earnhardt Jr fastest in Day 3 testing at Daytona:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the field Thursday at Daytona in BGN testing with a speed of 183.658mph. #48-Shane Hmiel was second fastest at 181.958. Joe Ruttman, in the #1 Yellow Racing Dodge, was third quickest at 181.792 while #18-Coy Gibbs was fourth fastest at 181...

Truex Jr in a Dale Jr owned BGN car? UPDATE 2:

hearing that New Jersey [home of Jayski] driver Martin Truex Jr will drive for Dale Earnhardt Jr in up to seven BGN races in 2003. Steve Park is also supposed to drive five or so races and Dale Earnhardt Jr will also drive in a handfull of BGN races, most with special...

Dale Jr BGN team takes a Chance, plus three Cup races UPDATE:

Teresa Earnhardt helped Dale Earnhardt Jr. unveil a new name for the race team they've formed to compete in the BGN this year. The team is called Chance 2. The original Chance Inc. was a company Dale and Teresa Earnhardt formed in 1994 to give Earnhardt's children, ...

Earnhardt Jr. says contract with DEI awaiting signatures UPDATE signed:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Wednesday he submitted a contract proposal to Dale Earnhardt Inc. [DEI] three weeks ago but company officials have yet to sign off on it. Once they do, Earnhardt Jr. said, he will sign as well. Earnhardt Jr. has not worked with an "official" ...