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Childress to take a lap? UPDATE 2 No

Rumor has it in the garage that Cup team owners (#3 and #'s 29,30,31) Richard Childress could take a lap in the black #3 Chevy at some point this weekend(NASCAR Online Buzz)(2-23-2001...

Brooks and Dunn: Remembering Dale Earnhardt

Both Kix and Ronnie are "pretty torn up" by the death of Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt, you might remember, played a Kix Brooks double in the "Honky Tonk Truth" video and they were close personal friends. "I've just lost a good buddy. Our hearts go out to the family. It...

Retire #3? UPDATE 2

Fox Sports Net National Sports Night reported that NASCAR is considering retiring the #3 of Dale Earnhardt(2-19-2001...

Marlin Speaks

#40-Sterling Marlin believes he did not cause the wreck that killed Dale Earnhardt in the final lap of the Daytona 500 last Sunday and resents those who label him the culprit, Marlin said in an interview with The Tennessean this afternoon. Marlin also said he had been...

Dale Earnhardt / Hall of Fame

Dale Earnhardt must wait five years for consideration by the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, like every other driver. "He’ll be eligible for induction in 2006, and he’ll obviously get in on the first ballot," Hall of Fame executive director Jim Freeman said...

Dale Jr will race at the Rock as will Stewart

Dale Earnhardt Jr., still coping with the death of his father in last Sunday's Daytona 500, will race this weekend at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC, the Dale Earnhardt Inc. team announced Tuesday. Tony Stewart, who suffered a mild concussion and a bruised...

Earnhardt Killed UPDATE 2 – AUTOPSY

Seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, 49, was killed in a last-lap wreck involving Ken Schrader on the backstretch while a car that he owned, driven by Michael Waltrip, won the race. He was pronounced dead at Halaifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. See ...

NASCAR STATEMENT 2/18/2001

MIKE HELTON, PRESIDENT OF NASCAR...

Teresa Earnhardt Statement

On behalf of Taylor, Dale, Jr., Kerry, Kelley and the entire Earnhardt family, which also includes all the employees of Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, we want to sincerely thank everyone that has offered their condolences during our very tragic loss. This outpouring ...

SAD NEWS – Dale Earnhardt Dies at Daytona

from the AP/MSNBC - Seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt died from injuries suffered in a crash on the final lap of Daytona 500 on Sunday. He was 49...

The initial Reports of the accident

from NASCAR Online - Dale Earnhardt reportedly was unconscious when he was cut from his #3 Chevy after an accident in the Daytona 500 with less than two laps remaining. He was immediately transported to Halifax, less than one-mile from the speedway. There was no official...

NASCAR Online sold to Turner? UPDATE 2 Yes:

NASCAR is expected to announce today that it will be selling the rights of its popular Web site NASCAR Online (www.nascar.com) to a division of Turner Broadcasting. According to various sources, NASCAR has sold the rights of NASCAR Online to the Turner Interactive ...

Lowes Sponsorship News

Car owner Rick Hendrick(#'s 5,24,25) said he has been approached with a pitch for a Lowe's sponsorship but turned it down saying "...Lowe's will not be sponsoring one of our cars next season." Lowe's has two more years on its contract with Childress, but Lowe's officials...

Balloons for Kenny – Two Releases

there are plans for fans of Kenny Irwin across the nation to release balloons on Saturday, August 5th, which would had been Irwin's 31st birthday. In honor of that, his fans will be sending up a rainbow of balloons. The first release is scheduled for 11:00am/ct time...

Irwin Honor

The Busch Series Ladies Association will honor Kenny Irwin Jr. during this weekend's Econo Lodge 200 at the Nazareth Speedway. Irwin, who was killed during a practice session last week at New Hampshire International Speedway, was a part-time driver on the NASCAR Busch...

Irwin Funeral

Hundreds of mourners packed a church Wednesday to remember NASCAR driver Kenny Irwin, whose great passion in life also brought his death. Irwin, 30, crashed into a concrete wall and died of a crushed skull Friday while practicing for the New England 300 at New Hampshire...

Nice Gesture

Tony Stewart offered the use of his private plane to Kenny Irwin's family and the offer accepted and used by the Irwin family(RPM 2Night)(7-9-2000...

Irwin dies in a crash at NHIS

Reports from trackside observers at New Hampshire International Speedway indicate that #42 Cup driver Kenny Irwin crashed hard during practice at 11:15am/et. The accident was described as happening in the same place and same manner as the one which killed Adam Petty...

Irwin dies in a crash at NHIS

Kenny Irwin, driver of the #42 BellSouth/Sabco Chevy, died Friday as a result of a crash during practice at New Hampshire. Irwin was 30. Irwin's car went straight at speed into the third-turn wall at the 1.058mi oval. The right-side wheels rode up the fence, flipping...

Statements about Irwin’s death from a NHIS PR

THE FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT FROM CONCORD HOSPITAL: NASCAR Winston Cup driver Kenny Irwin, 30, passed away today due to multiple injuries sustained in a practice accident at New Hampshire International Speedway. Further details will be provided when available...