Dale Earnhardt News

Harvick expected to sign long term deal with RCR UPDATE:

Harvick expected to sign long term deal with RCR UPDATE:

March 8, 2003
Richard Childress Racing owner Richard Childress has scheduled a news conference for 1:00pm/et on Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He is expected to announce that Harvick has signed a long-term contract extension with the team, sources confirmed Friday. In addition

Dale Jr on TV Show:

Dale Jr on TV Show:

March 6, 2003
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. will make a guest appearance on the TV show Fast Lane on Fox. The show features actor’s Tiffani Thiessen, Peter Facinelli and Bill Bellamy as under cover cops fighting crime in the city while driving muscle cars and getting themselves into some

NASCAR Reality Series?

NASCAR Reality Series?

March 6, 2003
Officials with NASCAR and the cable network FX are gauging the interest of several Winston Cup drivers in participating in a reality-based TV show, ThatsRacin.com has learned. Sources confirmed that FX representatives spoke with up to eight drivers last weekend at

#8 Team fast in the pits at Vegas:

#8 Team fast in the pits at Vegas:

March 6, 2003
The pit crew of Dale Earnhardt Jr. won Round 3 of the "McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade" last Sunday at the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Earnhardt spent only 225 seconds in the pits, edging his Dale Earnhardt Incorporated

Finding an RJR replacement could be tricky for NASCAR:

Finding an RJR replacement could be tricky for NASCAR:

March 5, 2003
Over three decades, the name "Winston Cup" has become synonymous with top-level stock-car racing. So why would any company pay millions to be the second act to one of American sports' most enduring sponsorships? "That's one of the challenges that NASCAR's facing in

Teresa Earnhardt To Unveil First Highway 3 Sign At Dale Earnhardt Inc UPDATE:

Teresa Earnhardt To Unveil First Highway 3 Sign At Dale Earnhardt Inc UPDATE:

March 3, 2003
At 12:00noon/et on Monday, March 3rd, 2003 (03-03-03) in front of Dale Earnhardt Incorporated [DEI] Teresa Earnhardt will unveil the first official NC Highway 3 sign. A ceremony will begin at 12:00 with Teresa Earnhardt and other North Carolina State and local officials

Billy Ray Cyrus Pays Tribute to Earnhardt:

Billy Ray Cyrus Pays Tribute to Earnhardt:

February 28, 2003
Billy Ray Cyrus will pay tribute to the late race car driver Dale Earnhardt in an upcoming episode of "Doc." He said Earnhardt, who was killed in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500 two years ago, was king in his house. Cyrus said his stepfather was such a fan of the

Buckshot back? UPDATE 2:

Buckshot back? UPDATE 2:

February 27, 2003
hearing Buckshot Jones will test at Atlanta towards the end of February, could be a possible ride Michael Waltrip in the #00.(2-3-2003) UPDATE: hearing that Jones will not test at Atlanta but will run the race in the #00 Chevy.(2-20-2003) UPDATE 2: hearing the sponsor

NASCAR on the cover of Mad Magazine:

NASCAR on the cover of Mad Magazine:

February 26, 2003
"NASCAR Stripped Bare" the headline on the cover of Mad Magazine , with a drawing of Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr featured standing with Alfred E Neuman and a few columns (see my Article/Columns links page for links).(2-26-2003)

Army Jumpers Injured UPDATE 2:

Army Jumpers Injured UPDATE 2:

February 25, 2003
Three members of the Army Special Operations Command parachute team, part of Sunday's prerace show for the Subway 400 Winston Cup race at North Carolina Speedway, were injured in their landing attempts. High winds, with gusts upwards of 40 mph, made it difficult for

Ramblings:

Ramblings:

February 24, 2003
We went to Rockingham today....and racing broke out. We saw cars actually get side-by-side, and even some passing! Dale Jarrett and Kurt Busch staged a ding-dong battle to the finish, and when the dust settled (and there was a lot of that with all that wind) it was

Autopsy Photo Fight in NC now:

Autopsy Photo Fight in NC now:

February 23, 2003
An Iredell County legislator who represents Dale Earnhardt's family in the N.C. House filed a bill last week to remove autopsy photographs as public records. But officials at the N.C. Press Association promise to oppose the legislation. Under the bill sponsored by

Chevy Cheating? UPDATE:

Chevy Cheating? UPDATE:

February 22, 2003
Rusty Wallace fanned the flames of suspicion yesterday when he insisted that Chevy teams were fudging: "Four or five of them were cheating really, really hard and didn't get caught. The NASCAR guys know it, and they're out for them when they get to Talladega."( Winston

Buckshot back? UPDATE:

Buckshot back? UPDATE:

February 22, 2003
hearing Buckshot Jones will test at Atlanta towards the end of February, could be a possible ride Michael Waltrip in the #00.(2-3-2003) UPDATE: hearing that Jones will not test at Atlanta but will run the race in the #00 Chevy.(2-20-2003) UPDATE 2: hearing the sponsor

Dale Jr in Drakkar ads:

Dale Jr in Drakkar ads:

February 20, 2003
Drakkar Noir is racing back into television advertising for the first time in nearly a decade, launching a new campaign that features Drakkar Noir spokesperson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his #8 race car. Building on the unprecedented and successful 2002 initial year