Dale Earnhardt News

New #32 Crew Chief:

New #32 Crew Chief:

December 11, 2002
New #32 Crew Chief: PPI Motorsports has hired Scott Miller as the crew chief of the #32 Tide Pontiac driven by Ricky Craven. Miller, a past employee of PPI, has a long history of involvement with NASCAR Winston Cup racing as well as other forms of motorsports. Beginning

UPS Honors its Scholarship recipients:

UPS Honors its Scholarship recipients:

December 6, 2002
UPS Honors its Scholarship recipients: With the official close of the 2002 Winston Cup season at hand with tonight's championship banquet, UPS is recognizing its five UPS Racing Technical Edge Scholarship recipients. These future minority NASCAR drivers, crew members

Dale Earnhardt Legacy Series logo:

Dale Earnhardt Legacy Series logo:

December 5, 2002
Dale Earnhardt Legacy Series logo: Action Performance announced an agreement with Teresa Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Inc. to showcase the new Dale Earnhardt Legacy Series logo on a special-edition die-cast race car. The Dale Earnhardt Legacy Series logo honors Earnhardt

Hometown Tribute to Earnhardt More Than A Place to Visit:

Hometown Tribute to Earnhardt More Than A Place to Visit:

December 3, 2002
Hometown Tribute to Earnhardt More Than A Place to Visit: Cabarrus County, the "racing side of Charlotte," just 15 minutes north of Lowe's Motor Speedway has a new destination with special meaning to Dale Earnhardt, Sr. fans. Earnhardt's hometown of Kannapolis unveiled

Martha Earnhardt Christmas Parade Grand Marshal:

Martha Earnhardt Christmas Parade Grand Marshal:

December 2, 2002
Martha Earnhardt Christmas Parade Grand Marshal: The annual CTC Kannapolis Christmas Parade is coming up Tuesday, Dec 3rd, beginning at 4:00pm/et. Martha Earnhardt, mother of the late racing legend Dale Earnhardt, will be the parade's grand marshal. More than 135 participants

EMPA Driver of the Year voting:

EMPA Driver of the Year voting:

November 28, 2002
EMPA Driver of the Year voting: The ballots are in the mail to the more than 200 professional media that make up the membership of the Eastern Motorsport Press Association. Members of the organization, now in its 34th year, will decide who be receive the Al Holbert

Racing School Eyes Move:

Racing School Eyes Move:

November 26, 2002
Racing School Eyes Move: Race car driver and Kannapolis native Mike Herman Jr. is the lead instructor at Carolina Motorsports Tech Center based in Conover. Herman said the school provides technical training in all aspects of the industry, including the skills necessary

Committee to spin off into a separate nonprofit agency:

Committee to spin off into a separate nonprofit agency:

November 25, 2002
Committee to spin off into a separate nonprofit agency: City officials, who oversaw the development of the city's tribute to the late NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt, are spinning off their steering committee into a separate nonprofit agency. The group oversaw the development

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

November 19, 2002
Some Stats - Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years: this year's group of top 10 drivers in the final points standings is the youngest by average age since 1988. Based on what a driver's age was AT THE TIME THE SEASON ENDED. 2002 (driver's age at the time the season ended

Testing set for GM’s 2003 models:

Testing set for GM’s 2003 models:

November 18, 2002
Testing set for GM's 2003 models: General Motors Racing is conducting a test at Homestead Monday and Tuesday, giving its Winston Cup and Grand National teams an opportunity to shake down their new 2003 Chevrolet and Pontiac entries. Winston Cup teams expected to participate

Labbe re-signs with DEI:

Labbe re-signs with DEI:

November 18, 2002
Labbe re-signs with DEI: Dale Earnhardt Inc. sources say Slugger Labbe will be back with Michael Waltrip in the #15, but it took three contract proposals before Labbe signed.(Sporting News)(11-18-2002)

Earnhardt Autopsy Photo Update:

Earnhardt Autopsy Photo Update:

November 15, 2002
Earnhardt Autopsy Photo Update: Attorneys for the widow of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt filed a brief Thursday with the Florida Supreme Court contesting an appeal filed by a student newspaper for access to the driver's autopsy photos. A law passed a month after Earnhardt

Chocolate to retire UPDATE 2 looks so:

Chocolate to retire UPDATE 2 looks so:

November 13, 2002
Chocolate to retire UPDATE 2 looks so: Next weekend's season finale at Homestead will be the last race as a Richard Childress Racing gas man for Danny "Chocolate" Myers, team officials confirmed Sunday. Myers will retire at the end of the season, but will remain employed

ASA Champ and ROTY are looking at BGN:

ASA Champ and ROTY are looking at BGN:

November 11, 2002
American Speed Association series champion Joey Clanton and the series' rookie of the year, David Stremme, are exploring options to move to Grand National next season. Clanton is pursuing a full-time ride, while Stremme expects to compete in ASA as well in 2003.(ThatsRacin

ASA Driver under contract?

ASA Driver under contract?

November 11, 2002
ASA Driver under contract? ASA Driver, David Stremme, is under contract for next year with either Chip Ganassi or Dale Earnhardt Incorporated.(St Joseph Daily Press), for BGN?(11-10-2002) UPDATE: hearing it is with Ganassi for a part time BGN deal or as a Test Driver