Dale Earnhardt News

Lawsuit?

Lawsuit?

May 18, 2001
Lawsuit? The likelihood of Dale Earnhardt's family filing a wrongful death lawsuit against NASCAR is doubtful, because the driver signed an entry form before the Daytona 500 stating that he knew and understood the risks of racing. The form, signed by all race participants

DEI News:

DEI News:

May 17, 2001
DEI News: The company founded by seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt and his wife Teresa, today revealed its corporate structure, still aimed at long-term development of the company and its three NASCAR Winston Cup teams. The definition of the company

Jeff Green and Nestl USA To Partner With Children’s Miracle Network for Charlotte Event

Jeff Green and Nestl USA To Partner With Children’s Miracle Network for Charlotte Event

May 16, 2001
Jeff and Michelle Green with Nestl USA are planning on partnering with the Children's Miracle Network (CMN) for the BGN event at Lowe's Motor Speedway at Charlotte. Green and his wife, Michelle, have personal experience with the wonderful things CMN provides to families

Earnhardt Tribute in hometown:

Earnhardt Tribute in hometown:

May 16, 2001
Earnhardt Tribute in hometown: A memorial to racing legend Dale Earnhardt may be in the near future for his hometown. City Council established the Dale Earnhardt Memorial Fund during Monday night's meeting. The memorial will be located in Village Park. It will feature

Teresa Earnhardt may be Questioned:

Teresa Earnhardt may be Questioned:

May 16, 2001
Teresa Earnhardt may be Questioned: The widow of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt can be questioned about her motives for wanting the autopsy photos of her late husband sealed, a judge ruled Tuesday. Attorneys for a student newspaper trying to get access to the photos

Nelson Rumor Revisited:

Nelson Rumor Revisited:

May 15, 2001
Nelson Rumor Revisited:Circle Racing Online NASCAR sources say the current garage talk about the future of Gary Nelson as Winston Cup Series Director is heating up, yet again. We first got a rippling of a possible "promotion up and out" for Nelson at last year's Phoenix

Kerry Earnhardt to run ARCA at Lowes:

Kerry Earnhardt to run ARCA at Lowes:

May 15, 2001
Kerry Earnhardt to run ARCA at Lowes: Officials with the Kannapolis Intimidators, a minor league baseball team based in Kannapolis, N.C., announced Tuesday they will sponsor Kerry Earnhardt, the oldest son of the late Dale Earnhardt, in Saturday's (NOT Friday) ARCA

Hmiel Wins Dash Race:

Hmiel Wins Dash Race:

May 15, 2001
Hmiel Wins Dash Race: Steve Hmiel, technical director at Dale Earnhardt Inc., watched his son Shane win the Pabst Blue Ribbon 100, a NASCAR Goody’s Dash race, on Saturday, at Darlington Raceway. The younger Hmiel took the lead from Cam Strader with less than 10 laps

Change at #15 DEI team? UPDATE:

Change at #15 DEI team? UPDATE:

May 14, 2001
Change at #15 DEI team? UPDATE: NASCAR.com Buzz is reporting that the #15 DEI team could be making a crew chief change by the time The Winston or Coca-Cola 600 takes place. If that does happen, look for Steve Hmiel, Technical Director at Dale Earnhardt Inc., to take

Seatbelt News:

Seatbelt News:

May 11, 2001
Seatbelt News: An Orange County(FL) firefighter will not recreate his efforts to unlatch Dale Earnhardt's seat belt at the Daytona 500 because NASCAR would not allow it to be videotaped, his lawyer said Thursday. NASCAR lawyers had asked firefighter Tommy Propst to

Autopsy Photos – more:

Autopsy Photos – more:

May 9, 2001
Autopsy Photos - more: A court order intended to protect the privacy of Dale Earnhardt's family(and other families) may make it harder for Daytona Beach police to complete their investigation into the crash that killed Earnhardt(at the Daytona 500). The Feb. 22 order

Autopsy Photo Update:

Autopsy Photo Update:

May 9, 2001
Autopsy Photo Update: An appeals court denied a Web site operator access to Dale Earnhardt's autopsy photos. Michael Uribe, owner of a DeLand-based Web site, wanted to overturn a lower court's decision barring the release of photos(That's Racin'/AP)(5-9-2001)

Ward Hospitalized UPDATE 6 Will Race – Wimmer(not Sacks) to stand by:

Ward Hospitalized UPDATE 6 Will Race – Wimmer(not Sacks) to stand by:

May 4, 2001
Ward Hospitalized UPDATE 6 Will Race - Wimmer(not Sacks) to stand by: Winston Cup driver Ward Burton was admitted to Loma Linda Medical Center in Riverside(actually in Loma Linda), CA Sunday after he was involved in a wreck during Sunday's NAPA 500 at California Speedway

Foyt and Childress Team Up at Indy UPDATE:

Foyt and Childress Team Up at Indy UPDATE:

May 4, 2001
Foyt and Childress Team Up at Indy UPDATE: A.J. Foyt has taken on a partner for this year's Indianapolis 500. NASCAR Winston Cup championship team owner Richard Childress is now the co-owner of the No. 41 Dallara/Oldsmobile Aurora Indy car to be driven by Robby Gordon

NASCAR meets with BGN drivers:

NASCAR meets with BGN drivers:

May 4, 2001
NASCAR meets with BGN drivers: NASCAR president Mike Helton met with drivers and car owners from the Grand National series Thursday night to speak of safety concerns raised by a number of media reports over the past week involving the death of Dale Earnhardt. The group