Dale Earnhardt News

Truex: Too Many questions at EGR to stay:

Truex: Too Many questions at EGR to stay:

July 8, 2009
Martin Truex, who won two championships in what is now the Nationwide Series with Chance 2 Motorsports (a division of Dale Earnhardt Inc.) and then became a full-time Cup driver for DEI in 2006, said he believed the future of Michael Waltrip Racing was much more solid

Nominees Announced For Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction:

Nominees Announced For Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction:

July 2, 2009
NASCAR announced a history-rich list of 25 nominees for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class. From that list, five inductees will be chosen via a process that includes a nationwide fan vote on NASCAR.COM; the inductees will be announced in October and

RCR #3 Chevy to Participate in Goodwood Festival: UPDATE:

RCR #3 Chevy to Participate in Goodwood Festival: UPDATE:

July 2, 2009
The Richard Childress Racing #3 GM Goodwrench Chevy that seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt earned his 76th and final victory in will participate in this years Goodwood Festival of Speed in England on July 3-5, 2009. Taylor Earnhardt, 20, Earnhardts

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

June 9, 2009
#14-Stewart and #19-Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 37. #78-Regan Smith is at 49 but has not run all the races [Smith has never DNF'd in a Cup race]. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races held by Herman

Bayne to drive 8 races for MWR: UPDATE:

Bayne to drive 8 races for MWR: UPDATE:

June 5, 2009
Former Dale Earnhardt Inc. developmental driver, Trevor Bayne will drive Michael Waltrip Racings #99 Toyota in eight NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races this season.The 18 year-old Knoxville, Tenn., native finished 23rd in his March 21st NNS debut at Bristol driving

Dale Earnhardt Foundation announces scholarship winner:

Dale Earnhardt Foundation announces scholarship winner:

May 26, 2009
Clemson University's first Motorsports Innovation Partner, the Dale Earnhardt Foundation, has announced the winner of its annual undergraduate scholarship -- Michelle Phillips of Ellisville, MO, a rising junior majoring in mechanical engineering. She is the first woman

DEI planning return to Nationwide Series with Jeffrey Earnhardt:

DEI planning return to Nationwide Series with Jeffrey Earnhardt:

May 25, 2009
Dale Earnhardt Inc. has a piece of both an engine business and a NASCAR Sprint Cup team. But theres nothing on the race track that DEI can truly call its own. But there are plans for DEI to get back to racing. The first step in that plan is for 19-year-old Jeffrey

Packed Scheduled for 50th Coca-Cola 600:

Packed Scheduled for 50th Coca-Cola 600:

May 21, 2009
As Lowe's Motor Speedway celebrates 50 years of racing with the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600, speedway officials have a number of events scheduled to honor past and present champions and race fans this weekend. Fans to Participate in Windstream Pole Night Tomorrow

Walk of Fame to Open in Mooresville:

Walk of Fame to Open in Mooresville:

May 19, 2009
The North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame ("œNCARHOF") is offering race fans yet another reason to visit Mooresville, NC also known as"Race City USA". Historic Downtown Mooresville will be the home of the new attraction known as the North Carolina Auto Racing Walk

Nationwide Series Racing Under the Lights at Charlotte:

Nationwide Series Racing Under the Lights at Charlotte:

May 18, 2009
The NASCAR Nationwide Series makes its first appearance of the 2009 season at Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte this weekend, and ESPN2 will have a live, high definition telecast from the 1.5-mile track on Saturday night, May 23, at 7 p.m. ET, as the series races

Truex Jr. hopes to make decision soon:

Truex Jr. hopes to make decision soon:

May 16, 2009
#1-Martin Truex Jr. said Friday a decision on his future with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will be made"sooner rather than later. But Truex isnt revealing the options he is weighing. Truex is in the final year of his contract with the team, which came together this year

Earnhardts Black #3 Chevy Unveiled at NC Sports Hall of Fame:

Earnhardts Black #3 Chevy Unveiled at NC Sports Hall of Fame:

May 14, 2009
The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame is now home to a black #3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy made famous by the legendary Dale Earnhardt. RCR President and CEO, Richard Childress, with whom Earnhardt won six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships from 1986 to 1994

8th Annual Dale Earnhardt Day Set for Friday May 15:

8th Annual Dale Earnhardt Day Set for Friday May 15:

May 14, 2009
Jeff Steiner, executive vice president and general manager of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. announced plans for the company's eighth annual Dale Earnhardt Day, celebrating the life of seven-time NASCAR Champion Dale Earnhardt, for fans and friends. The celebration will be a

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

May 9, 2009
#33-Bowyer HAD been running at the finish in 83 consecutive races, which is a modern era record but fell ONE short of the all-time record. #14-Stewart and #19-Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 34. #78-Regan Smith is at 47 but has not run

Giles takes over as crew chief of #23 team:

Giles takes over as crew chief of #23 team:

May 6, 2009
R3 Motorsports has added veteran engineer and crew chief Walter Giles to their #23 Chevy team. Giles will begin his crew chief duties immediately with Robert Richardson, Jr. in the car at Darlington Raceway this weekend. Giles, a native of Australia, comes from Dale