Dale Earnhardt News

Keselowski wins at Las Vegas:

Keselowski wins at Las Vegas:

March 9, 2014
#2-Brad Keselowski‚ won the Kobalt Tools 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his 1st win of 2014, his 1st at Las Vegas and his‚ 11th career win. #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was leading on the final lap, but ran out of gas on the backstretch to finish

Keselowski wins Nationwide Race at Las Vegas:

Keselowski wins Nationwide Race at Las Vegas:

March 8, 2014
#22-Brad Keselowski won the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. #54-Kyle Busch finished second followed by #42-Kyle Larson, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #9-Chase Elliott, #20-Matt Kenseth, #2-Brian Scott, #6-Trevor Bayne, #9-Chris Buescher, and #7-Regan Smith.

Dillon on Nationwide pole at Las Vegas:

Dillon on Nationwide pole at Las Vegas:

March 8, 2014
#3-Ty Dillon won the Coors Light Pole for the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.278 mph.#22-Brad Keselowski will start second. The rest of the top 10: #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #42-Kyle Larson, #2-Brian Scott, #20-Matt Kenseth, #54-Kyle

Dillon fastest in happy hour:

Dillon fastest in happy hour:

March 7, 2014
#3-Ty Dillon was quickest during happy hour for the Boyd Gaming 300 with a speed of 179.485 mph. He was followed by: #9-Chase Elliott, #60-Chris Buescher, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #42-Kyle Larson, #2-Brian Scott, #33-Matt Crafton, #54-Kyle Busch, #62-Brendan Gaughan

Crafton fastest in first practice:

Crafton fastest in first practice:

March 7, 2014
#33-Matt Crafton was fastest during opening practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 177.637mph. #54-Kyle Busch was second, followed by: #3-Ty Dillon, #42-Kyle Larson, #9-Chase Elliott, #2-Brian Scott, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #20-Matt Kenseth, #22-Brad

Special scheme for Earnhardt, Jr.:

Special scheme for Earnhardt, Jr.:

March 6, 2014
#88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will sport a Mountain Dew Kickstart paint scheme and firesuit this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to introduce two new flavors - Black Cherry and Limeade. These beverages combine the great taste of Mountain Dew with 5 percent real fruit

Truex, Jr. to make 300th start:

Truex, Jr. to make 300th start:

March 5, 2014
#78-Martin Truex Jr. will make his 300th career Sprint Cup Series start in Sunday's Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Truex, a two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion (2004 & 2005), started his first Cup race on Oct. 31, 2004 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Entry List:

Entry List:

March 3, 2014
There are 38 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A few notes: Jeff Green in the #10; Matt Crafton in the #33; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the #88; David Ragan in the #98; (3-3-2014) See the complete list on the‚

Daytona Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

Daytona Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

February 23, 2014
' Richard Petty leads the series in July race starts at Daytona with 32. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 21 starts. ' Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole for the July race at Daytona in 1959 with a speed of 144.997 mph. ' 37 drivers have

A Daytona 500 Victory Could Mean Big Time Television Exposure for Sponsors:

A Daytona 500 Victory Could Mean Big Time Television Exposure for Sponsors:

February 22, 2014
Jimmie Johnson's victory in last year's Daytona 500 enabled his sponsors to collect a combined $16.6 million of in-broadcast television exposure value, which ended up equating to 11.2% of the total amount garnered by his supporting brands during the entire 36-race

Sadler fastest in first Nationwide practice:

Sadler fastest in first Nationwide practice:

February 20, 2014
#11-Elliott Sadler was fastest during opening practice at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 187.986mph. #20-Matt Kesenth was second, followed by: #54-Kyle Busch, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #39-Ryan Sieg, #22-Brad Keselowski, #2-Brian Scott, #9-Chase Elliott

Honoring Dale Earnhardt, Tuesday, Feb 18th:

Honoring Dale Earnhardt, Tuesday, Feb 18th:

February 17, 2014
The Charlotte skyline will illuminate with 45,730 blue LED lights atop the Duke Energy Building in honor of‚ Dale Earnhardt‚ on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. The light presentation at the 786 foot tall‚ Duke Energy Building, as well as the annual Candlelight Tribute

Daytona 500 Qualifying Fast Facts:

Daytona 500 Qualifying Fast Facts:

February 16, 2014
#3-Austin Dillon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the The 56th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona with a lap of 45.914 seconds, 196.019 mph. This is his first pole in 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2014. This is his

Martha Earnhardt comments about the return of the #3:

Martha Earnhardt comments about the return of the #3:

February 12, 2014
Martha Earnhardt, mother of the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, in an exclusive interview with Steve Byrnes on today's edition of NASCAR RACE HUB on FOX Sports 1, talked about the return of the #3 to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. Richard Childress

Childress: 2000 conversation with Earnhardt played role in decision to bring back the #3:

Childress: 2000 conversation with Earnhardt played role in decision to bring back the #3:

January 29, 2014
Team owner Richard Childress' decision to run the #3 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with grandson Austin Dillon behind the wheel wasn't made lightly. And as Childress reiterated Tuesday during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor