Dale Earnhardt News

Shelmerdine wins when rain ends ARCA race:

Shelmerdine wins when rain ends ARCA race:

October 10, 2003
When rain fell at Lowe's Motor Speedway Thursday night, Kirk Shelmerdine took a chance it would last. It did, long enough for Shelmerdine, who decided not to pit when the shower started, to win the EasyCare 150 when ARCA officials called the race after 66 of the scheduled

#18 Crew Wins Award at Kansas:

#18 Crew Wins Award at Kansas:

October 9, 2003
The #18 crew for Bobby Labonte's Interstate Batteries team notched its third victory in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade by taking first-place honors at Sunday's Banquet 400 in Kansas City, Kan. Labonte's crew narrowly defeated its Joe

Dale Jr. visits Army base:

Dale Jr. visits Army base:

October 9, 2003
About 1,000 people crowded into the Sports USA club Wednesday on Fort Bragg for a close look at one of sports' most popular athletes, NASCAR Winston Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Prior to the autograph session, Earnhardt got a limited view of Fort Bragg as he rode

In Concord for the races? Check out…..

In Concord for the races? Check out…..

October 7, 2003
"Shades Of Greatness...", one of the most popular trios of paintings Sam Bass has ever created to commemorate the Earnhardt racing legacy, will be displayed for the first time during the days leading up to the UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Lowe's Motor

STAT:

STAT:

October 7, 2003
incomplete research but interesting; #12-Ryan Newman won his 9th race in his 74th career start. How does that stack up in history? Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Allison nor Darrell Waltrip did it; neither did Jeff Gordon, who won his 9th race in his 84th start

McReynolds Re-ups at Fox:

McReynolds Re-ups at Fox:

October 5, 2003
Larry McReynolds, former crew chief for drivers Dale Earnhardt, Davey Allison and Ernie Irvan, recently signed a three-year extension with FOX that will keep him in the broadcast booth through 2007. McReynolds, who is attending the weekend's events at Kansas Speedway

Questions about NASCAR post-race inspections:

Questions about NASCAR post-race inspections:

October 4, 2003
Questions about NASCAR's post-race Talladega inspection, with rivals wondering about a possible NASCAR tilt toward DEI stars #15-Michael Waltrip and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Waltrip and Earnhardt have dominated Daytona and Talladega for three years now, and Waltrip's

Johnson backs up practice and wins pole at Kansas:

Johnson backs up practice and wins pole at Kansas:

October 3, 2003
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the pole at Kansas Speedway for the Banquet 400 in record breaking fashion with a speed of 180.373mph. That breaks the old track record of 177.924mph set last year by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Eighteen other driver qualified faster then the old record

Dale Jr. dislikes new pit rules:

Dale Jr. dislikes new pit rules:

October 2, 2003
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was one of a half dozen drivers involved in a pit road collision on pit road at Talladega. In part, he blamed the problem on the rule calling for a single-file entry. "We're coming down pit road like a bunch of idiots who've never done it before,"

#20 Crew Wins Pit Crew Award at Talladega:

#20 Crew Wins Pit Crew Award at Talladega:

October 1, 2003
#20-Tony Stewart's pit crew took first-place honors in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's (Sept. 28) EA Sports 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. It was the first victory of the season for the No. 20 pit crew, which earned

Autopsy Photos Back in the news:

Autopsy Photos Back in the news:

September 30, 2003
The student-run newspaper is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to get access to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt's autopsy photographs. Tom Julin, an attorney for the student-run newspaper at the University of Florida, has argued to the high court that the decision barring

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

September 28, 2003
It was a wild one....it was a plate race....and it was Talladega! What more can be said? In a rough race (both on the track and in the pits) Michael Waltrip prevailed in a four lap sprint to the finish today at Talladega Superspeedway in the EA Sports 500, holding

Waltrip wins at Talladega and pops up thru the hatch [was that cool or what?]:

Waltrip wins at Talladega and pops up thru the hatch [was that cool or what?]:

September 28, 2003
after a red flag for a rough looking accident involving #38-Elliott Sadler, #15-Michael Waltrip held off his teammate #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The rest of the top five were #20-Tony Stewart, #12-Ryan Newman and #24-

Dale Jr still owns the lead of Most Popular Driver:

Dale Jr still owns the lead of Most Popular Driver:

September 27, 2003
More than 2.3 million votes have been cast in the Grands! Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award balloting, and fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to lead. After placing your daily vote for your favorite driver at www.mostpopulardriver.com, click to

Judge awards compensation to doctor who treated Earnhardt:

Judge awards compensation to doctor who treated Earnhardt:

September 27, 2003
Dr. Stephen Bohannon, who tended to Dale Earnhardt at Halifax Medical Center immediately after the crash at Daytona in Feb 2001, was back in court Friday seeking fees from the Gainesville-based Independent Florida Alligator for the time he spent preparing for and giving