Dale Earnhardt News

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Bristol:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Bristol:

August 23, 2003
Nothing like a short-track to get back to some real racing, eh? #97-Kurt Busch fought a dying alternator (two batteries?....whatcha wanna bet we're gonna see that become the norm real soon?) and held on to beat #29-Kevin Harvick to the finish of tonight's Sharpie 500

and yep, more Hornish stuff; to Hendrick? to Penske?:

and yep, more Hornish stuff; to Hendrick? to Penske?:

August 20, 2003
Although Sam Hornish Jr. will not confirm where he will be racing next season, the two-time Indy Racing League champion sounds as if he is heading to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. "You never want to be the big fish in a small pond and the IRL continues to grow," Hornish

Newman wins 5th race of 2003:

Newman wins 5th race of 2003:

August 17, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman's fuel held out and he won the The GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 5th win of 2003 and 6th of his career. #97-Busch was leading with 2 laps to go, but ran out of fuel and ended up 18th. #29-Kevin Harvick finished 2nd.

More on Dale Jr. and his contract situation:

More on Dale Jr. and his contract situation:

August 17, 2003
RELATIVE TO YOUR CONTRACT WITH DEI, HOW IMPORTANT IS TEAM OWNERSHIP TO YOU? "It's not a big deal to me. I never said it was a big deal to me. There are other things in the contract. I haven't talked to Teresa (Earnhardt) one on one. So I don't know what certain aspects

Tony Stewart Foundation Kicks Off at Michigan:

Tony Stewart Foundation Kicks Off at Michigan:

August 16, 2003
Reigning NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Tony Stewart has formed his own charitable foundation.. The Tony Stewart Foundation was created to raise funds that will then be primarily distributed to organizations that help care for critically ill children, as well as

Dale Jr. Featured COLUMN POSTED:

Dale Jr. Featured COLUMN POSTED:

August 15, 2003
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be featured on the cover of USA WEEKEND Magazine's 8/15 issue. The cover story, The real national pastime? NASCAR (vs.) Baseball, features Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Barry Zito discussing each sport. You can you read this entire article online beginning

didja know?

didja know?

August 15, 2003
even if the winner was awarded 50 points instead of 5 for winning a race the top ten in 2003 Drivers Points would be vurtually unchanged? #12-Newman would move from 9th to 7th and #18-Labonte would fall from 7th to 9th. Newman would be 523 behind Kenseth, instead of

Kahne on the pole at MIS:

Kahne on the pole at MIS:

August 15, 2003
#38-Kasey Kahne won the pole for Saturday's Cabela's 250 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 186.490mph, his first career Busch Series pole. On the outside pole is another Busch driver [in his last 2003 Busch race to perserve his rookie status for 2004

A Decade at the Brickyard DVD:

A Decade at the Brickyard DVD:

August 13, 2003
The continuation of a highly successful partnership created to bring motion picture-quality home entertainment to an estimated 75 million enthusiastic NASCAR racing fans, NASCAR Images and Shoreline Media Group (SMG) today announced the upcoming release of A Decade

Dale Jr. a Free Agent? UPDATE:

Dale Jr. a Free Agent? UPDATE:

August 13, 2003
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he is a “free agent” and has no long-term commitment to drive for Dale Earnhardt Inc. In January, Junior said during a news conference he had reached a deal to stay with DEI through 2007. But he never signed a contract and said last weekend

Richard Childress to Unveil No. 3 “Victory Lap” Car UPDATE and an IMAGE:

Richard Childress to Unveil No. 3 “Victory Lap” Car UPDATE and an IMAGE:

August 12, 2003
On Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 2:00pm/et at Lowe's Motor Speedway, six-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion car owner Richard Childress and four-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon will attend a special press conference concerning the Lowe's Motor Speedway portion of

Stewart back to Busch UPDATE:

Stewart back to Busch UPDATE:

August 12, 2003
When Tony Stewart fires up his engine for the Cabelas 250 NASCAR Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday August 16, his car wont be the only thing rollin at MIS, as Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down will perform a post-race concert following

The Big Red Hauler is busy:

The Big Red Hauler is busy:

August 11, 2003
The NASCAR hauler was a busy place after Sunday's race. Kevin Harvick and crew chief Todd Berrier were summoned following Harvick's last-lap incident with Jeff Gordon, who had run out of gas. Making the trip on their own accord were drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Gordon

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Watkins Glen:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Watkins Glen:

August 10, 2003
#31-Robby Gordon led the last 30 laps today at Watkins Glen International and captured his second win of the season (and 3rd of his career) in the Sirius at The Glen. He becomes the 3rd Sweeper since we added Infineon Raceway to the schedule in 1989, and they're both

#8 Removes In-Car Camera:

#8 Removes In-Car Camera:

August 10, 2003
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. received permission Saturday from his team's sponsor, Budweiser, to have the in-car camera system it had paid for removed from his car. Each week several teams' cars are equipped with the in-car systems. The systems are generally paid for by one