Dale Earnhardt Jr
Dale Earnhardt Jr Captures Atlanta Pole
Dale Earnhardt Jr captured the pole for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 28.761 seconds at 192.716 mph, the fastest lap in a COT since its inception. Kyle Busch will start on the outside front row. See the complete lineup here.
McMurray, Earnhardt Jr Give NASCAR Relief
In the closing laps of the Daytona 500, NASCAR braced for a barrage of criticisms from fans and media memebers thanks to a two red flags and a two-hour delay to fix a pothole. In the end, however, Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr gave NASCAR a reason to breath a sigh of relief.
McMurray Holds Off Jr To Win Daytona 500
Jamie McMurray held off a hard-charging Dale Earnhardt Jr to win a thrilling Daytona 500 that was delayed nearly two hours thanks to a pothole that required patching twice. The race also made two attempts at a green-white-checker finish, due to the new rule.
Stewart Wins Third Consecutive N’Wide Opener
Tony Stewart managed to avoid all the carnage that was the Nationwide Series’ Drive4COPD 300, winning the race by 0.309 seconds over Carl Edwards. Stewart held off challenges from Edwards, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, keeping his foot on the gas and his lead.
Johnson, Kahne Win Photo-Finish Duels
Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne nipped Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart at the line respectively to emerge from the Gatorade Duels victorious. The combined margin of victory was .02 of a second. Johnson beat Harvick by a mere .005, and Kahne beat Stewart by .014.
Patrick To Replace Bires In N’Wide Opener
Danica Patrick will be making her Nationwide Series debut in this weekend’s season-opener, after finishing an impressive sixth in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race, her first race in a stock car. JR Motorsports and her sponsor, GoDaddy.com, have decided that Patrick is ready. She will replace Kelly Bires, in the second JRM Chevy. Team owner [...]
Earnhardt Jr To Drive No. 88 N’Wide Car At Daytona
JR Motorsports owner Dale Earnhardt Jr will drive the No. 88 Hellman’s Chevy for his team in the Nationwide season opener at Daytona. Dale Jr will take the seat due to sponsorship reasons. Kelly Bires, who will drive the No. 88 for most — if not all — of the season, or Danica Patrick will drive [...]
Johnson Wins; Increases Points Lead
Jimmy Johnson followed up his Texas stumble with a victory in Phoenix. He currently has a 108-point lead over Mark Martin, meaning that Johnson needs to finish 25th or better at Homestead-Miami Speedway to clinch the championship.
Kurt Busch Wins Dickies 500; Points Lead Halved
Kurt Busch waited three laps after brother Kyle Busch to pit, and that turned out to be the difference in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle ran out of fuel with three laps to go, while Kurt had enough fuel to get to the finish line.
McGrew To Remain Dale Jr’s Crew Chief In 2010
Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick announced that Lance McGrew will remain crew chief with Dale Earnhardt Jr and the No. 88 team for the 2010 Sprint Cup season. McGrew was named interim crew chief earlier this season, replacing Tony Eury Jr.
