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Of the thousands of laps that will be run this year, a few at Bristol could end up being the most meaningful.
And it began with Dale Earnhardt Jr. falling a lap behind the leaders.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finally caught on to the Hendrick Motorsports way of doing business.
Earnhardt is now a regular at team meetings. He's also communicating with new crew chief Steve Letarte away from the garage and is more connected with his teammates like never before.
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Two telling scenes unfolded here at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon. One happened on the track; the other, in the stands.
The first occurred during a 24-minute, red-flag delay near the middle of the race. As workers cleaned up the mess between turns 3 and 4, a mysterious man appeared in the grandstands on the opposite side of the track.
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New Commercial Airs Nationally March 30
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Did you know the Earnhardt family has been Nationwide Insurance customers for 30 years? Du...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The famed No. 3 car Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove to victory in this month's Nationwide race at Daytona was added as a temporary display at the new NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
The Wrangler-sponsored yellow and blue Chevrolet, which honors his father, the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., will stay at the downtown Charlotte facility through Sept. 19. The car carries extra significance because Earnhardt, who didn't attend the unveiling, has said he doesn't plan to drive a No. 3 car again.
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Daytona 500 notebook
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Even though the 10-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's death came two days earlier, there were plenty of people remembering The Intimidator at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday.
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will leave the company founded by his late father at the end of the year in a shake-up certain to ignite a bidding war for NASCAR's most popular driver.
He told Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Thursday that he had decided to make the switch to another team when his contract expires, intent on going to a more competitive team.
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By Dustin Long
The Virginian-Pilot
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RICHMOND -- NASCAR fans, mark your calendars: April 29 will become Dale Earnhardt Day in Virginia under a proposed bill. And the bill's backer, Del. Daniel W. Marshall III, R-Danville, has a memorable connection to the famed racer.
Earnhardt died in a final-lap crash in the 2001 Daytona 500, ending a career that included seven championships, the same number as Richard Petty. Only two weeks prior, he raced against Marshall in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, a 24-hour race with four-driver teams for each car.
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[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]: I'm not emotionally attached to it. I'm far removed from it emotionally. I stand on the sidelines with you and everybody else. I'm watching intently and I'm interested in seeing how it's going to work out, just like everyone else is, but it doesn't cross my mind daily.