Dale Earnhardt Jr is year in and year out among the most popular NASCAR drivers. His standing with the fans is in no way proportional to his success on the track. Good season or bad, fans continue to adore Dale Jr.
Earnhardt drives the iconic #88 National Guard / Amp Energy Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. You may have heard that Earnhardt's father, Dale Sr., was a pretty good racecar driver himself. Earnhardt's championship pedigree goes back even farther. Less well-known is his grandfather, Ralph, who was also a champion in his own right. Ralph won the NASCAR Sportsman Division title
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NASCAR Profile: Dale Earnhardt Jr
January 9th, 2012 - by Ronald A. Rowe | Driver Profiles, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series
Good Sam Club 500
October 25th, 2011 - by Ronald A. Rowe | NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series
The winners list from Sunday’s Good Sam Club 500 isn’t exactly a who’s who of the Sprint Cup Chase. Clint Bowyer (pictured)took the checkered flag, followed a blink of the eye later by Jeff Burton. Neither one a stranger to winning in NASCAR, but neither one a contender for the Cup this year. Third place belonged to unheralded Dave Blaney, who notched his first Top 10 finish of the year. Blaney, who just barely missed the cut… by 20 places, beat out everybody with something to race for on Sunday.
Brad Keselowski finished fourth, first among an underperforming field of contenders.
Brad Keselowski finished fourth, first among an underperforming field of contenders.
AAA400
October 6th, 2011 - by Ronald A. Rowe | NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series
Kurt Busch vs. Jimmie Johnson on the final lap. How could you not love the AAA 400? Well, fans of Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, and Jeff Gordon excepted.
Stewart fell out of first place, a position now held jointly by Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards (pictured), despite having won 2 out of 3 Chase races thus far. NASCAR’s points system is a cruel mistress and Stewart’s ugly 25th place day dropped him into a tie for third with Sunday’s winner, Kurt Busch. The two now sit nine points behind the leaders, and four points ahead of perennial champ Johnson.
Maybe the
Stewart fell out of first place, a position now held jointly by Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards (pictured), despite having won 2 out of 3 Chase races thus far. NASCAR’s points system is a cruel mistress and Stewart’s ugly 25th place day dropped him into a tie for third with Sunday’s winner, Kurt Busch. The two now sit nine points behind the leaders, and four points ahead of perennial champ Johnson.
Maybe the
GEICO 400
September 22nd, 2011 - by Ronald A. Rowe | NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series
We do enjoy the occasional race that comes down to whoever has a few extra drops of fuel in the tank. We really do. It can be great fun to see the race leaders slow to a crawl on the last laps as they're overtaken by others more miserly with their fuel. That kind of race makes a nice change of pace from the standard dash to the finish.
But we're not so sure we like that kind of race setting the order for the Chase after the first race. Like it or not, that's what we got on Monday,
But we're not so sure we like that kind of race setting the order for the Chase after the first race. Like it or not, that's what we got on Monday,
Good Sam’s RV Insurance 500
August 9th, 2011 - by Ronald A. Rowe | NASCAR, Racing News, Sprint Cup Series
Brad Keselowski somehow managed to win the Pocono 500 despite pain, fatigue, an hour and a half rain delay, and a broken ankle. Cinderella, your glass slipper is ready. With two wins this season Keselowski has put himself in solid position for one of the two Wildcard spots up for grabs in the Sprint Cup Chase.
The two Busch brothers, Kyle and Kurt, in that order, followed Kes across the finish line. A not-at-all happy Jimmie Johnson finished fourth after a little bumping between him and Kurt Busch on the final lap. I'm sure their friendly conversation on pit road
The two Busch brothers, Kyle and Kurt, in that order, followed Kes across the finish line. A not-at-all happy Jimmie Johnson finished fourth after a little bumping between him and Kurt Busch on the final lap. I'm sure their friendly conversation on pit road
