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Oh What A Feeling!
Oh What A Feeling!
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Mar 10, 2008 |
Edwards Best Out West
Edwards Best Out West
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Mar 3, 2008 |
A Mostly Forgettable Weekend
A Mostly Forgettable Weekend
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Feb 26, 2008 |
2008 Season Preview
2008 Season Preview
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Feb 12, 2008 |
A Sign Of Things To Come?
A Sign Of Things To Come?
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Feb 10, 2008 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr's Future Looks Great
Dale Earnhardt Jr's Future Looks Great
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Sep 27, 2007 |
NASCAR Families, Part 3: The Earnhardts
NASCAR Families, Part 3: The Earnhardts
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Jul 10, 2007 |
Dale Jr Signs 5 Year deal with Hendrick
Dale Jr Signs 5 Year deal with Hendrick Motorsports
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Jun 13, 2007 |
D Dale Earnhardt: Largest Retailer Looking to Sponsor 
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May 26, 2007 |
Jr. to Teresa: Take This Job and Shove It I
Jr. to Teresa: Take This Job and Shove It I Ain’t Working Here No More
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May 25, 2007 |
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| Selected NASCARs Most Popular Driver in 2003 by earning more fan votes (1.3 million) than the rest of the top-10 drivers combined, Dale Earnhardt Jr. enters his fifth full season of NASCAR Nextel Cup competition in 2004. The 29-year-old driver added many career-best marks to his racing resume in 2003, including third-place in the final point standings and more than $6.8 million in winnings.
ale Jr. became the first third-generation NASCAR champion when he won the 1998 Busch Series title. After a second Busch crown in 1999, he moved full-time into the Budweiser No. 8 machine on the NASCAR Nextel (formerly Winston) Cup circuit, following the considerably large footsteps of a legendary father, the late Dale Earnhardt, a seven-time champion, and grandfather Ralph Earnhardt, who was selected among NASCARís 50-best all-time drivers. His maternal grandfather Robert Gee was a renowned NASCAR fabricator and mechanic.
Through the end of the 2003 campaign, Earnhardt Jr. has recorded nine career victories in Cup competition. He has also won the Budweiser Shootout (2003) and The Winston (2000) all-star races. He has zoomed to six career Bud Pole Awards and has earned more than $20.4 million in 147 starts. Led by crew chief Tony Eury and car chief Tony Eury Jr., the core of the Dale Earnhardt Inc. team remains primarily the same as the crew that has backed Dale Jr. since 1998.
Prior to his Nextel Cup career, Earnhardt Jr. dominated the Busch Series for two seasons ñ winning two championships, 13 races and more than $3 million. Since becoming the co-owner of the Chance2 team in 2002, he has recorded an additional five Busch Series victories in six starts. A resident of Mooresville, N.C., Dale Jr. began his driving career at age 17, competing in the street stock division at Concord (N.C.
Earnhardt Jr. became a best-selling author in 2002, penning ìDriver #8,î the story of his rookie year. The book remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for 17 weeks and online retailer Amazon.com named it the top-selling sports book of 2002. |
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