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Mark Martin: Poised to Win at Indianapolis

Posted 7/27/2008 on On Pit Row

Copyright © 2008 Bench Racing Productions, LLC . All Rights Reserved. If you are not reading this article in a news reader, the website you are viewing it on is guilty of copyright infringement. Please report this site through the contact link on OnPitRow.com . (digital signature: 0cfdbe0a46fcc45c1d0ce390e8adfabc) When Mark Martin first guaranteed that he would taste victory in the ...

Truex Jr. Appears to Have Contract Signed; McMurray Denies Free Agent Reports

Posted 7/27/2008 on FanHouse

FanHouse's Geoffrey Miller is on location & blogging away at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Sunday's 15th Running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Martin Truex Jr. appears set to end the rumor mill swirling around his future. ESPN.com's David Newton reported on Saturday that "several sources" are confirming that Truex will now stay right where he's at -- with Dale Earnhardt ...

CBS Sports Adds Earnhardt And Stewart To "Top 50 Jerks In Sports" List

Posted 7/26/2008 on The Daly Planet

Once in a while we deviate from the television coverage of NASCAR when something on the Internet strikes us as interesting. This weekend it is this article from CBSSports.com that runs down a list of "the top 50 jerks in sports." Sitting there at #34 is the most popular driver in NASCAR. His name is Dale Earnhardt Jr. and CBS says he is "a punk on wheels." Junior is in the company of other ...

Indy Preview and Winner Prediction

Posted 7/26/2008 on NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog

The Allstate 400 this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the 15th running of the event. I can't help but get excited about this race for several reasons, especially this year with the new car. The history that surrounds this track is incredible, and when NASCAR finally made it to "The Brickyard" in 1994, a new chapter in the speedway's history, as well as NASCAR's, was opened. The ...

No Room for Dale Earnhardt Senior!

Posted 7/25/2008 on Full Throttle

As I read through this story I couldn’t help but think of a rewrite of a famous phrase: “Hell has no fury like a woman Dale Earnhardt Senior fan scorned.” The city of Kannapolis is taking its “ Dale Trail ” banners down at the request of Castle & Cooke, the developers of the N.C. Research Center — and they won’t be going back up. According to ...

Oprah forcing Dale Trail banners to be removed in Kannapolis?

Posted 7/25/2008 on NASCAR - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports

Oprah Winfrey could be forcing a town seeped in NASCAR history to cover up its past.  Kannapolis North Carolina, birthplace of legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Senior, is permanently removing 100 banners around the city that call attention to the ‘Dale Trail'. California billionaire David Murdock, owner of Castle & Cook developers of the North Carolina Research Center, ...

Create-a-caption: Is it okay to say "darn," Mr. Junior?

Posted 7/25/2008 on From the Marbles

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski , chattin' up the media. What goes on between them? You know, you know. Winner gets a ride in the Barack Obama car. After the jump, Beniwhoopimears . Winner, nixiechick: So Whoopie and I both have Oscars....what have you won lately? Runner-up, Cillian P (new voices always get extra consideration): Casey: Shoot me NOW. Seriously, I have the target ...

Brickyard 400 Preview

Posted 7/24/2008 on Trouble in Turn2

It’s Indy time for the Cup guys. That means speeds over 200 mph, a huge purse (last year was over $8 million) and tight racing. With not a lot of room to pass in the corners, horsepower on the straightaways is a driver’s best friend. Dale Earnhardt Jr participated in the recent Goodyear tire test and he also quelled concern about tires. Tire wear was a big issue. When we first ...

Good thing NASCAR has Dale and not Danica

Posted 7/23/2008 on NASCAR - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports

All I could think after watching the latest in what seems like a weekly pouty, whiny moment involving Danica Patrick is: Thank goodness NASCAR's most popular driver doesn't act like the IndyCar Series' most popular driver wrote Jeff Gluck of Scenedaily.com. Dale Earnhardt Jr. would never throw fits and stomp his feet when things don't go his way, like a spoiled child would. Yet if you do ...

"Shifting Gears" Continues To Rattle NASCAR TV Establishment

Posted 7/22/2008 on The Daly Planet

Other than the TV coverage from the tracks and one daily news show, the NASCAR landscape is barren of long-form television programming. The Charlotte-based NASCAR Media Group may have lots of "official" resources and footage, but without a TV network that wants to participate, they are just watching the world go by. Meanwhile, upstart TV production groups run by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony ...

Nascar: DEI in trouble?

Posted 7/22/2008 on Auto Racing Blog

In case you missed it, the National Stock Car Racing Commission announced that it has denied Dale Earnhardt Inc.’s appeal of the penalties issued after Daytona against Martin Truex Jr. Before we look at what this means, let’s go back to the infraction itself so we can understand the thought process by NASCAR and the commission. If you will recall, during opening day ...

TV Program Note: Junior's Back Again (7PM ET Tues.)

Posted 7/22/2008 on The Daly Planet

The final two installments of Shifting Gears , the documentary about the transition of Dale Earnhardt Jr. from DEI to his first season at Hendrick Racing, will both air this week on ESPN. Tuesday at 7PM ET will be the next episode, which is said to feature Junior's "moment" with Kyle Busch on the final lap at Richmond. There are also many moments away from the track that should be ...

In A Unanimous Decision….

Posted 7/21/2008 on Full Throttle

… Dale Earnhardt Inc. are screwed. In the case of DEI vs The Kangaroos, it is the unanimous decision of the National Stock Car Racing Commission to uphold the original penalties [assessed the team of Martin Truex Jr.] by NASCAR. The periods of the suspensions are to be adjusted from the date of this hearing. The Appellants have the right under Section 15 of the Rule Book to appeal ...

Truex denies report about a DEI contract extension

Published 7/27/2008 on NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines

Martin Truex Jr. said Saturday after Sprint Cup practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that a published report saying he had reached an agreement in principle to remain at Dale Earnhardt Inc. for two years was not true.

Truex to get two-year deal from DEI (PA SportsTicker)

Published 7/26/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - NASCAR News

Martin Truex Jr. apparently is staying put at Dale Earnhardt Inc.

Hendrick Motorsports is fast-tracking it at Indy

Published 7/26/2008 on L.A. Times - Auto Racing

Three of the team's drivers, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr., are among the five fastest on opening day of practice for Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. >  ...

Junior expects smooth shift for new crew chief

Published 7/25/2008 on SportingNews.com NASCAR News and Exclusive Analysis

INDIANAPOLIS - Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he's interested in seeing how his JR Motorsports NASCAR Natio...

Earnhardt's hometown removes honor flags

Published 7/25/2008 on USATODAY.com Motor Sports - Top Stories

The hometown of the late Dale Earnhardt is taking down banners honoring the NASCAR superstar driver on the request of a billionaire ...

NSCRC upholds penalties against Truex's No. 1 team

Published 7/21/2008 on NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines

On July 21, 2008, the National Stock Car Racing Commission heard and considered the appeal of Dale Earnhardt Inc. regarding the No. 1 car. The appeal concerned four penalties issued by NASCAR stemming from opening day inspection on July 3, 2008, at ...