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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Will Look Like Superman at Michigan's NASCAR Race

Joe Student — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:52:24 +0000

As difficult as saving the world can be, Superman never had to worry about anyone rubbing his bumper at 200 mph. NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will soar around the Michigan International Speedway with the Superman logo painted on his car during this Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race. You think Kurt Busch will have a [...]

Can Anybody Push Aside Dale Junior As NASCAR's Most Popular Driver?

Dale Mussen — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:32:25 +0000

Dale Earnhardt, Junior won his 10th straight NASCAR Most Popular Driver award on Thursday and that moves him into a tie with Bill Elliott for winning the award most consecutive times. Good for him. Nice guy. But I’ve always scratched my head over why he’s so popular. Is it because he’s a great driver? Hardly. Let’s look at the numbers.

Martinsville Welcomes Back Dale Jr. This Weekend

Dale Mussen — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:40:29 +0000

Dale Earnhardt, Junior has been cleared to race again this weekend at Martinsville after sitting out the last two races because of concussion concerns. He ran over a hundred laps in a test session at a track in Georgia on Monday. After an evaluation the following day he was given medical clearance. He hasn’t had any headaches since last Friday. There haven’t been any other symptoms, so he’s good to go. Because he was forced to miss the last two races, he’s last in the Sprint Cup Chase standings, 122 points back of leader Brad Keselowski.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Cleared to Race at Martinsville

Scott Blaine — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:40:08 +0000

Dale Earnhardt Jr., who missed the last two races in Charlotte and Kansas due to a concussion, will be back behind the wheel of the #88 Chevrolet this Sunday in Martinsville. Earnhardt received the concussion in a multi-car crash on the last lap of the Talladega race on October 7. He began having constant headaches and [...]

Earnhardt Out This Weekend At Charlotte [POLL]

Dale Mussen — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:36:51 +0000

Dale Earnhardt Jr. used to like restrictor-plate racing at Talladega, but after the big crash on Sunday he’s not especially thrilled about racing there anymore. After the race he said if they raced that way every week – he wouldn’t be doing it, he’d find another job. He’s been diagnosed with a concussion after Sunday’s [...]

Crunch Time In NASCAR Heading To Atlanta

Dale Mussen — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:40:00 +0000

With just two races left before the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, it's crunch time for drivers battling for a playoff spot.

The top-three drivers in the points standings -- Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- have already clinched a spot in the field. Matt Kenseth will likely join them. All he needs to do is finish 40th or better this Sunday night at Atlanta.

NASCAR Makes Its 2nd Visit To Pocono This Season

Dale Mussen — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:40:12 +0000

All three of NASCAR's national touring series are scheduled for events this weekend, with Sprint Cup and Camping World Trucks at Pocono Raceway and the Nationwide Series running at Iowa Speedway.

Joey Logano was the winner in June’s visit to Pocono, but he knows he needs to win another race during the regular season if he hopes to make the field for this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Logano sits fourth in the wild card standings with six races left before the Chase begins.

Kurt Busch Wins At Sonoma [Video]

Clay Moden — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:05:08 +0000

It was the first road course victory for Kurt Busch over the weekend at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway! Jeff Gordon finished #2 while Carl Edwards was 3 and holds the points lead heading into Daytona this weekend! Clint Boyer and Marcos Ambrose rounded out the top 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr had a [...]

NASCAR Update – Brad Keselowski Wins At Kansas

Dale Mussen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:40:29 +0000

Tough luck again for Dale Earnhardt, Junior. Earnhardt looked like he might be able to make a charge in the final laps at Kansas, but it was Brad Keselowski who held on, leading the final 9 laps to win his first race of the year and end a 75-race winless streak. As it so often [...]

Jimmie Johnson Wins In A Photo Finish At Talladega

Dale Mussen — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:25:34 +0000

You couldn’t have asked for a better race at any level at any track. On the final lap any one of four cars could have won and when the checkered flag flew it was a moment before anyone realized exactly who had won. But when the dust all settled a video review showed it was Jimmie Johnson who won the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega edging Clint Bowyer by 0.002 of a second – that’s less than a foot.

NASCAR Talladega Preview

Dale Mussen — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:29:33 +0000

The Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series head to NASCAR’s longest track – Talladega Superspeedway this weekend and they’ll be using an even smaller restrictor plate for Talladega than the one that was used at Daytona. The idea is to create more competitive racing and it worked at Daytona with all kinds of new records set including 74 lead [...]

Matt Kenseth Ends A 76-Race Drought

Dale Mussen — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:12:32 +0000

Another driver besides Dale Earnhardt, Junior who hadn’t won in a long time finally did Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth finally made it back to victory lane after a dominating performance leading 169 of 334 laps at the mile and a half track. His margin of victory was an incredible 8.3 seconds. It’s his 19th career victory, but first since February of 2009 to end a winless streak that had stretched to 76 races. He won the 2009 Daytona 500 and won again the following week in California, but nothing since.

Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Preview

Dale Mussen — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:39:38 +0000

Sprint Cup and Nationwide drivers will be racing under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend – Nationwide on Friday night and Sprint Cup Saturday night. If there’s any one driver who’s got momentum heading into the weekend it’s Kevin Harvick. He’s coming off back to back wins at California and Bristol and this [...]

NASCAR Update – Kevin Harvick Wins At Martinsville

Dale Mussen — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:59:35 +0000

Chalk up a second straight win for Kevin Harvick. Harvick took the lead with four laps to go when he passed Dale Earnhardt, Junior and held on to take the checkered flag at Martinsville Speedway. Kyle Busch had the dominant car, leading 151 laps and was in the lead when Earnhardt passed him by bumping [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Involved In A Costly Crash

Clay Moden — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:59:46 +0000

If you are a superstitious person, you can blame me for the fact that Junior will have to start at the back of the field this weekend. Yesterday I spoke with a listener that has the pole position in our race pool and said that he is good to go as long as something dumb doesn't happen to Jr's car before this weekend.