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Not all NASCAR people are siding with Trump -- with Dale Earnhardt Jr. throwing his support behind NFL protesters ... despite several NASCAR owners bashing them. After POTUS said NFL owners should fire any "son of a bitch" who takes a knee, two of the most powerful men in NASCAR gave major stamps of approval. Richard Petty said, "Anybody that don’t stand up for that ought to be out of the country. Period." Team owner Richard Childress was asked what he would do if any of his staffers protested the anthem -- "Get you a ride on a Greyhound bus...

CONCORD, N.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a concussion and will sit out the next two Sprint Cup races at Charlotte and Kansas. The injury ends NASCAR's most popular driver's championship chances this season.

Good to see that 3 car in victory lane in Daytona...

Two of the greatest icons in American sport and music are being celebrated with a special No. 3 racecar bearing the images of NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt and the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley. Meant to continue the legacies of both men, the “Earnhardt and Elvis” car paired these icons together as part of the “Enduring Legends” Series that recently saw “The Intimidator” share the hood of his famous No. 3 Chevrolet with country music great Johnny Cash and cowboy film icon John Wayne. These two greatest American icons in sport and music will be celebrated in a...

Just ran across this Video by Kid Rock featuring Dale Earnhardt JR.. Supporting the National Gaurd! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0yVaHKcs9E

Earnhardt's hometown removes his honor flags From Charlotte Observer, wire reports Friday, Jul. 25, 2008 KANNAPOLIS - The late Dale Earnhardt's hometown is taking down banners honoring the NASCAR great, at the request of a billionaire developer who is bringing a client to town Saturday. The Salisbury Post also reported on Friday that the developer's company doesn't want the "Dale Trail" banners going up again. According to e-mails obtained by the Salisbury newspaper, California billionaire David Murdock is coming to Kannapolis on Saturday with an important guest and wants to put the "best face on the city." Murdock's company, Castle...

LONG POND, Pa., June 12, 2008 – Hours before his seventh-place start and fourth-place finish in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway here June 9, Dale Earnhardt Jr. looked fresh and rested as he visited National Guard members at an infield area. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (right) talks with members of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard on June 9, 2008, at Pocono Raceway, Pa., before driving the No. 88 National Guard car in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Pocono 500. Braving near triple-digit temperatures, it was the hottest race of the season for Earnhardt and the No. 88 Guard car...

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2008 – The U.S. Navy is using NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s star appeal to attract future sailors. In August, the Navy and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will form the “Dale Jr.” Division, an 88-person boot camp division at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Ill. Earnhardt drives the 88 car for Hendrick Motorsports on the NASCAR circuit. Navy Capt. Jack Hanzlik, spokesman for the chief of naval personnel, told online journalists and “bloggers” in a teleconference yesterday that during a national advertising and marketing campaign, Navy officials will assess the impact that NASCAR and Earnhardt have on young...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 29, 2008 – As he drives its sponsored race cars at NASCAR's top auto racing competitions this year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. hopes to learn more about the National Guard. NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks with reporters Jan. 23, 2008, at Hendrick Motorsports headquarters outside Charlotte, N.C. Earnhardt will drive the National Guard's co-sponsored No. 88 Sprint Cup car and will join Landon Cassill to co-drive the Guard's primary-sponsored No. 5 Nationwide Series car. NASCAR's auto racing season starts in mid-February at Daytona International Speedway, Fla. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike R. Smith, USAF  (Click photo for...

A popular San Francisco news anchor inexplicably made a joke on a Wednesday evening newscast suggesting NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. “should marry his stepmother.” First, some background: Preceding the quip by KPIX news anchor Dana King was a flawed report from sports anchor Dennis O’Donnell about the unveiling of the stock car Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be racing with his new team next season. Dale Jr., son of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., is in his final season with Dale Earnhardt Inc., the racing team his father founded and left to Dale Jr.’s stepmother, Teresa Earnhardt. Dale...

August 6, 2007 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Kyle Busch chose to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing next season and began informing other teams Monday of his decision. A source close to Busch told The Associated Press that the driver had selected Gibbs after a seven-week search that began when Hendrick Motorsports released the 22-year-old driver to make room for Dale Earnhardt Jr. next season. The source requested anonymity because the deal was not finalized.

As FOXSports.com first reported earlier this month, sources confirm that a merger between Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Ginn Racing has been completed. Four teams — the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops with Martin Truex Jr., the No. 8 Budweiser with Dale Earnhardt Jr., the No. 15 with Paul Menard and the No. 01 with Mark Martin — will travel under the new DEI banner this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bobby Ginn will be listed as the owner of the Nos. 01 and 15 cars. With Ginn as the new owner of the No. 15, Menard automatically acquires top-35 status...

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have a new sponsor in 2008. Hendrick Motorsports announced Friday that long-term contractual commitments to the team's current sponsors will preclude Budweiser as primary sponsor of Earnhardt's car when he joins Hendrick next season. We have agreements in place with sponsors for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, which prevent us from having a relationship with Budweiser,'' team owner Rick Hendrick said in a statement. ``Honoring our commitments is important to us. The trade-off is missing an opportunity to bring Budweiser, a marquee brand synonymous with NASCAR and its fans, into the...

Hendrick Motorsports today announced that long-term contractual commitments to existing sponsors will preclude Budweiser from continuing as primary sponsor of the car driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he joins the organization next season.

I didn't see this posted...wow! From espn.com: Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Wednesday will announce his intent to move to Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in 2008, multiple sources with intimate knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN.com Tuesday on condition of anonymity.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Everything was set up for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to fail. He was in two separate accidents that heavily damaged his car and ruined his chances of winning at Martinsville Speedway. But instead of shrugging it off as just another bad day at the office, Earnhardt salvaged every minute of track time he had and rallied to a fourth-place finish Sunday. That's the commitment he'll need if Earnhardt is ever going to put together a true championship run.

Reminders of him are everywhere. They're in the scores of "3"-clad fans flooding the grandstands, the flapping of Earnhardt flags over infield motorcoaches, and the impersonators who, like their Elvis counterparts, dedicate themselves to their mirrored glasses, moustaches and Goodyear jumpsuits in hopes of most resembling their idol. The wreck that killed Dale Earnhardt is still a moment frozen in time for many. But NASCAR has moved on to even greater heights despite the loss of its last real hero. "We're constantly reminded of him," driver Terry Labonte said. The reminders are in the safety innovations of the past five...

Who would have thunk it? After a third-place finish last weekend at Daytona, Dale Earnhardt Jr. got his first win of the season Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway -- a track that has been far from kind to the No. 8 team. Junior rallies for victory with late two-tire stop http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/07/10/dearnhardt.chicago.ap.ap/index.html The Associated Press July 10, 2005 08:51 PM EDT (00:51 GMT) JOLIET, Ill. -- A jubilant Dale Earnhardt Jr. broke through for his first Nextel Cup victory of the season Sunday, using a two-tire strategy and holding off Matt Kenseth to win at Chicagoland Speedway. "I was worried I was...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is having more success as a car owner than a driver this season. Martin Truex Jr., driving a car partially owned by Earnhardt, passed Kevin Harvick with four laps remaining and held on after a late restart to win the Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night. ``He's real proud of all our success,'' Truex said of his boss. ``He's part owner of our team and what car owner wouldn't be proud of leading the points and winning the race.'' The reigning Busch series champion won his first race at Daytona...

Earnhardt Finds Racing Troubles Worsening By JENNA FRYER : AP Motorsports Writer May 30, 2005 : 4:41 pm ET CONCORD, N.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was jeered by the fans, criticized by his fired crew chief and ripped by his uncle, the man who typically has been his most loyal supporter. Add in his season-long slump and the five-car accident he caused in the Coca-Cola 600 by running into his teammate, and the situation becomes all too clear: NASCAR's biggest star is in big, big trouble. "It's been a rough week," Earnhardt said Monday, a day after finishing 33rd in...