© Getty ImagesIn a press conference at JR Motorsports on May 10, 2007, announced the end of an era.Earnhardt revealed the final 26 Cup races of the season would be his last as a driver for Dale Earnhardt Inc., the team founded by his father, Dale Earnhardt.“It’s time for us to move on and seek other opportunities,” Earnhardt said while sitting next to his sister, Kelley.Earnhardt was in his seventh full-time season driving the No. 8 Chevrolet for DEI.
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Crew chief twice in 1992 with Davey Allison and in 1998 with Dale Earnhardt. Lawrence Joseph 'Larry' McReynolds III (born January 10, 1959) is a former NASCAR crew. Other names, Larry Mac, America's Crew Chief. McReynolds was the winning crew chief for the 1992 Daytona 500, with driver Davey Allison in the. Get the best deals on Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Sweatshirts when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. Free shipping on many items. Driver: Dale Earnhardt Product: Sweatshirt Size: 2XL. Men's Dale Earnhardt #3 M Vintage Crew Sweatshirt The Intimidator. Driver: Dale Earnhardt. $6.49 shipping.
Up to then he had won 17 races, including the 2004 Daytona 500. He had also been voted NASCAR’s most popular driver four times.But he’d only won one race each in the last two seasons.
In 2007, he’d go winless for the first time.“It is time for me to compete on a consistent basis and compete for championships now,” Earnhardt said.The NASCAR world waited a little over a month to find out Earnhardt’s destination. On June 13, it was announced he was signing with Hendrick Motorsports. He’d spend the rest of his Cup career with the powerhouse before retiring after the 2017 season.Also on this date:1956: Buck Baker won a Grand National race at Greenville-Pickens (S.C.) Speedway after running all 200 laps without a pit stop. The result was protested by the Schwam Motor Company team, which owned the car driven by second-place finisher Curtis Turner, who finished one lap down. The team believed Baker’s fuel tank was illegal.
NASCAR ruled it was legal.1969: LeeRoy Yarbrough came back from being a lap down with 30 laps to go, survived a three-car incident with Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough to win at Darlington.1975: In his 50th Cup Series start, Darrell Waltrip claimed his first career win in a race at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville. Waltrip triumphed after Cale Yarborough blew an engine on Lap 321 of 420. Waltrip beat Benny Parsons by two laps.1997: In a caution-free race at Talladega, Mark Martin led 47 of 188 laps and beat Dale Earnhardt for his second and final Cup points win on a superspeedway.2014: made his Cup Series debut at Kansas Speedway. In a race won by, Blaney started 21st and finished 27th.originally appeared on.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Is a team that fields the # 01, #1, #8, and #15 with with drivers (#01), (#1), (#8), and (#15) in the, the team is based in.
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Originally formed in 1980, the team was owned by seven-time champion, before his on the closing lap of the. Despite his ownership of the racing team, he never raced for it in the Winston Cup; instead preferring to race for his long-time mentor and backer at.The team is currently owned by widow. Managed by former executive, DEI currently fields four full-time teams. Contents Sprint Cup Car #01 HistoryThe #01 car started out as the #36 in 1997 with sponsorship. Was the driver and he finished 27th in the final point standings.Veteran driver took over from Cope in 1998.
The season was highlighted by Irvan's pole win at the.replaced Skittles as the team's sponsor in 1999. Irvan retired from racing in September following a crash at. Temporarily replaced Irvan before the driving chores were permanently turned over to journeyman.Nadeau left MB2 due to a prior commitment to drive for, and MB2 signed four-time winner to fill the seat.
Schrader drove the #36 for three seasons before leaving for.In 2003, the replaced M&M's as the team's sponsor. The car number switched from #36 to #01 to support the 's slogan, 'An Army of One.' Nadeau agreed to return to MB2 as the driver of the #01 car. In May, Nadeau was seriously injured in a practice accident at. Nadeau has not yet returned to motorsports and is not expected to do so.The team used several temporary substitutes before signing to permanently drive the #01 car. Nemechek won the NASCAR Nextel Cup race at in 2004 and signed a multi-year agreement to remain with MB2 in July 2005. Drove the car for 23 races (21 points races plus the Budweiser Shootout and Nextel All-Star Challenge) in 2007, with & (after the DEI-Ginn merger) filling the rest of the seat time.The #01 was added to Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
As part of the July 25, 2007 merger with Ginn Racing. Smith will drive the #01 full-time in. No full-time primary sponsor was named, with sponsoring at the Daytona 500, followed by Coors Light for two races. Principal Financial became an associate sponsor following those races.Car #1 HistoryDale Earnhardt, Inc. Debuted in in as the #14 Racing for Kids, driven by at.
Drove the car in two more races that year. The next year, standout drove the car in five races with the sponsorship. In, the team switched numbers with car owner with the car changing from #14 to #1, and receiving sponsorship from and Park making a bid for honors. The team got off to a bumpy start after Park failed to qualify at in just the third race of the year. The next week, Park broke his leg at a testing accident at. Two weeks later, the team hired three-time champion to pilot the car while Park recovered from his injuries.
Waltrip posted two top ten finishes in the car until Park made his return at the, where he finished 35th following a crash. He posted two eleventh-place finishes and finished 42nd in points that year.Park fared better the next year, posting 5 top 10 finishes and finishing 14th in points. In, Park won his first two Bud Pole awards, and won his first race at his home track at. He finished 11th year in points.
The race after Earnhardt's death in, Park beat in a photo finish at. But his career stalled when competing in a race at, his steering wheel became disconnected from the steering column during a caution flag period and his car veered immediately left and was slammed into by the quicker-moving vehicle of Larry Foyt. He gradually recovered and returned, ironically, at the spring race in. He has since struggled to maintain his career.
Midway through, he was released from the ride and was replaced by Jeff Green. (Park took over Green's old ride at, who used to be Earnhardt's owner.) Both Green and left following the season, and the team moved to part-time status, occasionally popping up to field cars for two-time winner.The team ran a part-time schedule in with driving a -sponsored car, and moved to full time status in. On, Truex scored his first career NEXTEL Cup victory in the #1 car at, in a race.Car #8 HistoryThe #8 car started out in the as the # driven by in. Junior won championships in both and in the Busch Series in this car. In, Earnhardt drove in 5 races in the #8, finishing in the top 10 once, leading one lap, and one DNF.In, Junior made a full time jump to. Despite winning two poles and three races (including ), Junior finished runner-up to for. On July 7th, he won his first race at following his father's death.
On February 15, 2004, Dale won the, 6 years after his father won the 500. He went on to collect 5 more wins for the season. Though he failed to qualify for the Chase for the Cup in, he rebounded in 2006 and qualified for the Chase for the Cup, where he finished 5th. Earnhardt, Jr announced on, that he would not be returning to DEI for the season. On June 13, 2007, it was officially announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Would be moving to for the 2008 season. On August 16, 2007 it was announced that during the transition to HMS, Dale Earnhardt would not retain the #8 car number. On September 12th it was announced that the 8 car would be shared by Mark Martin and Aric Almirola for the 2008 season, with U.S. Army sponsoring.Car #15 HistoryThe #15 team originated from the as the #16 driven. The team won two championships and 23 races during this time (1995-1999). In, the team moved to the Busch Series as car #3. Hornaday won twice, finished 8th in points, but finished second to (who ironically took over Earnhardt's car after Dale was killed) for Rookie of the Year.
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In, the team once agained moved to a different series, but this time, without Hornaday. The team was now #15 (a possible reference to the #15 Ford Thunderbird that Dale Earnhardt drove in the early and mid-1980s) and sponsored still by NAPA. Now handled the driving chores, and won his first race at the, but it was overshadowed by the death of Dale Earnhardt. Waltrip won four times over the next five years. In 2005, Waltrip announced he would no longer drive for DEI, taking NAPA to his own team,.The #15 team moved to a part-time status for with DEI's driver and sponsorship provided by Home Improvement stores. Menard posted his first top-10 at by finishing seventh.
Menard moved to full-time in the 2007 season. After the merger between Ginn Racing and DEI, the #15 team absorbed the owner points from the #14 car, formerly driven by, so they would be guaranteed a spot in each race for the remainder of the 2007 season.Nationwide Series Car #11 HistoryThis Dale Earnhardt Inc. Car has only been run in the Busch Series. In a portion of and all of the 2005-2006 NASCAR seasons, Paul Menard has been the driver of this car taking the car to victory once in that span in 2006 at Milwaukee. In 2007 Paul Menard left the Busch Series and climbed the ranks into the Nextel Cup Series leaving the #11 car open.
The car ran a partial schedule with Truex and Menard sharing the ride. It is likely that the car may come back to field development drivers and, along with Truex and Menard.Car #81 HistoryThe 81 car made occasional attempts at a race in with mostly and driving. The team hasn't been seen since, and is unlikely to return since NFL legend has acquired the number for his announced team, backed.
The 81 ran in limited action in 2005 by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., at the Daytona, Talladega (restrictor place races), and Charlotte races in the.Chance 2 MotorsportsChance 2 Motorsports was a jointly owned subsidiary of DEI and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Run by and, the team won two championships with in.
After 2005, however, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Left the partnership with his stepmother to focus on his own race team,.Ginn Racing MergerDale Earnhardt Incorporated announced it had merged with on July 25th, 2007, adding the #01 team to join the #1, #8, #15. The merger did not affect the Dale Earnhardt Incorporated team name. The #01 (/) was added to Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Teams. The #15 inherited owner points from the former #14 , which guaranteed a starting spot for him at. The #13 team of Ginn Racing was eliminated. was listed as the owner of the #01 and #15 for the remainder of 2007.
The shops of Ginn Racing housed the #15 and #01. Fabrication work will be done out of the Ginn Racing shops.Partnerships Richard Childress RacingEarnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies was formed in May 2007 as a cooperation between Dale Earnhardt Incorporated and to develop and build common engines for the Chevrolet and teams campaigned by the two companies. The plan includes construction of a stand-alone facility located just north of off exit 85 of I-85, with completion expected in mid-2008.Morgan-Dollar MotorsportsDale Earnhardt, Inc. Formerly had a driver development contract with to provide trucks for development drivers in 2007. This was inherited from.References.
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