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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Junior Confident For Daytona 500 Despite Struggles

He typically garners headlines and the majority of the attention leading up to NASCAR’s “Great American Race,” an event forever linked to his family name because of triumph and tragedy.

2013/02/22

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Chevrolet, speaks with the media during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona International Speedway on January 11, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Earnhardt Jr. Starts Big Wreck At Daytona Test

Dale Earnhardt Jr. started a 12-car accident at Daytona International Speedway that essentially shut down a three-day test session.

2013/01/11

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R), driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, speaks with crew chief, Steve Letarte in the garage area during testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway on December 11, 2012 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Earnhardt Jr. Gives 2013 Car Solid Review At Test

Dale Earnhardt Jr. gave NASCAR’s new car a solid review in his first test drive, putting the 2013 model ahead of its predecessor.

2012/12/11

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, looks on dueing pre-race ceremonies during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 29, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Junior Wins 10th Straight ‘Most Popular’ Award

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has once again won NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award.

2012/11/30

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 04: Fans sits in the grandstands prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

A Rare Medium Well Done: 11.5.12

F.Scott Fitzgerald once pondered: ‘Nothing is as obnoxious as other peoples luck’. Well ole F.Scott would have gone insane if he was at Texas Motor Speedway yesterday. My obnoxious meter was red-lining!

2012/11/05

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, sits in his car in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2012 in Ridgeway, Virginia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Earnhardt Talks Of Fear Concussions Caused

He says he was “really mentally a mess” until he went to see a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh and spent about 12 hours talking and doing testing.

2012/10/26

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Visits Concussion Specialist

Earnhardt did not seek treatment for the first concussion, suffered in an Aug. 29 crash at a tire test at Kansas

2012/10/16

Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500- Practice

Earnhardt Jr. Has Concussion, Out 2 Races

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a concussion and will sit out the next two Sprint Cup races at Charlotte and Kansas.

2012/10/11

Danica Patrick’s Team Replacing Crew Chief

Danica Patrick will have a new crew chief after Monday’s departure of Tony Eury Jr. from JR Motorsports.

2012/09/18

Earnhardt Jr. Tops Sprint Cup Standings

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s fourth place finish in Sunday’s Brickyard 400, coupled with Matt Kenseth’s misfortune, added up to the driver taking over the top spot of the standings.

2012/07/30

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #5 Degree Chevrolet, talks with Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Patrick Battles Earnhardt For Video Game Cover

Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans will square off in the next round of the “Drive for the Cover” competition for the fall’s new NASCAR video game.

2012/06/19