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A Look Back: The 20th Anniversary of an Earnhardt Sweep in Charlotte

Written by: Lauren Perkins-Follow @perkylauren May 18, 2013 In 1985, NASCAR made the decision to join the ranks of other professional sports and implemented an “All-Star” race, which at the time was called The Winston. The race was to be held in Charlotte, the “home base” for most in the NASCAR world, and would take [...]

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A Look Back: Richmond International Raceway and the “Clash of the Titans”

Written By: Lauren Perkins – Follow @perkylauren April 27, 2013 The 1986 Miller High Life 400 was an action packed race infamous for the blows being traded between veterans Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip throughout the day. So, it was only appropriate that the race would conclude in a similar fashion. It was only the [...]

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A Look Back: Texas Motor Speedway and Earnhardt Jr.’s First Career Win

Written By: Lauren Perkins – Follow @perkylauren April 13, 2013 It’s an April day in 2000 that has been replayed hundreds of times; a beaming father, ecstatic to meet his son in victory lane, an emotional hug and the congratulations that followed, and a driver with a big last name at the very beginning of his [...]

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Remembering Dale Earnhardt

Written By: David Morgan – Follow at @damorgan86 February 18, 2013 As Speedweeks in Daytona gets up to full swing this week with a full slate of events leading up to the Daytona 500 this Sunday, the NASCAR community took a step back today to remember a fallen hero, Dale Earnhardt, who perished in a [...]

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NASCAR Rivalry Or Just Competition

Written by: Stephen Conley 01-18-13 Follow on Twitter @stephen_Conley Rivalries have been a part of sports since the first chariot race at the coliseum. Athlete versus athlete, team versus team and city versus city. It’s common place in any sport for a rivalry to develop, especially between two organizations that compete once a year or [...]

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My Dale Earnhardt Story

Posted By:  Anne-Marie Rhodes, follow @annemarierhodes DAYTONA BEACH, FL-I was 20 years old living in Los Angeles at the time.  It wasn’t a very busy day for me, just cleaning up around my apartment when the phone rings.  It was my mother and she crying.  Immediately I knew something was wrong and those weren’t happy [...]

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NCWTS: The Night Belongs to Michael Waltrip

    Posted by: Anne-Marie Rhodes, follow @annemarierhodes DAYTONA BEACH, FL-Where do I begin?  What a race, right?  Daytona tonight belongs to Michael Waltrip.  On the lap that matters the most, after a green-white-checkered; Waltrip takes the win in Daytona for the 12th annual NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.  Ten years [...]

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