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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Opens Up About Team Shake-Up and His Popularity

LAS VEGAS -- The only suspense in Thursday's announcement of NASCAR's 2010 Most Popular Driver Award rested with the winner. For the eighth consecutive year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. claimed the honor -- tops among the 1.5 million fan votes -- once again proving his popularity is soaring even if his on-track efforts have fallen...

Marshall Carlson, From Floor Sweeper to New Hendrick Motorsports President

After starting his career sweeping floors at Hendrick Motorsports during a college internship 14 years ago, Marshall Carlson moved up the ranks to become president and chief operating officer (COO) of the 13-time NASCAR championship Hendrick organization, which fields cars for Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and...

Who Is Jimmie Johnson's Favorite Driver? "Jeff Gordon."

PHILADELPHIA (AP ) -- Jimmie Johnson walked onto a stage where some of his biggest fans got to ask questions of the four-time defending NASCAR champion. One of the easiest suddenly seemed like the thorniest after the last two weeks: "Who's your favorite driver?" Johnson smiled and said: "Jeff Gordon." The crowd laughed...

Eury Jr. Out as Earnhardt's Crew Chief

After months of speculation this would or should happen, team owner Rick Hendrick made the move Thursday to replace Tony Eury Jr. as crew chief on the No. 88 Chevrolet driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr., effective immediately.While the other three drivers in the championship Hendrick Motorsports stable have won races this year,...

Expect Unexpected at All-Star Race

Although NASCAR banned all test sessions across the board this season, expect to see 100 laps of disguised "testing" Saturday night in the 25th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway (7PM ET on SPEED).Even when testing was permissible, the All-Star Race traditionally has been a time when teams...

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05/28/12 Spurs win 19th straight by rallying past... Source: CBS - KMOV - St. Louis MO Manu Ginobili (MAN'-oo jih-NOH'-blee) scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals.
05/25/12 Hendrick Motorsports Reclaims Spot Atop Nascar in a... Source: The New York Times - New York NY Rick Hendrick jammed his thick leg into the No. 48 Chevrolet, straddled the driver's side windowsill and held on for dear life on a precarious victory ride down the front stretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway last Saturday night.
05/24/12 Kerr: Hendrick team ready for challenges at Charlotte Source: CBS - WRAL 5 - Raleigh NC The Charlotte All-Star week is an exciting yet challenging opportunity for the pit crews in NASCAR.
05/23/12 NASCAR stars shine in Charlotte Source: Garner News - Garner NC It was another Hendrick Motorsports night.
05/22/12 NHOF: Hendrick Says He Can Wait For Hall Source: FOX Sports Jimmie Johnson delivered the team owner his 200th career NASCAR Sprint Cup win at Darlington, and Johnson's crew followed that up last Thursday by winning the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge.