Monday, March 10, 2008

Jr Finishes 3rd

Jr. Finished a strong 3rd and climbed to 6th in the Sprint Cup standings. A lot of the drivers including Dale complained about the way the Goodyear Eagles handled.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Dale Takes 2nd at Vegas

Dale Jr. took a very solid 2nd place finish today at Las Vegas. This brought him back to 10th place in the Sprint Cup standings. In a post race interview it seemed Dale was disappointed with the red-flag before the final restart. He said his car wasn't good with cold tires. Oh-Well. Off to Atlanta next week.

Jr. Rolls off 8th in Vegas

I'm excited to see Dale starting 8th in Las Vegas. Usually it's not a real strong track for him, however, he was near the top of the speed-charts. Hopefully he'll bounce back from last week's wreck with Casey Mears.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Jr. Gets a top 10

Even though all of us in Jr nation would have rather have seen him in victory lane, a top 10 to kick off the season after his 2 victories in speedweeks is a great start. Dale was the best finishing Hendrick car in the 9th position leaving him 8th in the Sprint Cup standings. Jeff Gordon was sent to the garage area with suspension problems while Jimmie Johnson and Casey Mears were both involved in some late race accidents. Let's see what happens next week in California.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

I just thought I would take a little time to talk about the new Motorsports Authentics die-casts for any of you fans that might collect. Action and Team Caliber joined forces and are making some very impressive collectibles together. I've been collecting since the mid 90s' and they are by far the finest I've seen. I just got Dale's new 88 Amp in the 1/24 scale and it is amazing. The detail is great from the working roof-flaps to the fabric window net.

Thursday, February 14, 2008


Dale is to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The issue is due out Feb.18th.

Dale Wins 125

Dale won his second consecutive race this afternoon in the twin 125s'. This puts him in 3rd starting position for the 50th running of the Daytona 500.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

All Hendrick Teams Changed Engines

I just read a new report on nascar.com that Dale Jr. and his Hendrick Team-mates changed engines. This will make all 4 cars start at the back of their respective Twin 125s' Thursday. The teams found a problem with the valve lifters. It's not yet known if it is a defect in the material or the protective coating on them.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Stewart and Busch on Probation

Nascar decided to punish Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch for their behavior. They were placed on probation for the next six races. In my opinion Busch was immature for bumping into Tony the way he did. I think it's unfortunate that Tony's crew has to spend time to fix extra damage now.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Dale qualified 15th for next Sundays Daytona 500. Although he usually qualifies better, I think he still has a great chance of winning. His Hendrick teamates all qualified in the top 10.
Like it was meant to be, Dale Jr. won his 1st race since 2006 in his new ride with Hendrick Motorsports. I'm sure we will all see Dale in victory lane again soon. I can't wait to see the rest of the season begin to unfold.