Auto Racing: Earnhardt in the Driverâs Seat
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Oakland Raiders running back Dominic Rhodes and Torrie Cox, the special-teams ace of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, were suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the leagueâs substance-abuse policy. The league does not disclose reasons for substance-abuse suspensions. Rhodes pleaded guilty in the off-season to reckless driving charges in Indiana after prosecutors agreed to drop drunken driving charges against him.Rhodes, who spent his six seasons in Indianapolis, signed a two-year contract with the Raiders that could be worth up to $7.5 million. He is expected to split time with last yearâs starter, LaMont Jordan.Cox was picked as a Pro Bowl alternate last season, when he returned 18 kickoffs for 387 yards and made 30 tackles. He can participate in all preseason practices and games.
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AVONDALE, ARIZ. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost the argument, but won the race. Earnhardt&#39;s crew chief ordered the driver to stay on the track and pass up a tire change late in yesterday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.
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The question&#39;s been asked ever since NASCAR&#39;s Chase for the Nextel Cup began. Who is the favorite? Whom do experts believe is going to win?
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still smarting from the penalty that knocked him out of first place in the NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup series for cursing during a live TV interview last weekend.
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Auto racing Nextel Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr . will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. today at his JR Motorsports race shop in Mooresville, N.C., where, according to ESPN.com, he will announce he will drive for Hendrick Motorsports , effective next season. Earnhardt, who last month announced he was leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc., will join four-time Nextel Cup ...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. aced his first test with his new team. Earnhardt had a smashing debut in his Hendrick Motorsports ride, getting a boost from his new teammates to power past Tony Stewart to win the Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night.
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He leads the Nextel Cup standings despite struggling in the first two races of the championship chase. Should he get through three hours of tailgating unscathed Sunday during the EA Sports 500 at Talladega
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After seven months and 26 races, NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup series is finally ready to get down to the business of deciding a champion.
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Hendrick Motorsports has been practically unbeatable this season, with its star-studded lineup racking up 10 wins through the first 14 races. Now they've got Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the four-car stable has turned into NASCAR's version of the New York Yankees.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. - NASCAR&#39;s Aragorn, son of the late king seeking to reestablish the family dynasty. Jimmie Johnson â-arrying the banner, along with Gordon, for the grieving Hendrick Motorsports teams.
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NASCAR's most popular driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is aiming to mark his debut for Hendrick Motorsport on Sunday with victory in the 50th edition of the Daytona 500.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks with crew members after his qualifying run at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., on Friday. Earnhardt is in second place in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series; he qualified in eighth place for todaysâ race.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- He is NASCAR's most recognizable figure, its most visible pitchman as driver of the red No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet. And, depending on whom you talk to, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is either burdened or blessed to carry on his father's legacy.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have two 8s on his new car. NASCAR's most popular driver will be in the No. 88 Chevrolet when he moves to Hendrick Motorsports next season, the team announced yesterday. Earnhardt's car will be sponsored by Pepsi, with the company's Mountain Dew soft drink and Amp Energy drink featured on the car. The National ...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The last four years, Dale Jarrett had to watch helplessly as the Daytona 500, NASCAR's crown jewel event, was dominated by the kingpins of restrictor-plate racing at Dale Earnhardt Inc., winners of the last two 500s and three of the last four.
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Jimmie Johnson will try to join Cale Yarborough as a winner of three consecutive titles in Nascarâs premier racing division, now called the Sprint Cup.
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Jeff Gordon has a chance to tie the late Dale Earnhardt&#39;s record of three victories at restrictor-plate racetracks in one season.