Suspended DEI crew chief Tony Eury, Jr stated that his team had old wing brackets on Dale Earnhardt, Jr’s Chevy that were used in the development of the car and was unaware they were illegal. Eury, Jr and the team has been fined and suspended for the action.
NASCAR’s Robin Pemberton says there are no [...]

Tony Eury, Jr. spoke with PRN’s Garage Pass concerning the punishment NASCAR hit him and the DEI #8 team with.
What is your reaction to the penalties? “It was not a performance deal, we documented wind tunnel reports to show that, but the fact of the matter is it was not a NASCAR approved part. It [...]

Longtime Kannapolis residents Larry and Betsy Heath have always felt proud to claim the late Dale Earnhardt as a hometown hero.
That’s why the couple wouldn’t have missed Tuesday night’s Charlotte-area premiere of “Dale,” the only authorized documentary of the Kannapolis-born-and-bred racing legend.

Here’s the last lap tangle between Vickers, Jr and Johnson at Talladega, 2006:
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ESPN Monday Night Football sideline reporter Suzy Kolber will join the network’s NASCAR coverage team as host of the pre-race NASCAR Countdown program.

For good and for bad, NASCAR, in the minds of many, has gone out of its way to mimic the NFL’s success. While that has led to some unprecedented gains in popularity, the two also share in one area of disappointment : All-Star events that frequently fail to live up to expectations.
Ironically, both the NFL [...]

NASCAR penalized Bill Davis Racing on Tuesday for allowing an unlicensed driver behind the wheel of Johnny Benson’s truck during a test session last week.
Mike Lichty, a friend of Benson’s, took some laps in Benson’s truck during Thursday’s test at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Lichty wrecked, and NASCAR kicked the team out of the test when [...]

Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Richard Petty will throw out the first pitch of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays-Texas Rangers game at The Ballpark at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex on Wednesday.