On Thursday, it became obvious that the honeymoon was over in relation to Hendrick Motorsports’ signing of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kyle Busch, the driver Earnhardt Jr. will replace next year, basically called owner Rick Hendrick a liar on a Sirius satellite-radio call-in show.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick have agreed for Earnhardt Jr. to drive for Hendrick Motorsports next season. But while they have an agreement, there are many details to work out, from potential sponsorship conflicts to whom the actual sponsor of the car might be. While Hendrick and Earnhardt Jr. have agreed, it’s now time [...]

Defending Nextel Cup Champion and Hendrick driver Jimmie Johnson looks forward to having Dale Earnhardt, Jr as a teammate starting in 2008.
“I’ve known that we were pursuing [him] and felt like we were in a good position to acquire Junior,” he said. “There was a lot that needed to happen and a lot that needed [...]

In choosing Hendrick Motorsports as what he expects will be the final team in his Nextel Cup career, Dale Earnhardt Jr. turned down offers from a childhood hero (Joe Gibbs) and a life-long friend (Richard Childress).
“The hardest part of the deal was telling Richard and Joe my decision,” Earnhardt said. Both owners have three-car teams [...]

Dale Earnhardt, Jr may have decided where he will be driving next year, but he does not know what number his car will carry.
“I’d like to be No. 8, but we have to obviously talk to [DEI owner] Teresa [Earnhardt] about that and see what her interest is there,” he said. “Other than that … [...]

It won’t take Kyle Busch long to find a new job. Cast aside so Hendrick Motorsports could make room for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Busch became NASCAR’s top free agent Wednesday when Junior took his ride.
“I think he’s got an amazing amount of talent (but) this Junior thing has stirred up the world,” car owner Rick [...]

NASCAR is eyeing the Meadowlands again. Executives from NASCAR and International Speedway, the sport’s biggest track builder, have had preliminary discussions with Carl Goldberg, chairman of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.

“Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has been synonymous with the modern era of Chevy Motorsports with his 17 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victories and two NASCAR Busch Series championships, all powered by the legendary small-block Chevy V8.

Under a brilliant blue Montreal sky, Terry Labonte – whose grandparents migrated to the United States from the Quebec area – turned the first laps in a NASCAR stock car Tuesday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in preparation for the NASCAR Busch Series’ foray into Canada on Aug. 4.