The No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt was driving 20 years ago when he performed the legendary “pass in the grass” will return to Lowe’s Motor Speedway Sept. 13-16 for the Food Lion AutoFair.
The historic stock car will be among the featured attractions showcased in the spacious Food Lion Pavilion throughout the four-day automotive extravaganza.

Motorsports Authentics is close to finalizing a contract extension with JR Motorsports and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is the collectables company’s biggest selling driver.
“We’re down to the very small fine points,” Motorsports Authentics Chief Executive Officer Mark Dyer said Aug. 24. “We basically have got an agreement to agree. I expect that we’ll be [...]

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If it seems Sam Hornish Jr. has been edgy of late, he has been. He admits it. “I haven’t been in a good mood since Watkins Glen,” he said of the July 8 race in upstate New York. “I had a great race and everything was taken away from me.”
Hornish was referring to the post-race [...]

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Don’t expect a Toyota announcement that Joe Gibbs Racing has joined the manufacturer’s stable next week when the Nextel Cup Series heads to the backyard of Toyota’s base in California.
Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs said no announcement is planned for the Aug. 31-Sept. 2 race weekend at California Speedway and his team is still [...]

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Richard Childress, in his first public reaction to lawsuit proceedings between NASCAR and AT&T, told ESPN.com Saturday that he has no current plans to take personal legal action against NASCAR in an effort to retain AT&T as sponsor of his No. 31 Chevrolet.
“I don’t really have any plans to do that right now,” said [...]

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Mark Martin and Aric Almirola will be introduced as next season’s drivers for the No. 8 at Dale Earnhardt Inc. in two weeks at Richmond International Speedway barring a last-minute objection from sponsors, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com.
Regan Smith is the leading candidate to step into the No. 01 that he [...]