Dale Earnhardt Jr. News

A major element of the enduring appeal the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. holds for stock car racing fans was the grease-under-the-fingernails approach he retained even after ascending to legendary status in NASCAR.

Millions of your tax dollars are sponsoring racing teams in both NASCAR and IndyCar and, for the first time, Congress is asking questions about what you're getting in return.

Formula One Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone arrives for the continuation of his trial at the regional court in Munich July 29, 2014.

If the IndyCar Series is going to make it three for three when it comes to caution-free races at Mid-Ohio, the drivers will need to clean it up before Sunday's Honda Indy 200.

When the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visited Pocono in June , Dale Earnhardt Jr . was not among the favorites.

Overview: Jeff Gordon raced to his record fifth Brickyard 400 victory last week and will be hard to pass here.

Sign up for RaceView today 1. With two victories, a fifth Brickyard title, and the points lead, Jeff Gordon believes his team is the best in the Sprint Cup Series.

Six drivers need only to attempt to qualify for the remaining six races to "officially" earn a spot in the Chase.

Worth mentioning: Jeff Gordon continues to lead the Sprint Cup Series points standings and holds a 24-point advantage over Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brad Keselowski is third, Matt Kenseth fourth and Jimmie Johnson fifth.

Greg Ives, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief starting next year, is not Steve Letarte.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. met Josh Berry through online racing, and Berry has impressed him enough over the last four years to earn a shot in one of the top rides in the Nationwide Series.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going for the Pocono sweep this weekend, and while it hasn't been done in eight years, there certainly is precedent for it.

He's worked with the two biggest names in NASCAR -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Danica Patrick.

The two programs have met 49 times in football starting in 1899, with Auburn holding a 34-13-2 advantage.

In comparison, Dale Earnhardt Jr. during that time drove more than 97,000 laps in NASCAR's top series.

88 Sprint Cup Series team of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ives, 34, was race engineer for Jimmie Johnson's historic run of five consecutive Sprint Cup championships with the No.

The drive for five is finally complete for Jeff Gordon after Indianapolis, but his goals for this season are still far from over.

Jeff Gordon's 13 year crusade to capture that illusive fifth championship has just been spring-boarded by his record-setting fifth victory in the Brickyard 400.

Normally a ninth-place result isn't much to celebrate, but after a disappointing 23rd in qualifying and overcoming several hurdles in the race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was proud of his finish in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Five days into Washington Redskins training camp, here's what coaches and teammates find so impressive about Trent Murphy , the team's 6-foot-5, 258-pound rookie outside linebacker: And should he be called upon, Murphy can also rope a steer, heave a hot-water heater and flip a tractor tire.