Dale Earnhardt Jr. News

NASCAR president Mike Helton arrives for the funeral of driver Jason Leffler at Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius, N.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

POINTS AFTER MICHIGAN: After last weekend's race at Michigan International Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. ranks seventh in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings and trails leader and teammate Jimmie Johnson by 91 points.

Hendrick Motorsports has enough crumpled sheet metal to start a junkyard after three of its drivers crashed at Michigan Sunday.

Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota changed its paint scheme for Sunday's race at Michigan to the one that was used when Jason Leffler drove the car in 2005.

Kasey Kahne built a four-second lead on his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmy Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the midway point of the Quicken Loans 400 before crashing minutes later at Michigan International Speedway Sunday afternoon.

Last year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. went on to break a winless record at this two mile track, but will Jr. Nation see a repeat performance this year? There are also several other drivers still desperately in need of a win as the Chase starts getting closer.

Lee Spencer is the senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. She has provided award-winning coverage of auto racing over the last 15 years.

Gina Chieffallo struck out 11 as Valley View captured the PIAA Class AAA softball championship with a 5-0 victory over Fort LeBeouf.

It typically took Cam Stubbs two or three Red Bulls, 6-1/2 hours and some loud music pumping on the... BROOKLYN, MICH.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. dealt with the aftermath of his famous father's death more than a decade ago.

Regan Smith's victory at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday started with a 5 year old winning a Big Wheel race in the Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1985.

Having a star athlete as a father doesn't guarantee success for a son, but it definitely is an advantage.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first points race with Hendrick Motorsports at the two-mile track in June 2008.

'We feel pretty good coming in to this race,' said Earnhardt, who ended a 76-race winless streak at MIS in June 2008 and a 143-race winless streak last June.

Before she began stockpiling trophies on a shelf in her room or winning races against drivers a few years her senior, Sherry Best used to help her father work on cars.

TALK ABOUT LAST YEAR'S WIN AND THIS PAINT SCHEME THAT YOU HAVE THIS WEEKEND: "We are excited about the car.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup regular season passed its midway point at Pocono last week.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/Dark Knight Rises Chevrolet, promoting last summer's Batman blockbuster, in the 2012 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway .

Nena Asbury is hoping score photos with Jeff Gordon and other famous NASCAR drivers who are flying into Jackson County Airport for the race weekend.

Jimmie Johnson has tied Matt Kenseth for victories, each with three, as they vie for the top seed in the Chase.