Dale Earnhardt Jr. News

Trickle, a long-time Lincoln County resident, was found dead next to his pick-up truck just after noon.

Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway Event: Sprint Showdown and All-Star Race Date: Saturday, May 18 Time: 7:30 PM ET TV/Radio: FOX Sports SPEED / MRN Radio All-Star: Last year, Bobby Labonte transferred into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race by the way of the Sprint Fan Vote.

By no means set, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field does seem to be taking shape.

STAR RACE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified for the All-Star Race by winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup event during the 2012 season.

It's race month in Charlotte, but yet another indication of NASCAR's diminished fortunes can be seen in a new ranking of the highest-paid American athletes.

There are two ways Danica Patrick can qualify for the Sprint All-Star race on Saturday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway: She can either finish first or second in the Sprint Showdown qualifying race or she can win a fan vote.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. greets the fans before the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina Across almost three decades of competition, the Sprint All-Star Race has had more formats than Taylor Swift has had bad boyfriends.

With four autographs and four race-used memorabilia cards in every box, it's the largest number of hits in a 2013 Press Pass racing set.

Clint Bowyer, series runner-up last year, looks to be one of the six locks to make what's looking like a wide-open NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase field.

Daytona International Speedway will offer a special ticket package for the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event on Saturday night, July 6 at the "World Center of Racing" that includes a question and answer session with No.

WHERE HE STANDS: Jimmie Johnson remained in first place for the fifth straight week after Talladega.

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Sherry Pollex, owner of Lavender boutique in Mooresville, came up with the idea several years ago to merge two of her passions: fashion and helping children through fundraising for the Martin Truex Jr.

NASCAR drivers cringe at the thought of it. Fans love it. There is a good chance when a race is held at Talladega that 'The Big One' will occur.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. , driver of the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet, signs autographs during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.

"Well, I thought that between the No. 99 and the No. 20 and ourselves and the No.

The RECing Crew's chorus sings "Stand by Me" during the Sweet Celebrations event Saturday night, with musical guidance from Shelly McGee, holding a cue card, and Amy Pack.

Dale Earnhardt Jr . says he now regrets his angry rant following a 24-car crash at Talladega last October in which he told reporters that "people who liked restrictor-plate racing were 'bloodthirsty'," among other nasty things.

Doesn't matter if they throw a ball or slap a puck or drive hundreds of horsepower, they hate variables.

Before I start composing these words on my Royal manual typewriter for you to read on a black-and-white newspaper page, let me dial one more phone number on my rotary phone, then have a swig of Coca-Cola from a six-ounce bottle and a handful of this popcorn I cooked up on the stove.