2002 News Archive
 12/21 - All eyes on Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Koolerz 300
12/18 - A pivotal season awaits Junior
12/17 - DEI stable looks to capitalize on late-season surge
12/15 - Want to be Dale Jr's
pal? Get a computer and go
12/15 - Controversy outweighed victory for DEI in '02
12/14 - NASCAR announces Daytona test schedule
12/14 - Fellows
gets ride with Earnhardt
12/11 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. + Jiu
Jitsu = Champions
12/5 - Earnhardt Legacy tributes planned
11/29 - Winston Cup teams already turning attention to 2003
11/11 - Earnhardt's
ride ruined by a faulty calculation
11/10 - Dale Jr. runs out of gas, rallies to finish fifth
11/5 - Earnhardt Jr. radio spot supports Jeb Bush
11/1 - Bud Shootout moves to prime time in 2003
10/31 - Tech Q&A: Tony Eury Jr.
10/28 - Earnhardt Jr. knocking on door of top 10
Audio Interview:
Hangin' with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
10/25 - Earnhardt, Eury bicker, but remain close cousins
10/22 - Junior rolling into
Atlanta
10/17
- Season not as expected for Little E
10/8 - Rocker Crow among the growing NASCAR faithful
10/7 - Earnhardt
Jr.'s chassis a fast number
10/6 - Little E wins again at Talladega
10/6 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Post-Talladega Victory Press Conference
10/5 - Martin: Earnhardt Should've Kept Quiet
10/5 - Talladega:
Chevy - Earnhardt Jr interview
10/4 - Talladega:
Dale Earnhardt Jr comments
10/3 - Earnhardt Jr. eyes third straight Talladega win
10/1 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Pre-Talladega Winston No Bull Teleconference
10/1 - Dale Jr. the obvious pick for Talladega
9/30 - NASCAR
life never boring for native son
9/29 - Earnhardt looking for needed win
9/25 - Earnhardt Jr. ponders adulthood
9/25 - Earnhardt Jr.
says head injury stalled his promising season
9/25 - Earnhardt Jr. says he hid concussion
9/22 - It's not easy rollin' with Junior
9/19 - Sporting
News - A
groove of his own: Junior faces difficult task in making a name for himself
9/19 - Sporting
News - Part
II: Going for the win
9/19 -
Who's
hot, who's not: Earnhardt Jr. is sizzling
9/16 - Hard Charger at New Hampshire: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
9/11 - Earnhardt Jr.'s victory (after 9/11) helped healing process
9/8 - Patience leads to top-five finish for Dale Jr.
9/6 - Communication improving between Earnhardt, cousin
9/5 - Andrews' (former
crew chief for Steve Park) Departure 'Shocked' Junior
8/31 -
Earnhardt Jr. stepping up to bolster on-track success
8/30 - Name brings Junior increased scrutiny
8/30 -
8/28 - Earnhardt ready for
100th start
8/28 - Junior debuts fast Busch car at RIR
8/26 - Dale Jr.: Increasing fame tough to deal with
8/25 - Attention
takes negative toll on Earnhardt
8/24 - 2003 Monte Carlo race car approved
8/24 - Qualifying second could be start of Dale Jr. comeback
8/23 - Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Bristol press conference
8/22 - Dale Jr. hopes to end slide at Bristol
8/21 - Pictures: Dale Jr.'s
Looney Tunes BGN Richmond car
8/20 -
8/19 - Earnhardt Jr. in Daytona 2003 shootout
8/16 - Jr. wins the pole for Pepsi 400
8/10 - Drivers reach out, support Stewart
8/8 - Drakkar Noir challenge a day of fun, remembrance
8/8 - 'Little E' Is Still
an Earnhardt
8/7 - "Time" for Kids - Interview: Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR racer
8/6 - Earnhardt
Jr. drives fans crazy
8/6 - NASCAR
star Earnhardt Jr. speeds into town
8/3 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Press Conference
8/3 - Park bounces back
from wreck with strong Brickyard qualifying run - "I'm no doctor, but I think
(Park's) recovered 100 percent from his injuries." - Earnhardt Jr.
7/31 - Brickyard looms large for struggling drivers
7/26 - Drakkar Noir crew challenge hits NYC
7/22 - Junior
launches attack against track
7/21 - Junior's corner of the sky crowded
7/20 - Time
isn't waiting for Junior
7/19 - Junior
buckles up for bumpy ride
7/19 - Generation gap: Earnhardt Jr. has it covered
7/15 - 'Little E' lets you see what he wants in autobiography
7/14 - Earnhardt Jr. upset after 10th-place finish
7/14 - Teams facing penalties for illegal parts
7/12 - Earnhardt Jr.'s
world is ever-changing
7/12 - Earnhardt Jr. -- Regaining focus
7/6 - Waltrip
takes Daytona 400 for second career win
7/6 - Team Monte Carlo post-race quotes
7/6 - Some
fans see red instead of yellow, show their displeasure, lack of class
7/6 - Earnhardt forced to pick in Pepsi 400
7/6 - Earnhardt's
teams in turmoil year after death
7/5 - For Dale Jr., it's all about clout
7/5 - Earnhardt Jr. Adjusting to Stardom
7/5 - Earnhardt Jr. sticks it out with dad's team
7/4 - Dale
Earnhardt Jr. press conference
7/4 - Earnhardt
Jr. still searching for comfort
7/3 - Junior
comes equipped with winning attitude
7/3 - Turning tragedy into triumph
7/3 - Nothing
like night racing
7/3 - Junior will do Daytona
double
7/2 - Earnhardt,
Waltrip NASCAR's new superspeedway masters
6/30 - Working the field
6/28 - Junior continues to lead Most Popular voting
6/27 - OPINION: Dale Junior:
The Wayward Son
6/27 - OPINION: Not much different than
Earnhardt, Sr.
6/26 - Earnhardt Jr., Nadeau and Biffle test Chicagoland Speedway
6/26 - Junior makes the cover of SI
6/21 - New Sheryl Crow Video, featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6/17 - Yellow-flag leap for Jr.
6/13 - People
Magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors of 2002: Dale Jr.
6/13 - Breakthrough
year for Jr., but not how you think
6/13 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is "most
eligible" again
6/11 - Junior mint: Driver learns to deal with fame at a
rock-star level
6/11 - The Buzz: Earnhardt Jr. to become Busch owner?
6/11 - DEJI? Junior Speaks
Out
6/10 - Earnhardt Jr.
says his team must escape its long slump
6/7 - Earnhardt Does PSA As Part Of Deferred Prosecution
5/29 - Driver report: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5/27 - Young drivers form new face of NASCAR
5/27 - Female doesn't want to be pit-crew poster girl
5/25 - Earnhardt Jr.'s crew helped Jeff Green to win Busch race
5/25 - Born to run
5/25 - Earnhardt's Busch outing ends in wreck
5/24 - Not just any car and driver
5/24 - Dale
Jr.-related comic
5/24 - #8 Bud crew
second-best in Cola Racing Family Pit Crew Challenge
5/23 - On further review, Earnhardt Jr. says ...
5/22 - Dale Jr. in Sheryl Crow Video Pictures
5/20 - Dale Jr.: Not your father's race car driver
5/19 - Junior shows class in defeat
5/18 - Earnhardt Jr. strong, but second
5/17 - Chat Transcript: Jade Gurss
5/9 - Dale Jr. NASCAR.com Chat Transcript
5/8 - Earnhardt Jr. still leads balloting
5/5 -
Junior reminding us all of Senior
Junior 'The Dominator' at Dega
5/3 - Norris: Performance must improve at DEI
5/3 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. press conference highlights
5/2 - Picture of Bud MLB All-Star Game car
5/2 - DEI to
sport left headlight stripe for TLC singer
5/2 - Hollywood’s entertainers dig NASCAR
5/1 - Commemorative CTC Pole Night Ticket Celebrates The Return of No. 3
with Dale Earnhardt Jr. behind the Wheel
4/29 - Earnhardt Jr. won't miss any action
4/28 - Coming into his own: Earnhardt Jr., team
pointed toward title
4/28 - Recorder: Earnhardt Jr. hit at 130 mph
4/26 - Earnhardt Shows
Championship Form
4/27 - Junior Just Being
Junior
4/26 - Junior-mania in
full-frenzy
4/25 - Flying below the radar
4/24 - Maturity helps Junior's team make run for points title
Who is the real Dale Jr?
4/23 - DEI drivers again
lead the way
4/22 - Fans appreciate Earnhardts
4/22 - 'Little E' picks up some habits of the `Intimidator'
4/22 - Earnhardt
continues to rule superspeedways
4/19 - Like
father, like son
4/18 - 'Little
E' still searching for identity
4/18 - Dale Jr. digs 'Dega, too
4/17 - Little E's shadow is ultimate gatekeeper
4/16 - Little Hopes Test Session At MIS Leads To
Winston Cup Success
4/15 - 3-Wide Racing, Count Dale Jr. In
4/12 - Life with 'E' isn't just one big party
4/12 - Marketing Dale Jr.
4/11 - Pictures
from Jr.'s appearance on the Rick and Bubba radio Show
4/9 - Possible changes
to the Monte Carlo next year
4/9 - Earnhardt keeping quiet on crash
Newsweek: Earnhardt
Jr. on driving out of his dad’s shadow
4/6 - Earnhardt Jr. hoping to run some more Busch races
4/5 - Recent success pleases Earnhardt Jr.
4/5 - Earnhardt Jr. leads way in most popular vote
3/31 - Hotties on wheels - Sport's youth are pop icons
3/29 - Qualifying always key in deciding Texas winner
3/29 - Driver
appearances in Texas
3/28 - Post-race
brouhaha's the stuff NASCAR is made of
3/26 - Gordon: Earnhardt Jr.'s comments 'unfair'
3/25 - NASCAR fines Harvick, R. Gordon, Earnhardt Jr.
3/25 - Robby Gordon, Earnhardt bump cars, exchange words
3/24 - Fireworks fly between Earnhardt Jr., R. Gordon
3/24 - Junior
on short track to improvement
3/24 - There are three
constants to BMS events
3/22 - Welcome to the new
world of NASCAR - young, bold and restless
3/22 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
cancels scheduled appearance at Thursday's Food City Family Race Night
3/21 - Junior,
NASCAR smell new markets
3/21 - Measuring process changed for Monte Carlos
3/19 - Earnhardt Jr. leads the pack in NASCAR marketing push
3/17 - The making of
NASCAR's newest star
3/12 - Dale Jr./J.Gordon/D.
Marcis Comic
3/12 - A Hidden Star: Jade
Gurss
3/12 - Steve
Park back in gear
3/11 - Riding w/ Junior - Atlanta
3/7 - Scanners
let fans in on communications
3/4 - Chevy trying to
get new nose
2/27 - One-engine rule increasing stress for Winston Cup crews
Dale Jr. Comic
2/23 - Role
model? Dale Jr. says it depends
2/23 - Earnhardt
Jr. focused on Winston Cup title run
2/23 - Upholding Earnhardt Family Tradition
2/19 - Tough day
may be a boon for Little E
2/19 - Pause: A
Moment with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2/17 - Dale
Earnhardt Jr.: True to himself
2/17 - Earnhardt
Jr.'s day is full of stunts, but he's still smiling
- Book review: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 2000 season fast, furious
2/17 - All eyes on
Earnhardt Jr.
2/17 - Driver proud of
team effort
2/14 - Junior the
people's choice
2/13 - Earnhardt Jr.'s outlook altered by events of 2001
2/12 - After 1,000 signatures, its
been fun and interesting for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2/12 - DEI
flourishes with RAD
2/12 - No. 8 bunch voted top Cup pit crew
2/7 - Dad's
spirit lives in Dale Jr.
2/6 - ESPN Mag. -
Daleicious
2/3 - Budweiser
Super Bowl commercials - watch the Dale Jr. 'Victory Lap' commercial and vote on your
favorite
2/6 - Winning Now on
Junior's Mind
As fragrant as he is
fast - Drakkar Noir
Earnhardt
Jr. isn't distracted by fame
Life of a rock star
Dale Jr.
trying to put the kid behind him
The Look of a
Champion
Junior is
getting along just fine
1/31 - 'Junior' drives at his own pace
1/24 - Dale
Earnhardt Jr. - A busy off-season
Not looking
in the rearview
Video: Dale Jr. says
he likes to have a good time, but thinks he has his head on straight.
Earnhardt Jr. returns to his roots
during Busch Series test at Daytona
1/21/02 - Dale
Earnhardt Jr. is still going fast. Earnhardt Jr., who posted one of the fastest speeds
earlier this month during NASCAR Winston Cup Series testing, continued the trend on Monday
during NASCAR Busch Series testing, turning a lap of 182.838 mph, good enough for second
fastest on the day. Full
Article.
1/20 - Little E is
more than a partyer
1/10 - Jr.
has more on plate than racing
1/3 - It's not the off-season, this is the ON-season
1/2 - Junior the Icon
1/1 - Just
'02 it
Testing irks 'Little E'
1/15/02 - Dale
Earnhardt Jr. thinks NASCAR drivers "need to go a lot faster than we're going"
in preparations for this year's Feb. 17 running of the race in which his father died last
year, the Daytona 500. Earnhardt said Monday he was disappointed with preseason testing
last week at Daytona International Speedway. Full Article.
Dale Jr. Video Clips
Legendary No. 3 Makes Return
Earnhardt Jr. looking for closure
Duty Calls for
DEI Drivers
RCR
to test the No. 3 Busch car at Talladega
Road trip only part of Earnhardt
Jr.'s offseason
1/14/02 - The day
after Christmas, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and three of his buddies took a road trip. They
borrowed a dual-cab truck from the Chevrolet dealership Earnhardt Jr.'s late father owned
to go help a friend, who wants to get into racing, move to the Carolinas. From Buffalo,
N.Y. Full
Article
 Daytona
testing starts Monday
The first official on-track activity of the 2002
Winston Cup season gets under way Monday when teams begin testing at Daytona! Any cars
that finished in odd-numbered points positions in 2001 car owner standings, which includes
the No. 8 Bud team, will test on Monday through Wednesday.
 More testing info.
Abbreviated Daytona Schedule
 January 7-9 - ½ of the NASCAR teams (including
Jr.'s) test at Daytona
January
19 - Winston Cup Preview More.
January
21-25 - Busch Series Testing
February
9 - Qualifying for the Daytona 500
February 10
- Budweiser Shootout
February 13
- Qualifying for Busch Series (Oreo Car)
February 14
- Gatorade 125's
February 15
- IROC Round 1
February 16
- EAS/GNC Live Well 300 (Oreo Busch car)
February 17
- 44th Daytona 500
2001 Season News |
