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Lance McGrew to be atop Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pit box a week early

May. 31, 2009
The interim crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. is taking over for the Cup race at Dover, a week earlier than originally planned.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 13 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr., will have a new sponsor next season when he changes racing teams.

Earnhardt Jr. to join Hendrick team in '08

MOORESVILLE, N.C., June 12 (UPI) -- It looks like race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will saddle up with Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.

Earnhardt changes crew chiefs

MOORESVILLE, N.C., May 25 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have a new crew chief beginning with the Coca-Cola 500 this weekend.

Earnhardt Jr. wins NASCAR race in Phoenix

PHOENIX, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Checker Auto Parts 500 Nextel Cup race at the Phoenix International Raceway Sunday for the second year in a row.

Earnhardt Jr. wins at Talladega again

TALLADEGA, Ala., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the EA Sports 500, the third of 10 races to determine the Nextel Cup champion, at the Talladega Superspeedway Sunday.

Earnhardt Jr. to remain with DEI

MOORESVILLE, N.C., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has reached a five-year deal to continue as the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Earnhardt cleared to race

TALLADEGA, Ala., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been cleared to race in Sunday's NASCAR Winston Cup EA Sports 500 at Talladega Speedway.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch