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Rick Hendrick hopes to fix Dale Earnhardt Jr.-Lance McGrew pairing

Oct. 17, 2009
Rick Hendrick is committed to Lance McGrew remaining Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief for the rest of the Sprint Cup season and appears to be leaning toward keeping them together in 2010.
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CONCORD, N.C., May 28 (UPI) -- Tony Eury Jr., a cousin of Dale Earnhardt Jr. who had been on his crew through the driver's career, has been removed as the No. 88 car's crew chief.

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CONCORD, N.C., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s crew chief is following him to Hendrick Motorsports, the team said Tuesday.

Earnhardt loses the No. 8

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will lose the No. 8 on his Chevrolet when he drives for Hendrick Motor Sports next season.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to get a new sponsor

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Earnhardt moving to Hendrick Motorsports

MOORESVILLE, N.C., June 13 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr., who last month said he was leaving the racing team founded by his father, Wednesday said he would drive for Hendrick Motorsports. Earnhardt announced in May that he was leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc. following a dispute with DEI's current

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.

Officials probe plane crash that killed 10

MARTINSVILLE, Va., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The crash of a twin-engine plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports team in rural Virginia claimed all 10 lives aboard.

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.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler