• Jason Dalrymple works in the fabrication shop at Hendrick Motorsports and also is catch can man on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s crew after having that job on Kyle Busch’s team last year. His mom, Harriet, insists that Jason continue going on the road despite the fact his father, Steve, is battling cancer. “His dad looks for him on TV every weekend,” Harriet said.
Steve suffered a broken hip on Jan. 14 and his doctors discovered he had bone cancer on top of several other cancers he’s been fighting for two years. “When the news spread at HMS, we began to get visits from crew members, members of the fab shop and so on,” Harriet said. “These special people came and built a ramp, bought an electric wheelchair, and stopped by for moral support. Rick (Hendrick) has called almost every day to check on my husband. When he says his organization is a family, he means it, and it’s true.”
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Seven drivers will go to the rear of the field prior to the start of tonight’s Budweiser Shootout, including polesitter Kurt Busch.
Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon and Penske Racing’s Ryan Newman and Busch and Wood Brothers Racing’s Bill Elliott will go to the rear for changing to backup cars for the race after damaging their primary cars in crashes Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Michael Waltrip Racing’s Dale Jarrett will drop to the rear for making an engine change prior to the race and Hendrick’s Casey Mears will move to the rear after failing to be present for the qualifying draw....