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On a sunny day at the Oasis Diner in Plainfield, Indiana, roughly 20 miles west of Indianapolis, Ted Cruz breezed through a 1950s-era diner with a gleaming steel facade. One of the last diners of its kind, the Oasis sits along the Historic National Road, the iconic highway traversing the state that fancies itself the Crossroads of America. Here, four days before he named Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential pick, Cruz met a crowd of a few hundred supporters. He mugged for photos, noshed on a fried pickle offered to him by a customer, then shot straight behind the...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. knows some fans are upset about his plan to drive a replica of his father's famous No. 3 car at Daytona in July, but thinks it is a fitting way to honor the seven-time champion's NASCAR Hall of Fame induction. "I think everybody knows I'm pretty careful about all that kind of stuff,'' he said Friday at Richmond International Raceway. "It just seems like a reasonable opportunity and it seemed like if there is a time to ever do it, this is one of those times.'' Earnhardt announced his plan Thursday to drive the Wrangler car in...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. headlined the five inductees into the first Hall of Fame class, a group that drew mixed reactions to the inclusion of France’s son instead of driver David Pearson. France, who formed the National Association of Stock Car Racing in 1947, was the first inductee announced .. Richard Petty, the seven-time Cup champion and NASCAR’s all-time wins leader, was the second inductee revealed by current NASCAR chairman Brian France, .. Next up was Bill France Jr., son of the NASCAR founder .. “When I seen the two Frances was in, I knew I didn’t...

DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2007 – Dale Earnhardt Jr., whose family’s name is part and parcel with American motorsports legend, will drive the Chevrolet the National Guard will sponsor in NASCAR’s top-level Sprint Cup series in 2008. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (left) will drive the National Guard car next year in NASCARS’s top-level Sprint Cup series for Hendrick Motorsports. He stood with Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, director of the Army National Guard, and Rick Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports owner, in Dallas where the announcement was made on Sept. 19, 2007. Photo by Master Sgt. Bob Haskell, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image...

Dale Earnhardt is one of the most intriguing personalities in American history, let alone American sports history. Folks are captivated by his life and death whether or not they respect or understand what he did. He was Elvis and John Wayne and Steve McQueen and Christa McAuliffe all melded into one bad SOB. Hence, doing justice to his story is no simple task. Producing a movie on his life that gives a true indication of who he was, and why, is all but impossible. (See: "3"). But it now has been done. "Dale," a collaboration between CMT Productions and NASCAR...

Richard Childress says there is no dispute between him and the widow of Dale Earnhardt about what to do with the No. 3 that was driven by the seven-time Cup champion.

A restructuring of Dale Earnhardt Inc. is underway, the immediate result of which will include a new crew chief next season for Nextel Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., ThatsRacin.com has learned. Tony Eury Sr., 50, who has served as Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief since his debut in the series in the 2000 season, will step down and take a less prominent role at DEI, likely overseeing next year's part-time Cup program of 2004 Busch Series championship Martin Truex Jr., multiple sources confirmed Tuesday. [SNIP] The most likely [replacement] is Pete Rondeau, most recently crew chief for DEI teammate Michael...

Rather than star quarterback Donovan McNabb or any other members of the Eagles, it seemed natural that the often-tacky Terrell Owens was the player who once again managed to find the gutter. Out here on the Left Coast, we observed the Owens act for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He openly feuded with coaches, teammates, and opponents. Owens' end zone antics such as the Sharpie incident became legendary. And embarrassing to anybody who believes athletes should be held to a higher standard! After the 2003 season, the self-centered and disruptive Owens had to go. With his talent, the...

Student newspaper takes Earnhardt autopsy photos case to Supreme Court GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- In a case stemming from the death of race car driver Dale Earnhardt, a student newspaper asked the Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a Florida court decision that restricts access to autopsy photos. The publisher of the Independent Florida Alligator contends that a law passed after Earnhardt's death during a 2001 race is unconstitutional. The statute bars public access to autopsy photos. In July, Florida's Supreme Court declined to review decisions by lower courts upholding the law, including a trial court's initial ruling. The Alligator...

<p>LONG POND, Pa. - She says she is Dale Earnhardt's biggest fan, and it is difficult to dispute that claim upon meeting Susie Behler.</p> <p>There is the black wooden sign that reads, "3 we miss u." There is the "No. 1 Fan" T-shirt. There are the earrings worn in tribute to Earnhardt's famous stock-car driver son, affectionally known as "Junior."</p>

nbc5i.com Thieves Nab Barbeque Pit Resembling Dale Earnhardt's Car Victim: 'They're Just Ignorant' POSTED: 9:50 a.m. CDT September 3, 2003UPDATED: 10:00 a.m. CDT September 3, 2003 FORT WORTH, Texas -- North Texas thieves are on the run with a unique getaway car. Tuesday afternoon, a Plano resident spotted someone hooking up his neighbor's meat smoker to the back of a maroon pickup. Boyce Hancock built the cooker by himself, but this was not just your average smoker. Hancock and his wife are big NASCAR fans, and they built the barbeque pit to look like the car once driven by Dale...

Letter (136 KB PDF) from the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, representing the widow of Dale Earnhardt. The letter requests my consent to the filing of a friend of the court brief in my case:http://www.allanfavish.com/let_from_licko.pdf My response (84 KB PDF) to Hogan & Hartson's request to file a friend of the court brief on behalf of the widow of Dale Earnhardt: http://www.allanfavish.com/let_to_licko.pdf Regards, Allan J. Favishhttp://www.allanfavish.com