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For years now Hendrick Motorsports has always been one of the top dog's in NASCAR with Jeff Gordon who has won 4 Nextel Cup Championships in his career and Jimmie Johnson who just won his first with his dominating season in 2006.

It's that time of year again. Anybody and everybody is revealing their 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup pre-season rankings, and now it is my turn. As I do every year, I start from the back and work my way to the front, kind of like Matt Kenseth!

The NASCAR Nextel Cup season is right around the corner. Here are the top 45 drivers.

With so many teams endeavoring to run a full NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, sponsors are bound to grow intolerant if their product is on a car that only races intermittently.

As we enter into the brand new NASCAR Nextel Cup season, it is time to take a look at the top 45 drivers, and how they rank.

When DaimlerChrysler engineers developed the 2005 Dodge Charger, it was based on the 2004 rules package. After the car was developed and ready to makes it's NASCAR debut, NASCAR officials decided to make modifications to the rules package.

Winning is what should get you into NASCAR's highest levels, not ethnicity.

Fan for fan, NASCAR has the most fiercely loyal fans in the entire sporting world.

Many drivers will win races and championships, but let's not forget Terry Labonte and his accomplishments.

NASCAR relies on sponsors to make the sport work. Some sponsors are now facing problems because NASCAR is aligning itself with certain companies and denying others.

When Toyota entered the Camry into NASCAR competition this year, people thought it would change the sport. So far, it hasn't done anything impressive.

The NASCAR Nextel Cup season is right around the corner.

Just like Gordon, Johnson has excelled in NASCAR's most prestigious races throughout his career. He has already won the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400. And to top it all of, he is the defending NASCAR Nextel Cup champion.

It's no secret that NASCAR has enjoyed a popularity bump the last few years. With drivers like Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kasey Kahne and Jamie McMurray fueling the new generation of racers, NASCAR has become one of the trendiest sports among the X generation.

Over the years, drivers within the same organization have clashed, whether it is personality conflicts, jealousy, or just pure competitiveness.

With the 2007 season lurking, a new cluster of freshmen drivers will be taking to the track. And even though the roster of rookies lacks the high expectations, I anticipate a couple of surprises.

Review of the seven most defining moments of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. Whether it's Dale, Jrs. decision to change teams or the Car of Tomorrow, these seven moments defined this season as one to be remembered.

The growing female fan base in what was an almost exclusively male sport will have a long lasting effect on the sport of auto racing. Companies are more aware of women's interest in the racing and are beginning to gear products to women during races.

f you plan to visit many or most of these NASCAR race shops you can use mapquest for multiple destination driving directions. You can realistically visit approximately four to five shops a day depending on the length of drive in between.

As NASCAR fans begin to unwind for the off-season, other leagues are just beginning to make preparations for the 2008 racing season. Goodwin Motorsports is one such team that has a very promising outlook on the upcoming season.

No one has to wonder why Dale JR decide to move to Hendrick Motorsports for the new season, the writing is clearly on the wall.

This is my opinion on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s decision to leave DEI and drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008. I think that he will now take rightful place at the top of the sport and begin winning on a regular basis as a result.

Hendrick Motorsports, new home of race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced on September19, 2007 that his new car number would be 88.

Driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has reportedly chosen to drive for Hendrick Motorsports next season.

Zippo looking at using NASCAR collectibles to help drive their market.

After much speculation, Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his plans for the coming years.

Even after the crew chiefs for both the 24 team and 48 team were suspended for six races after infractions at Sonoma, these Hendrick teams persevered to continue lead the Nextel Cup 2007 season. Now the only question is

Three-time Daytona 500 winning team might not make it for '08.

My auto racing this time was based on my trip back home to Indiana for vacation to visit family and attend some races.

The first day of non-winged sprint car racing at East Bay Raceways 2007 Winternationals.

Vickers has come to the realization that the #25 team is just not uniform and hasn't been in two decades, and another opportunity for both parties involved will be the appropriate approach.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s and Budweiser's announcement that Jr. won't be driving the Number 8 Budweiser car once Jr. joins Hendrick Motorsports was not only understandable but understated.

Motorsports is very popular among the male demographic. However, there are plenty of women who enjoy this kind of sport as well. This presents an opportunity for fashion designers.

Martin will share driving duties of the 01 Chevrolet for MB2 Motorsports with current Ford driver in the Busch Series, Regan Smith.

Ever since I went to the Daytona 500 back in February of 2004 I would gladly drop everything to go back there again. I had actually gone to two different Daytona races that year, the Daytona 500 and the Pepsi 400.

Earnhardt Jr and Gordon are NASCAR's two most identifiable figures, and throughout their careers they have seemed to be able to play nice out on the track. Perhaps they were only tolerating each other.

Dale JR to Hendrick, Budweiser to Dodge number 9....

This brief 1000 word article bascially outlines NASCAR's history from 1946 to present day in terms of its drivers winnings, sponsorship, exposure and stock cars.

Dale Earnhardt Inc. has made the decision that Mark Martin and Aric Almirola will split the ride in the #8 in 2008

There is always talk about the driver shortage and where will tomorrow's drivers come from. With impatient owners and sponsors, it's no wonder. Many young drivers are finding it hard to keep a ride in the current setting.

A look at what Concord has for visitors

In less than a year David Gilliland went from a struggling, unknown driver, to landing a full-time Nextel Cup ride. Now he looks to help return Robert Yates Racing to prominence.

If you want to see them working in the shops it is best to go during the week or even better on "off" racing week. The is never anything going on at the shops on race weekends.

In spite of his recent incidents involving stock cars, North Carolina Governor Mike Easley takes the wheel this weekend to raise money for families of National Guard members.

Are you looking for a great Dale Earnhardt Jr. gift for a fan in your life? Starting in 2008, Dale Jr. Earnhardt Jr. fans will need new gear since he will have a new sponsor and car number here you will find perfect unisex gifts for the Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan.

NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick has never been Earnhardt fans' favorite person. And now, Earnhardt fans have one more reason to dislike the Hendrick Motor Racing team. Rick Hendrick has publicly snubbed Dale Earnhardt Jr.

In a news conference held at JR Motorsports in Mooresville, North Carolina, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced that he will be leaving Dale Earnhardt, Incorporated at the end of the 2007 season.

Oops, he did it again. Jimmy Johnson did a three peat in the Nextel Cup Series at Las Vegas Speedway. His victory marks the 24th win in just six years and the 150th win for Hendrick Motorsports. But it wasn't easy.

It's official. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has teamed up with Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick Motorsports, turning the world of NASCAR on its head.

The biggest story of the year so far is obviously Dale Earnhardt Jr's switch over to the enemy and that is Hendrick Motorsports. Everyone knows of the rivalry between Gordon fans and Jr fans but nobody guessed that they would ever be teammates.

NASCAR, the Superspeedway stands filling motorsport made many changes in the 2007 season . Now that many NASCAR drivers have found new rides, the smaller racing teams have merged or formed partnerships with other teams to compete with the Hendricks Motorsports superteam.

If you are looking for a great community college that will teach you motorsports management, law enforcement training, computer skills and much more than Rowan Cabarrus Community College may be the college for you.

hat could never happen with GM because of the top-notch teams that Hendrick Motorsports has. With Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing can climb into the driver seat so to speak and be able to dominate among the rest of the Toyota teams.

Roush Racing is still a premier organization in NASCAR, which is not likely to change any time soon. But there are at least six or seven powerful organizations in NASCAR, and everything cycles around.

Review of Sunday, April 29, NASCAR at Talladega Motor Speedway. Gordon wins beating Earnhardt's winning record.

Reflections on the NASCAR career of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

In a race that came down to the wire, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was mathematically removed from reaching the NASCAR Chase for the Championship with twenty laps remaining, as Kevin Harvick clinched the final and twelfth spot.

Just like with any driver in NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has fans and haters. Usually, the fans are the one's that followed his father's career. The haters either didn't like his father, or think he got where he is today because of his name.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is joining "the enemy" next year, forcing many NASCAR fans to take a reality check.

The most noticeable move that will take effect next year will be the name change to Sprint Cup. NASCAR had Nextel as its top running series name since 2004 but since the latest acquisitions from AT&T, Sprint, Cingular and so on.

Fans react strongly to team change. Wednesday June 13th 2007 may well go down as one of the most important days in the history of NASCAR racing.

Bill France Jr. was chairman of the board of directors for International Speedway Corporation.

Dale Earnhardt Jr has been debating on which racing team to sign with under NASCAR for next season. He has already decided where he will go and he will announce whom he will be driving for on Wednesday at a special news conference that will be held at his race shop.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a history of getting things done at NASCAR. On Sunday he was frustrated with the handling of the new Car of Tomorrow at Richmond International Raceway, and if he has his way there will be some changes made.

Many have speculated over the past 5 days where the most recognized face in Nascar is going.

This article discusses the NASCAR's recent efforts to diversify the culture of the sport.

A 2500 word paper examining the lives and deaths of two men canonized by America popular culture, Dale Earnhardt and Elvis Presley, focusing on the things that set them apart as such enduring and near-mythical figures.

This articles many different auto show in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. It also details what type of automotive event that's taking place.

If you are going to Talladega Superspeedway, stay in the infield. You don't have to drive back and forth from the track to a hotel, and you avoid a lot of post race traffic. Plus, you are guaranteed to have a good time.

Richard Petty was born July 2nd, 1937 to Lee and Elizabeth Petty.

With Kyle Petty's driving career winding down, perhaps it is time to find that promising young talent.

You may have been to Florida, but have you seen a shrunken head, haunted lighthouse, or cigars in the making? Enjoy a virtual road trip through central Florida.

Can Dale Jr. really succeed at Hendrick?

'The magic City', Birmingham was built as an industrial center and was named after its British counterpart because of this.

Daytona's wide beach of smooth, compacted sand brought automobile and motorcycle races which started in 1902, as initiators in the industry tried out their inventions, the area was tagged "The Birthplace of Speed."

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally made his long awaited future plans known and to some degree, it was a surprise.

It appears that Budweiser will not sponsor Dale Earnhardt, Jr. next season and are trying to find another driver to sponsor.

Bobby Hamilton lost his battle to neck cancer today. Allison was 49

So you think all Alabama has to offer is football? Well check out these sites while you struggle through the off-season!

Kurt Busch is taking over Rusty Wallace's legendary ride at Penske Racing in 2006 and cynics have had a field day projecting the disastrous future relationship between Busch and current Penske driver Ryan Newman.

A discussion of Dale Earnhardt's failure to live up the expectations and adoration of his fans.

Barber Motorsports Park is Alabama's premier race track for both automobiles and motor bike racing. Still relatively new to the Birmingham area, Barber Motorsports Park features major racing events on a regular basis.

The Cabela's Motorsports Racing Jacket with Thinsulate is a fabulous jacket .Though it is classified as Motorsports Racing Jacket, it looks great to office. They are made of unique a 400 denier nylon oxford external shield.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is expected to announce which team he will be racing with next season tomorrow. Dale, Jr. is expected to announce that he will be racing for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.

Round 2 for the winged 410 CID sprint cars racing at Tampa's East bay Raceway Park 2007 Winternationals.

A brief look into the 2007 local racing scene. Also talking about the tragic passing of a local racer during the first even of the year.

Radio controlled car racing on a flat concrete oval in Bradenton, Florida.

Opening night of East Bay Raceway Park 2007 Winternationals Late Model Week.

Earnhardt Jr. will replace Kyle Busch in 2008.

Bentley motorsports, Ltd. Was founded January 18, 1919, by Walter Owen Bentley, the creator of the Bentley BR1, the rotary airplane engine used in the Sopwith Camel during World War I.

Late Model dirt racing at the 2007 East Bay Raceway Park Winternationals.

The Talladega Superspeedway is the biggest, fastest, most competitive and most exciting race track to ever enter the world of professional motorsports. After almost 40 years, Talladega still provides fans with more excitement than any other track in the world.