HAPPY 25th: On Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports will mark the 25th anniversary of its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Since the organization began competing as All-Star Racing in 1984, it has grown from five employees and 5,000 square feet of rented work space to more than 500 employees and more than 100 acres straddling Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties in North Carolina.
 FIRST WIN: It was the eighth race of the 1984 Cup Series season, and Geoff Bodine lined up sixth at Martinsville Speedway in the No. 5 Chevrolet for Rick Hendrick’s fledgling All-Star Racing team. On that day — April 29, 1984 … Details
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Team owner Rick Hendrick won’t split Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his embattled crew chief despite their slow start to the season.
Tony Eury Jr. has always been under intense scrutiny as crew chief for NASCAR’s most popular driver, but it has hit a new level this year as the No. 88 team has just one top-10 finish through five races. Earnhardt heads to Martinsville Speedway this weekend ranked 19th in the standings.
“Both Junior and Tony have told me that if they thought they needed to be split, that they understood,†Hendrick said Wednesday in a national teleconference. “That’s my call, and I’m not ready to make that call. Not even close. I am convinced that they’re better together.
“We’ve got the right combination, and I think … Details
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The 25th running of NASCAR’s All-Star Race will feature a 10-lap shootout as its final segment, reviving memories of some of the event’s most spectacular finishes.
The Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway will consist of four segments, concluding with a 10-lap sprint and a $1 million payout to the winner.
Tickets start at $25 and can be obtained by calling 1-800-455-FANS or at www.lowesmotorspeedway.com. Live coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on May 16 on SPEED.The 2009 format is as follows:
• Segment 1 — 50 laps with a mandatory green-flag pit stop on Lap 25 at which time teams must … Details
Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt and cousin of current Sprint Cup star Dale Earnhardt Jr., will make his Nationwide Series debut May 30 at Dover International Speedway.
The 19-year-old driver, who has raced late model stock cars the past two years in the NASCAR Camping World Series East, has joined Rick Ware Racing, along with his father, Kerry Earnhardt…. Details