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Dale Earnhardt JR To Retire At The End Of Season

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DALE EARNHARDT JR. TO RETIRE FROM NASCAR CUP SERIES COMPETITION
FOLLOWING THE 2017 SEASON

CONCORD, N.C. (April 25, 2017) – After 18 seasons and more than 600 races behind the wheel, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will bring his NASCAR Cup Series driving career to a close at the conclusion of 2017. Today, he shared the news with members of his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 23: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 2014 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The fan favorite and two-time Daytona 500 champion will discuss his decision in a press conference this afternoon. He will be joined by Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick, for whom Earnhardt has driven since 2008. The two first met about the driver’s decision on March 29.

Earnhardt, who will turn 43 in October, made his first career Cup Series start on May 30, 1999, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Since then, the Kannapolis, North Carolina, native has captured 26 points-paying Cup race wins and been voted by fans as NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver a record 14 consecutive years. He has qualified for the NASCAR playoffs eight times.

Now in the midst of his 18th full-time season at the elite Cup level, Earnhardt made his 600th career series start on March 26 at Fontana, California. He will compete in his final NASCAR Cup Series race on Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Hendrick Motorsports will announce plans for its 2018 team alignment at a later date.

Watch Carl Edwards Press Conference

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AS you have probably heard NASCAR driver Carl Edwards is retiring from full time cup racing. He pointed out 3 reasons for doing so. 1 – He accomplished everything he wanted to and was satisfied. 2 – Interest in other things besides racing. 3 – He is healthy and wants to stay that way. We wish him all the luck in the world.

You can see it all here.

Carl Edwards To Retire ASAP

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Carl Edwards Image Courtesy of NASCAR Media

According to breaking news reports it appears that Carl Edwards will be retiring ASAP. Details are still not in on why. At 37 years old this comes to a shock to the racing community. We wish Carl well and hope he enjoys success with whatever he does next.

Quote from USA Today

“In a stunning move, NASCAR star Carl Edwards is leaving Joe Gibbs Racing to pursue other interests outside of driving and will not compete in 2017, FOXSports.com has learned from multiple sources.

On Wednesday, JGR will announce at a press conference that Daniel Suarez will replace Edwards as the driver of the team’s No. 19 Monster Energy Cup Series Toyota. Suarez is the reigning NASCAR XFINITY Series champion.”

You can read more on their website

Dale Earnhardt Jr To Miss The Rest Of The Sprint Cup Races

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Dale Earnhardt jrHendrick Motorsports just announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr will miss the rest of the NASCAR racing season. I am glad that Dale Jr is taking the time off to get healthy. Without our health we have nothing.

The rest of the season will be a combination of Jeff Gordon and Alex Bowman filling in.

NO. 88 DRIVER SCHEDULE:

Sept. 4, Darlington Raceway – Jeff Gordon*
Sept. 10, Richmond International Raceway – Jeff Gordon
Sept. 18, Chicagoland Speedway – Alex Bowman
Sept. 25, New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Alex Bowman
Oct. 2, Dover International Speedway – Jeff Gordon
Oct. 8, Charlotte Motor Speedway – Alex Bowman
Oct. 16, Kansas Speedway – Alex Bowman
Oct. 23, Talladega Superspeedway – Alex Bowman
Oct. 30, Martinsville Speedway – Jeff Gordon
Nov. 6, Texas Motor Speedway – Alex Bowman
Nov. 13, Phoenix International Raceway – Alex Bowman
Nov. 20, Homestead-Miami Speedway – Alex Bowman