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5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
POLES
0
WINS
0
RANK
40
POINTS
1093
BEHIND
-3459
The two-time series champion will drive exclusively for his own team, JR Motorsports, this season after spending nearly his entire career at Dale Earnhardt Inc. Earnhardt Jr., tied for seventh with 22 series victories, will drive the No. 5 Chevrolet on a limited basis in the Nationwide Series this year.
Career Highlights
- Two-time Busch Series champion (1998-99); tied for eighth all-time in wins
- 2004-05 Busch Series champion car owner with Chance 2 Motorsports
- One of five drivers to win back-to-back series crowns
- Won three races in as many starts in 2003 NASCAR Busch Series
Driver Details
- Ht: 72 Wt: 165
- Born: 10/10/1974
- Hometown: Kannapolis, North Carolina
Related Links
| 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Season Summary | |||||||
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| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1093 | 256,360 |
Year-by-Year Nationwide Series Recap
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2007 Competed in five series races, earning one top-five and three top-10 finishes.
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2006 Competed in five series races, winning twice.
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2005 Finished 76th in series points. ... Competed in four races posting a best finish of third at the season-opener in Daytona. ... Best start of sixth came at the fall Charlotte race. ... Posted one top-five and two top-10s. ... First time in five seasons he did not win at least two series races. ... Won second consecutive series car owner championship with co-owner Teresa Earnhardt with Chance 2 Motorsports and driver Martin Truex Jr.
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2004 Finished 49th in series points. ... Had seven wins in his last 10 series races spanning three seasons including five in succession during that span. ... Won two races in just four starts at two very different race tracks: 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway and 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway. ... Won from the pole at Bristol. ... Along with Teresa Earnhardt, won series car owner’s championship with driver Martin Truex Jr. and Chance 2 Motorsports team. ... Led 203 laps in four events.
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2003 Finished 66th in series points.... Accomplished an amazing sweep of the NASCAR Busch Series’ three restrictor-plate races, Feb. 15 and July 4 at Daytona and April 5 at Talladega in his only series starts of the season. ... Led the final 67 of 120 laps in the first Daytona event, the final 60 laps at Talladega and all 100 laps at the July Daytona race.
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2002 Finished 60th in series points. ... Ran just three races, but was victorious in two of those starts. ... Wins came at the season opener at Daytona and later at Richmond, which he won from the pole; Richmond win was first as owner/driver.
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2001 Finished 118th in series points. ... Ran at Charlotte for owner Andrea Nemechek, finishing 29th.
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1999 Busch Series champion. ... Rolled to his second consecutive title for Dale Earnhardt Inc., posting a 280-point margin over Jeff Green. ... Joined Sam Ard, Larry Pearson, and Randy LaJoie as the other drivers in series history to win back-to-back series titles. ... Lead the series in wins (6), top fives (18) and top 10s (22). Wins included a run of three in a row – Dover, South Boston and Watkins Glen – as well as others at Michigan and Richmond. ... Recorded three poles, which ranked second in the series to Dave Blaney (4).
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1998 Busch Series champion. ... Edged Matt Kenseth by 48 points to capture the title for Dale Earnhardt Inc. ... Dramatic rise to champion after running just nine career races in the two previous seasons combined. ... Led the series in wins with seven (Texas, Dover, Milwaukee, California, IRP, Richmond, Gateway). ... First career win came in his 16th career start,April 4 at Texas. ... Finished with 22 top 10s, including 15 among the top five. ... Also led the series with three poles.... First career pole came at Bristol, a week prior to his first career triumph.
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1997 Finished 47th in series points. ...Ran eight races overall, six for owner Teresa Earnhardt and two others for owner Ed Whitaker. ... Earned one top-10 finish, seventh at Michigan. ... Top qualifying effort was the outside pole at Bristol.
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1996 Finished 79th in series points. ... Made his career debut for owner Teresa Earnhardt on June 22 at Myrtle Beach Speedway, starting seventh and finishing 14th.
