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Time of India
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
As controversy gets heated up, Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals why he chose to let go of the Trademark Dispute
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. has stopped his effort to trademark the Junior Motorsports No. 8. This happened after Lamar Jackson opposed Earnhardt's application. Earnhardt explained the situation on his podcast. He mentioned JR Motorsports' previous attempts to trademark versions of the number. Earnhardt decided to avoid a legal battle with Jackson. In a safe move, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. has backed off his attempt to trademark the Junior Motorsports No.8, just days after Lamar Jackson filed a notice of opposition against Earnhardt. Earnhardt has explained the entire situation in his latest podcast series named Dale Jr. Download. Giving a background, Earnhardt, who drove the number eight car in NASCAR, also applied last year for the number 8 trademark. 'Budweiser No. 8,' NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. explains the history of 'No.8' In his latest podcast, he said that his company, JR Motorsports , has secured trademark rights for the No.8 on his Budweiser car. Operation Sindoor India's air defence systems shoot down Pak drones in J&K, Punjab & Rajasthan India-Pakistan tensions: Delhi airport issues travel advisory Operation Sindoor: Multiple explosions heard at several Pakistan air bases This is not the first attempt, but the company has earlier tried to secure trademark protection from different versions of numbers. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo 'I learned on social media about the same time as everybody else did that Lamar was contesting our trademark application,' Earnhardt said while explaining. 'We learned that the Budweiser No. 8 trademark is not going to be continued and renewed by Teresa,' he said in the podcast. 'We were a bit surprised by that because she kept the one trademark. Haven't talked to Teresa. Don't know why that was her decision, but we saw an opportunity to pick up the number and see if we could get the trademark,' Earnhardt added. After choosing to back off and not taking the legal battle ahead, Earnhardt said, 'He wasn't suing me, he was just contesting it, and there's a part of trademark process where if you believe somebody's applying for a trademark and it will hurt your brand, you can oppose it. . . . When I learned about it, I thought for sure it was over the Bud 8. . .' Earnhardt wanted to put the nasty story to an end, and hence, he tried to get trademark protection for one specific version of the number, but Jackson objected. This is enough for Earnhardt to back off. 'The next day, actually, we filed the paperwork to abandon the acquisition of that trademark for the JR Motorsports 8. We got what we wanted, and down the road, I was not gonna argue with Lamar over something that I didn't plan on using,' Earnhardt cited. Also read: Trademark dispute erupts after NASCAR's Dale Jr. throws light on Quarterback Lamar Jackson's legal action
NBC Sports
05-04-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
NASCAR Xfinity results: Brandon Jones snaps 98-race winless streak with Darlington win
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Brandon Jones took the lead with 12 laps to go and went on to win Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Darlington Raceway. Jones snapped a 98-race winless streak with the victory — his second at Darlington and sixth of his Xfinity career. MORE: Darlington results Chase Elliott finished second and was followed by JR Motorsports' Justin Allgaier, Ross Chastain, Carson Kvapil and Connor Zilisch. Sammy Smith placed ninth, as all five JR Motorsports cars finished in the top 10. Chastain and Christopher Bell made contact while racing for second with less than 25 laps to go in the race. The contact damaged Bell's car and he fell back in the field, finishing 25th. #NASCAR … Ross Chastain on the contact with Christopher Bell in the Darlington Xfinity race #NASCAR … Christopher Bell on the contact with Ross Chastain during the Darlington Xfinity race. Stage 1 winner: Harrison Burton Stage 2 winner: Justin Allgaier Next: The series races at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 12 at Bristol Motor Speedway on the CW Network.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR meets with Xfinity Series drivers before Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. — NASCAR officials met with the entire field of Xfinity Series drivers early Friday morning before any on-track activity at Darlington Raceway — a meeting triggered by an incredibly aggressive showing for the series at the Martinsville Speedway short track a week ago — a race so chaotic that Chase Elliott — a former Xfinity Series and Cup Series champ — called it 'embarrassing' for the sport. Although aggressive moves characterized much of the second half of the race, a big wreck on the final lap started up front with the then-leaders — Joe Gibbs Racing's Taylor Gray and JR Motorsports' Sammy Smith — precipitated angry confrontations post-race. Gray (off track) and Smith (on track) were both penalized for their actions. Advertisement RELATED: Throwback Weekend schedule | At-track photos: Darlington Veteran Austin Hill was the big beneficiary of the on-track situation between the two, driving through the melee up front to claim his second win of the year — credited with only leading that last lap. Hill shared that the meeting went well and that he expects his fellow drivers to be more mindful of the way they race going forward, calling NASCAR very 'firm' in its morning message. 'I think it's going to calm down a lot more than you think today,' Hill said ahead of Saturday afternoon's Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington. 'We'll have to wait and see, but I think we're all going to still be aggressive and trying to win the race, but it's going to be a very respectful race.' WATCH: Jeff Burton breaks down 'unacceptable' Xfinity finish The next trip to Martinsville in late October determines which four playoff drivers advance to the Championship 4 with a shot to win the 2025 Xfinity Series title. 'NASCAR made it very clear they don't want to be in the ball-and-strike business, they don't want to be making all these calls, so they said for us to help them with that,' Hill said. 'They [NASCAR] also said if they have to step in and start making calls and black-flagging people and parking people and all those things, they'll do it. I agree with where NASCAR stands with that, but I also think we in the Xfinity Series need to do a better job going forward and not putting it in NASCAR's hands.'
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Dale Earnhardt Jr. must wait one more night to see if JR Motorsports' car will make Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With a full moon overhead and the sun yet to crest the horizon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood near his team's hauler Wednesday morning and watched as JR Motorsports' first Cup car was unloaded in the Daytona International Speedway garage. Earnhardt pulled out his phone to capture the moment. Car owner Rick Hendrick had encouraged him to do so. When JR Motorsports — which first competed in the Xfinity Series in 2005 — announced January 15 that it would field its first Cup entry and seek to qualify for the Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier, Earnhardt vowed to be there when the garage first opened. Fourteen hours after walking with his crew and the No. 40 car to the team's garage stall Wednesday morning, Earnhardt blended into the crowd on pit road and melted away after Allgaier missed securing a spot in the Daytona 500 by eight-hundredths of a second. 'I think he's a little gut-punched right now,' Kelley Earnhardt said about her brother Dale after qualifying. One of nine non-chartered cars entered, there is no guarantee that Earnhardt's car will be on the grid for Sunday's Daytona 500. #NASCAR … First-time Cup car owner @DaleJr walks with the No. 40 JR Motorsports car in the Cup garage at Daytona. — Dustin Long (@dustinlong) February 12, 2025 All is not lost. Allgaier gets another chance to make the 500 in Thursday's qualifying races. About 45 minutes after Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson secured the two qualifying spots for non-chartered cars and forced Allgaier to wait one more night to find out if he'll be in the 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. provided an uplifting message on social media. "Damn it woulda been nice to lock in tonight. But we get to come back tomorrow and race our way into the Daytona 500 in a dual. Living the dream.' Chase Briscoe gives Toyota its first Daytona 500 pole; will start first in his Joe Gibbs Racing debut He and Austin Cindric are on the front row for the 67th Great American Race. Nate Ryan, Nate Ryan, Said Kelley about what the team faces: '(Thursday) just worries me because everything is not within our control.' That's always the case at drafting tracks. A mistake a few rows ahead can lead to a crash that collects several cars behind. That could alter who makes this year's Daytona 500. But as the third fastest of the nine non-chartered cars, Allgaier has multiple ways to make the Daytona 500. If he finishes highest among the non-chartered cars in his race, he's in the field. If Johnson or Martin Truex Jr. finishes highest among non-chartered cars in their qualifying race, Allgaier is in the Daytona 500. Allgaier is scheduled to start 17th among 23 cars in the first qualifying race (7 p.m. ET Thursday on FS1). The other non-chartered cars in his race are: Truex (starting 12th), Helio Castroneves (20th), Chandler Smith (22nd) and JJ Yeley (23rd). Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr. locked into the Daytona 500; Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car still waiting Former NASCAR Cup champions qualify on speed to claim two of the spots available to open cars. Nate Ryan, Nate Ryan, Still, Allgaier came within .08 seconds of not needing to worry about Thursday's qualifying races. Where does that difference come from over a 2.5-mile track? 'When I look at the (data), it almost looks like maybe we caught a bit of a headwind on the frontstretch, maybe kind of slowed us down,' Allgaier told NBC Sports. Allgaier then began to look ahead. 'You can't hang your head about the effort today,' he said, 'because you've still got a chance to get it (Thursday).' Wednesday's result gives Dale Earnhardt Jr. another day to relish — as a Cup car owner — all that is Daytona. 'Most car owner are not thinking that this could be the one and only time they do that,' Earnhardt told NBC Sports last week about his desire to be in the garage, on the qualifying grid and around the car and team as much as possible at Daytona. 'Just in case that we never get back to that situation or that opportunity to enter a Cup race, I want to make sure there wasn't anything about it that passed me by or I wasn't able to experience. 'I miss all of that. I miss that as a driver. Showing up at Daytona, how good is our car? I've been watching the guys put it together for three months. 'How are we going to qualify? How is it going to race? Standing on that grid, standing out there in that lineup for qualifying at Daytona, it's just a special moment, waiting on your opportunity to go, waiting on your opportunity to climb in. 'It's one of the great things about being a competitor, whether you're the driver, crew chief or the car owner, you're a competitor. I kind of miss, I miss the emotions you go through, the highs, the lows, the anxiety of performance, and will we make it? Will we get in?' He'll find out Thursday night.
NBC Sports
13-02-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Dale Earnhardt Jr. must wait one more night to see if JR Motorsports' car will make Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With a full moon overhead and the sun yet to crest the horizon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood near his team's hauler Wednesday morning and watched as JR Motorsports' first Cup car was unloaded in the Daytona International Speedway garage. Earnhardt pulled out his phone to capture the moment. Car owner Rick Hendrick had encouraged him to do so. When JR Motorsports — which first competed in the Xfinity Series in 2005 — announced January 15 that it would field its first Cup entry and seek to qualify for the Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier, Earnhardt vowed to be there when the garage first opened. Watch for coverage Thursday and Friday of the bid by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports to earn a starting spot in the Daytona 500 Fourteen hours after walking with his crew and the No. 40 car to the team's garage stall Wednesday morning, Earnhardt blended into the crowd on pit road and melted away after Allgaier missed securing a spot in the Daytona 500 by eight-hundredths of a second. 'I think he's a little gut-punched right now,' Kelley Earnhardt said about her brother Dale after qualifying. One of nine non-chartered cars entered, there is no guarantee that Earnhardt's car will be on the grid for Sunday's Daytona 500. #NASCAR … First-time Cup car owner @DaleJr walks with the No. 40 JR Motorsports car in the Cup garage at Daytona. All is not lost. Allgaier gets another chance to make the 500 in Thursday's qualifying races. About 45 minutes after Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson secured the two qualifying spots for non-chartered cars and forced Allgaier to wait one more night to find out if he'll be in the 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. provided an uplifting message on social media. 'Damn it woulda been nice to lock in tonight. But we get to come back tomorrow and race our way into the Daytona 500 in a dual. Living the dream.' Nate Ryan, Said Kelley about what the team faces: '(Thursday) just worries me because everything is not within our control.' That's always the case at drafting tracks. A mistake a few rows ahead can lead to a crash that collects several cars behind. That could alter who makes this year's Daytona 500. But as the third fastest of the nine non-chartered cars, Allgaier has multiple ways to make the Daytona 500. If he finishes highest among the non-chartered cars in his race, he's in the field. If Johnson or Martin Truex Jr. finishes highest among non-chartered cars in their qualifying race, Allgaier is in the Daytona 500. Allgaier is scheduled to start 17th among 23 cars in the first qualifying race (7 p.m. ET Thursday on FS1). The other non-chartered cars in his race are: Truex (starting 12th), Helio Castroneves (20th), Chandler Smith (22nd) and JJ Yeley (23rd). Still, Allgaier came within .08 seconds of not needing to worry about Thursday's qualifying races. Where does that difference come from over a 2.5-mile track? 'When I look at the (data), it almost looks like maybe we caught a bit of a headwind on the frontstretch, maybe kind of slowed us down,' Allgaier told NBC Sports. Allgaier then began to look ahead. 'You can't hang your head about the effort today,' he said, 'because you've still got a chance to get it (Thursday).' Wednesday's result gives Dale Earnhardt Jr. another day to relish — as a Cup car owner — all that is Daytona. 'Most car owner are not thinking that this could be the one and only time they do that,' Earnhardt told NBC Sports last week about his desire to be in the garage, on the qualifying grid and around the car and team as much as possible at Daytona. 'Just in case that we never get back to that situation or that opportunity to enter a Cup race, I want to make sure there wasn't anything about it that passed me by or I wasn't able to experience. 'I miss all of that. I miss that as a driver. Showing up at Daytona, how good is our car? I've been watching the guys put it together for three months. 'How are we going to qualify? How is it going to race? Standing on that grid, standing out there in that lineup for qualifying at Daytona, it's just a special moment, waiting on your opportunity to go, waiting on your opportunity to climb in. 'It's one of the great things about being a competitor, whether you're the driver, crew chief or the car owner, you're a competitor. I kind of miss, I miss the emotions you go through, the highs, the lows, the anxiety of performance, and will we make it? Will we get in?' He'll find out Thursday night.
