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USA Today
11-04-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Legacy Motor Club rumored to pay new record of $45 million for charter
Legacy Motor Club rumored to pay new record of $45 million for charter Legacy Motor Club and Rick Ware Racing are currently feuding over a charter in the NASCAR Cup Series. On April 1, Legacy Motor Club issued a lawsuit against Rick Ware Racing, claiming the team is backing out of an agreement to sell one of its charters to the organization. However, what is the rumored price for the charter sale between the two NASCAR organizations? According to The Athletic's Jordan Bianchi on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s podcast, The Dale Jr. Download, the sale is rumored to feature a record breaking price for a charter in the Cup Series. 'I've talked to a lot of people involved in this. Do you know how much [Legacy Motor Club] paid [Rick Ware Racing] for the charter? $45 million, which would be a new high in this sport," Bianchi said. "The previous high was Spire Motorsports paying $40 million to BJ McLeod a few years ago, and we saw last year with Gene Haas when he was selling his charters with a fire sale. He basically just wanted to get rid of them. That number went down to the mid-20s. Now, $45 million seems like that's going to be the new floor for if you want to charter in this game, you're going to have to pay probably more than that.' As said by Bianchi, the previous high for a charter sale was $40 million when Live Fast Motorsports, owned by B.J. McLeod, sold their prized possession to Spire Motorsports. If Legacy Motor Club and Rick Ware Racing were forced to move forward with the deal, that record would be $45 million now. Either way, it seems like the floor has been set for any purchases in the near future. More: Dale Earnhardt Jr. calls out NASCAR Xfinity drivers at Martinsville in 2025
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Dale Earnhardt's Iconic Black No. 3 Chevy Was Almost Light Blue
Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove a few famous cars in his career, but none is more associated with the Intimidator than the all-black Goodwrench car that he drove from 1988 through the entire remainder of his career. The iconic scheme birthed his other famous nickname, the Man in Black — but as it turns out, General Motors initially wanted the car to be blue. According to Earnhardt's long-time boss Richard Childress, the team had to fight to race the car in its now-signature colors. Childress told the story on a recent episode of "The Dale Jr. Download," Earnhart's son's podcast. According to the championship-winning team owner, GM preferred the bright blue and white colors from its Goodwrench-branded brake boxes. The team mocked up half a car in that livery, but covered the other half of the car in black and silver duct tape. When presenting the car half-wrapped in the two different proposals, Childress stressed that the black car with white (or silver, in the case of the initial mock-ups) decals would contrast better with the black asphalt of a race track. GM went with the black paint scheme, and the rest is history. Dale Earnhardt ran the same basic design for the rest of his career, winning four of his seven championships in the colors that would go on to be associated with his name for decades. The black Goodwrench livery was retired when Earnhardt died in 2001, and Kevin Harvick continued in a re-number No. 29 entry with a white Goodwrench paint scheme through the rest of the 2001 season. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
USA Today
30-01-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Dale Earnhardt Jr. express his dislike for NASCAR's playoff waivers
NASCAR has made a few rule changes going into the 2025 season, and the biggest one involves the playoff waiver policy. A few weeks ago, NASCAR announced that any driver who misses a race for a non-medical or family emergency will lose all of their playoff points earned in the regular season. Essentially, it is being dubbed the "Kyle Larson Rule" after he missed the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 in favor of the Indianapolis 500. Earlier in the week, Dale Earnhardt Jr. talked about the playoff waiver policy on his podcast, The Dale Jr. Download, and had a very strong opinion. In fact, Earnhardt would simply get rid of the playoff waivers if the decision was up to him. 'I hate putting that label on it, but look...I don't like this waiver stuff,' Earnhardt said. 'Like the original, the whole idea of it, I just don't love it. Listen, I mean, I'm trying not to use any examples, but man, if you're injured and you're out, you're injured and you're out. I don't think there should be a medical waiver. I don't think there should be any waiver whatsoever. You show up, you race, you get points. If you don't race, you don't start, you don't get the points. You just don't. So what is the argument against that? Why do we need the waiver at all?... There are all kinds of mechanisms in place without the waiver, it's not necessary. Denny Hamlin cannot turn the machine off and just say, 'Yep, we're not going to run this week, car ain't going to the track, I'm not going to be there.' That ain't happening, it just ain't going to happen, the waiver is unnecessary.' Even when NASCAR didn't have playoff waivers and had a Chase-style format, this was never truly an issue. Now, everyone wonders if someone who misses a race will receive a waiver or not. The rule change will primarily impact suspended drivers, but Earnhardt Jr. doesn't believe waivers are needed moving forward. More:Jeff Gordon disagrees with NASCAR's new 'Kyle Larson Rule' in 2025
USA Today
30-01-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Dale Earnhardt Jr. shares take on NASCAR's new rule for rookie stripes
NASCAR will no longer require drivers to have rookie stripes on their race cars starting in 2025. Last week, it was reported that NASCAR would go away with the long-time tradition, and it seemed pretty surprising that it disappeared. The sport claimed they were "unnecessary," as "these are the highest levels of stock car racing." Some people were confused and not in favor of NASCAR's rule change, including one of the sport's most popular drivers. Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared his opinion on NASCAR no longer requiring rookie stripes on his podcast, The Dale Jr. Download, and disagreed with the decision. "It shook me up there for a second because it's such a cool tradition, and a lot of people are going, 'Well, it's not necessary now, the drivers, they kind of know who everybody is.' It's not for the drivers, it was for us," Earnhardt said. "It was for me and you. In like 1980, for example, when you went to the Daytona 500, there were probably 70 to 80 cars trying to qualify for the Daytona 500. Multiple, 20, 25 rookies, maybe. That is when it was necessary. It's kind of changed in terms of what purpose it served. But man, some traditions, what's wrong with them? That was just a thing that didn't have to go away." Truthfully, Earnhardt is right. NASCAR didn't need to go away with the tradition, as it wasn't significant enough to warrant change. Sure, teams can still put rookie stripes on the cars, but not all will choose to do such a thing. Now, NASCAR will no longer have the long-time tradition of rookie stripes moving forward. More:Kyle Larson's comments show two big flaws in NASCAR's playoff format
