Dale Earnhardt drove the #2 Rod Osterlund-owned Chevrolet in 1979, his rookie season. It is notable that he won Rookie of the Year over a crowded field that included NASCAR greats Terry Labonte and Harry Gant.
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Dale Jr. had one win during the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. It was on June 15th at Michigan International Speedway.
Dale Jr. was the last to drive it in 2007, but there is currently no number 8 car.
Dale Earnhardt Sr's rookie season in the Nascar Cup Series was in 1979. He was the Rookie of the Year for that season.
There was no #22 in NASCAR during the 2009 Sprint Cup season. The last driver to drive the #22 was Dave Blaney in 2008. In 2012, A.J. Allmendinger drove the #22 for the first 17 races. After Allmendinger's suspension, Sam Hornish Jr. became the driver of the #22 car.
The Sprint Cup Series is the top series in Nascar. There is a total of 36 points races throughout the season, with the last ten being the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
For the 2011 Nascar Sprint Cup Series season, Brad Keselowski led 298 laps.
The inaugural season for the Nascar Busch Series was in 1982.
The Number 8 car in the Sprint Cup Series is owned by Dale Earnhardt Incorporated (DEI). Nascar owns the car numbers and leases them out to the teams each season. Click on the link below for more information.
Martinsville Speedway
Yes. The Sprint Cup does a 10 race Chase. While the Truck Series and Nationwide Series do a season long accumulation style championship.
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