Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, EGR short, is an American NASCAR team, whose head office is located in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was founded for the 2009 season under the merger between Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing. Originally Dale Earnhardt, Inc. was founded in 1980 by racing legend Dale Earnhardt, who at Daytona International Speedway in the last lap of the race came in 2001 at the Daytona 500 in a crash. Even if he was the owner of these teams, he never even went for it. Instead, he remained the team Richard Childress Racing, his longtime mentor Richard Childress faithful.

In 2001, Ganassi bought with a share of 80 % in the 1989 Felix Sabates NASCAR founded by team and called it Chip Ganassi Racing. In 2002, Sterling Marlin long in the championship, but was put out of action due to an accident. 2003 Ganassi Racing was the first team that has brought with Jamie McMurray in the Nextel Cup, with David Stremme in the Busch Grand National Series, and with Reed Sorenson in the ASA Series three Rookies of the Year. A small sensation was the end of 2006 of the former Formula 1 driver and Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya, who justified the trust placed in him with a win at the 24 Hours of Daytona 2007 the obligation. As Dario Franchitti injured his ankle in a Nationwide race in the 2008 season, he was replaced only in Talladega by David Stremme and later in Richmond by Sterling Marlin.

2.1 Race car # 11 History
2.2 Race car # 81 History

Sprint Cup teams

Race car # 01 History

The car started first time as # 01 Pontiac with the number # 36 in 1997 with the financial support of the confectionery manufacturer Skittles. Dangers was the race car at the time of Derrike Cope, who finished the 1997 season as the 27th.

After his lack of success racing veteran Ernie Irvan should bring the situation in the coming season back in order. The highlight of the season was the Pole at Brickyard 400 Eventually, the car found its way to Dale Earnhardt, Inc. on July 25, 2007, the merger with Ginn Racing. For the first time at Dale Earnhardt, Inc. racing team the car of Mark Martin at the Brickyard 400 was run in 2007.

Race car # 1 History

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. debuted in the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) in 1996 with the # 14 Racing for Kids Chevrolet. Danger was that of Robby Gordon for the first time. At Charlotte Motor Speedway Jeff Green drove the car for two more races. The next year, Steve Park drove the # 1 in five races of the season with Burger King as a sponsor. 1998 replaced the team's numbers by car from Richard Jackson, the car # 14 was the # 1 The half-year since 2005 and since 2006 full-year junior driver Martin Truex drove on 4 June 2007 his first Nextel Cup victory in Car # 1 at Dover International Speedway one in a race with the Car of Tomorrow.

Race car # 8 Story

The # 8 in 1998 drove for the first time in the NASCAR Busch ( Grand National) Series as the # 3 ACDelco Chevrolet driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Junior won each season in 1998 and 1999 in this car. 1999 Earnhardt Jr. drove in five Winston Cup races with the # 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, a top 10 result, with a lead lap and a DNF. 2000 then he rose as a year- on driver in the Winston Cup. His first race was won in 2000 at the Texas Motor Speedway. Shortly after his father died. In 2004 he won the Daytona 500, six years after his father had won it. This season, he gained five more wins.

In the 2008 season of Sprint Cup Junior no longer for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. will go, instead he moves to Hendrick Motorsports, shortly HMS, and is the number # 8 do not retain, as his stepmother forbade this.

Race car # 15 History

The number # 15 was originally the # 16 NAPA Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Ron Hornaday Jr. in the Craftsman Truck Series. Between 1995 and 1999 the team won 23 races and two championships. In 2000, the team then in the Busch ( Grand National) Series, where he had the # 3 Hornaday won twice and finished the season in eighth place in the overall standings but she finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings after Kevin Harvick. In 2001 the team changed then finally once again the series, but that without the previous driver, but kept the sponsor NAPA. The successor to Ron Hornaday took DEI in Michael Waltrip, who drove the # 15 now. The first race win at the Daytona 500 was overshadowed by the death of Dale Earnhardt.

However, since 2005 Michael Waltrip driving for his own team Michael Waltrip Racing, where he mitzog the sponsor NAPA.

In 2006, the # 15 then half time status, the DEI Busch Series driver Paul Menard drove for the team now by Menards Home Improvement Stores sponsored. His first top 10 result then gave Menard with his fifth place at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Nationwide Series teams

Race car # 11 History

This DEI car drove exclusively in the Nationwide Series in half of the 2007 season and the full 2005's and the 2006 season. The driver was Paul Menard. This left the team, as he rose in the Nextel Cup in 2007. Therefore, the car was driven in the 2007 season only in a very limited period of each Menard Martin Truex Jr. or.

Race car # 81 History

The # 81 appeared only briefly in the Winston Cup season in 2003, where he was usually driven by Jason Keller and John Andretti. A second coming of # 81 is very likely, because NFL Legend Tim Brown has secured the rights to the number # 81 for the announced Sprint Cup team.

Partnership to Richard Childress Racing

Earnhardt - Childress Racing Technologies was created in May 2007 in a collaboration between Dale Earnhardt Incorporated and Richard Childress Racing to the common producing engines.

NASCAR team
Founded in 1980

2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Martin Truex, Jr. Did not finish Ron Hornaday, Jr. NASCAR Rookie of the Year Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team Penske HScott Motorsports

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