EA Sports 500 - Kerry Earnhardt Notes

Kerry Earnhardt
No. 33 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet

Event/Date: EA Sports 500, October 3, 2004
Venue: Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, Ala.

NOTES:

This Week’s Race Car at Talladega Superspeedway … Earnhardt will pilot chassis No. 101 in the EA Sports 500. This is the same car Earnhardt raced at Talladega in April. After running as high as fourth in the Aaron’s 499, Earnhardt was running inside the top-15 when he was tapped by another car and spun into the inside retaining wall, ending his day 63 circuits short of the scheduled 188 lap distance. Earnhardt also drove the same car to a 28th-place finish at Daytona in July.

On Location … Fine Films will be on location at Talladega shooting footage for a documentary to be aired in December on Spike TV titled “True Dads.” Fine Films will be following Earnhardt all weekend capturing images to be included in the documentary which will be hosted by Bruce Willis. “True Dads” will profile men who have overcome adversity in their lives and can discuss the immeasurable rewards of being a “True Dad”.

Coast to Coast … In addition to his driving duties with RCR, Earnhardt has been wheeling the No. 20 NAPA Chevrolet for Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) in the NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series. In five starts for BMR, Earnhardt boasts one top-five and four top-10 finishes. Talladega’s First Family … Dating back to 1983, the Earnhardt family has combined for a total of 14 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series wins at Talladega. Dale Earnhardt is the winningest driver at Talladega posting a total of 10 victories, with son Dale Jr. embroiled in a four-way tie for second with four wins.

RCR Rules … Richard Childress leads the way with nine Talladega wins as a car owner, all of them coming with Dale Earnhardt.

35˛ … Richard Childress Racing and Talladega Superspeedway are celebrating their 35th anniversaries together during the EA Sports 500 weekend. It was at Talladega in 1969 that Childress began his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career in the series' first race at the famed 2.66-mile Alabama Speedway. Childress will greet fans at Talladega’s 35th Anniversary Club hospitality experience Sunday at 10 a.m.

Up to Speed … Qualifying for the EA Sports 500 will be telecast live Friday, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on SPEED and broadcast live on MRN and XM Satellite Radio. Live race coverage begins Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2:30 p.m. EDT on NBC, MRN and XM Radio.

KERRY EARNHARDT QUOTES:

“I’m definitely looking forward to getting back to Talladega. After the run we had going in the spring the entire team is pretty pumped up for this weekend. We were running as high as fourth until we were collected by another car in an accident that wasn’t our fault. We’re taking the same car we raced in the spring at Talladega and this summer at Daytona so we like our chances.”