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Mojo Race Report: Dale Earnhardt special paint schemes

In Dale Earnhardt’s 30+ year racing career, he drove a lot of cars. Everyone remembers the black #3 Chevrolet Goodwrench car or the #3 Chevrolet Wrangler car, but there were others. Oh yes, there were many others. Here are some of the best and coolest stock cars ever driven by the legendary Dale Earnhardt.

#3 Wheaties Car

Dale Earnhardt Wheaties #3 Car

Dale Earnhardt drove this Wheaties car at The Winston in 1997 (currently known as the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race) when he finished second to Jeff Gordon. Team owner Richard Childress said The Winston was one of Earnhardt’s favorites because “it was short, paid a huge purse and we didn’t have to worry about getting in trouble or be worried about the championship.” [keep reading]

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The Monday Grind

Over the weekend, Dodge won its first Sprint Cup Championship since 1975 and Lewis Hamilton won the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin.

Lewis Hamilton Austin

- GM opens a second plant for Chinese economy brand Baojun

- Subaru might just be the best automaker in the U.S.

- Used car market in Florida is set to explode this winter


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The Monday Grind

A record 14 cautions happened at Kansas Speedway over the weekend during a Matt Kenseth win.

- The THX sound system is one reason to buy Lincoln.

- Mini has built an amphibious Cooper

- Production of the 2014 Corvette is slated to begin August 2013

- 100 year old Ford dealership’s first trade-in was a horse

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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

Watch the video below posted on German Car Scene and ask yourself if you ever heard this type of sound coming from a VW Golf?

- Detroit car dealership Chevrolet Matick fought GM and won

- NY-resident throws a funeral for his recently deceased car

- Dodge won’t be making a return to Nascar in 2013

- Athalon Sports picks their race driver Dream Team

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The Monday Grind

It’s the Monday Grind and your commute probably blows, but filmmaker Benjamin Ducroz thinks it is art.

- Dale Jr. finds the checkered flag at MIS, on Father’s Day, in a black car

- Iowa dealership using a food cart to attract potential buyers

- Removing the spare tire in your car can save you major money on gas

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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

This week, Nascar published lots of photos from Darlington and the NY Times has called us a “virtual middleman” and we’ll take that as a compliment.

- Pictures from Darlington Race Weekend via NASCAR.com

- Richard Petty is more impressed with his 200 wins than Rick Hendrick’s

- Jalopnik’s 10 worst car repairs

- Pre-WWII Germany made one weird off road vehicle

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The Monday Grind

There were two big races this weekend. One involved stock cars and the other didn’t. Here’s what else happened.

- Hooniverse’s Weekend Edition was all about cars from overseas.

- The 10 cars Americans won’t buy

- NASCAR is attempting to bring back their glory days

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The Monday Grind

China gets their own Jeep Wrangler with a dragon brandished across the side – the world isn’t jealous.

2012 Beijing Auto Show Wrangler

- How to pull off a successful “neutral bomb”

- Subaru BRAT found on eBay

- Dale Jr. continues his winless drought at finishing in the 7th spot in Kansas

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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

Watch the video for the most creative way to burn $379,700 before your eyes. After that, check out links for all the auto news you may have missed this week.

- Nascar.com asks should lap-down cars respect leaders?

- Top 10 used cars to buy with your tax refund

- Why bikers are bad for city roads

- Edmunds.com first drive of the 2013 Ford Escape

- Chevrolet trademarks SS 52 years later

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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

Retired Sprint Cup driver Rusty Wallace has been nominated for the Nascar Hall of Fame. He deserves it too for surviving a crash like this.

Video on the man who legally lives in the abandoned Detroit Packard Plant

- Motor Authority asks what will happen to Dodge in Nascars future

- Hybrid owners aren’t likely to be repeat customers

- Flying a plane is way more exhausting than driving a truck

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