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By Kammie Shaw
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
In 60 years of NASCAR racing, the sport has been filled with colorful characters. This year, Sporting News decided to craft a list of the sport's 60 Most Beautiful People.
The selections were made as a result of nominations sent in by readers and NASCAR fans to the Sporting News' publications and Web sites.
The list was finalized and published in a special edition, which is now available on newsstands and at the online store at streetandsmiths.com. SceneDaily is running the list, with one person from the top 60 to be featured each day.
Today's installment features No. 60, Teresa Earnhardt.
Following the death of her husband, Dale, Teresa Earnhardt assumed the leadership of Dale Earnhardt Inc., the NASCAR enterprise the couple was building in anticipation of the day he stopped driving.
With the move, Teresa became one of the most powerful women in racing.
Controversy sparked in 2007 when Teresa and her stepson, Dale Jr., couldn't agree to terms of a new contract, which led to NASCAR's most popular driver leaving DEI for Hendrick Motorsports. However, DEI has succeeded despite Junior's departure, fielding four full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, including cars for drivers Martin Truex Jr. and Mark Martin. The team has since announced a merger with Chip Ganassi Racing, to take effect in 2009.
Earnhardt, who was born in Hickory, N.C., was married to Dale Sr. for 17 years before his death. She is also the stepmother of Kerry Earnhardt (a former NASCAR Nationwide Series driver who now works as a consultant for DEI) and JR Motorsports president Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, who's No. 56 on this list.
By Kammie Shaw
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
In 60 years of NASCAR racing, the sport has been filled with colorful characters. This year, Sporting News decided to craft a list of the sport's 60 Most Beautiful People.
The selections were made as a result of nominations sent in by readers and NASCAR fans to the Sporting News' publications and Web sites.
The list was finalized and published in a special edition, which is now available on newsstands and at the online store at streetandsmiths.com. SceneDaily is running the list, with one person from the top 60 to be featured each day.
Today's installment features No. 60, Teresa Earnhardt.
Following the death of her husband, Dale, Teresa Earnhardt assumed the leadership of Dale Earnhardt Inc., the NASCAR enterprise the couple was building in anticipation of the day he stopped driving.
With the move, Teresa became one of the most powerful women in racing.
Controversy sparked in 2007 when Teresa and her stepson, Dale Jr., couldn't agree to terms of a new contract, which led to NASCAR's most popular driver leaving DEI for Hendrick Motorsports. However, DEI has succeeded despite Junior's departure, fielding four full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, including cars for drivers Martin Truex Jr. and Mark Martin. The team has since announced a merger with Chip Ganassi Racing, to take effect in 2009.
Earnhardt, who was born in Hickory, N.C., was married to Dale Sr. for 17 years before his death. She is also the stepmother of Kerry Earnhardt (a former NASCAR Nationwide Series driver who now works as a consultant for DEI) and JR Motorsports president Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, who's No. 56 on this list.
