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Go Daddy gets behind the wheel with NASCAR® star, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Welcome to the GoDaddy.com weblog of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Read the results, see the
highlights and hear the news straight from Dale Jr.
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"We are excited to join Hendrick Motorsports, JR Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for our first NASCAR sponsorship.
It's a natural fit. These guys are all about winning and being the best – that's exactly what GoDaddy.com is about!"
– Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com
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9/3/2008 Dale jr.'s blog for GoDaddy.com Hey Everyone,
The No. 88 team finished 11th at Fontana this past Sunday night. We ran well and had a good car, but just didn’t have track position at the end. Tony Jr. did a good job, and Rick was cheerleading for us. That helped a lot.
Congratulations to Jimmie on his win. He and the No. 48 team were dominant all race, and it’s always great seeing a teammate make it to Victory Lane.
Next up on the schedule is Richmond. We’re going to take back the setup that we ran there last time and try to improve on it. I feel really good about Richmond. We’ve had some great runs there.
I want to thank everybody at Hendrick Motorsports that worked so hard to help us have a good enough year to make the Chase. We’ll try to improve a little bit and win some more races before it’s over. We want to battle for that championship!
Thanks for checking out Go Daddy. See ya next week.
Dale Jr.
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Birth Date: 10/10/1974
Birth Place: Kannapolis, NC
Residence: Mooresville, NC
Highlights: 2003/2004/2005/2006/2007 NASCAR Most Popular Driver;
Winner, 2004 Daytona 500
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a third-generation driver in a family forever connected to the sport of stock-car racing, and while his innate ability behind the wheel comes from Earnhardt DNA, his competitive driving style and keen business sense are all his own.
His flair for originality and common-sense charisma have helped propel him to one of the most popular figures in sports.
Race fans have selected him five times as the winner of NASCAR's Most Popular Driver award, joining Richard Petty and Bill Elliott as the only drivers to win the award five consecutive seasons since 1956.
His appeal is not limited to race fans, as he has appeared numerously on Harris Interactive's annual polling of America's Top 10 Favorite Athletes, frequenting lists with such names as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Brett Favre and Derek Jeter.
The 2008 season marks Dale Jr.'s ninth in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. Through 2007, the 32-year-old native of Kannapolis, NC has amassed more than $46 million in career winnings and 17 victories, including the 2004 Daytona 500.
His 17 victories rank him 39th on NASCAR's all-time race winners list. He also has four "non-points" or all-star wins, and seven Bud Pole Awards.
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The likeness of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and other related trademarks and copyrights are used with the
permission of Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports. © 2008 JR Motorsports
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"I'm very proud of this car, and I'm looking forward to driving it and representing GoDaddy.com in select Nationwide Series races this year.
It's racy and edgy. It's a sharp-looking car, and we are going to have some fun driving it this year."
– NASCAR® Star
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
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Welcome to the GoDaddy.com weblog of Landon Cassill. Read the results, see the
highlights and hear the news straight from Landon.
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"We see big things for this young rookie. The way he raced go-karts just like Danica is fun, but the fact he and his family have been GoDaddy.com customers since they started using the Web is just the icing on the cake"
– Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com
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7/23/2008 Landon's blog for GoDaddy.com Hello to all – how’s everyone doing?
I’ve been quite busy since I last wrote my GoDaddy.com blog in June. Since then, I’ve raced in some NASCAR Nationwide Series races and also some ASA Late Model Series events. My motto right now is the more seat time I can get, the better.
When not racing this summer, I've gone to the beach and the drive-in movies, which was pretty fun. Because I stay so busy with racing, every chance I get to go to the pool or lay in my hammock in the backyard, I take full advantage of it. I try to spend less time inside and more time outdoors, but I play on my computer, talk on the phone and stuff like that, too.
I’m looking forward to this weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park because I’m running double duty. I’ll be back behind the wheel of the No. 81 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday night. ORP is a great track for me, and the extra seat time is always worth the hard work. This will be my first start with the new No. 81 Randy Moss Motorsports Chevrolet team. I hope to make the boss proud!
In addition to my truck duties, I’ll be driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series event on Saturday night. This team continues to perform well every week and I’m always excited to get behind the wheel and drive my tail off for this crew.
This week, I’m just hanging out at home in Iowa and heading straight to Indianapolis on Thursday morning. I always love visiting Indy, especially when I get to do some cool events like the Chevrolet Golf Tournament at Brickyard Crossing Golf Resort and Inn.
Anyways, have a great week and talk with you soon!
Cheers,
Landon
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Birth Date: 7/7/1989
Birth Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
Residence: Charlotte, NC
Highlights: Competed in over 16 U.S. states, scoring hundreds of feature wins.
First NASCAR top-ten finish in the #46 Morgan-Dollar www.GoDaddy.com
Nascar Craftsman Truck Series, May 16, 2008
Landon Cassill was only 3 years old when he was first introduced to the world of competitive auto racing. Cassill's father, Roger, started his young son on quads, a form of motocross four-wheeler racing, at local tracks in Iowa. Shortly after, Cassill graduated to go-karts, where he found instant success.
At the age of 10, Cassill finished second in the Pro Kart Tour at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The following year, he earned his first of two Kart Series national championships. Cassill finished his kart racing résumé with four International Kart Federation (IKF) championships, on both dirt and asphalt tracks.
In 2000, Cassill competed in three different classes -- one in midgets and two in go-karts -- winning all three state championships in the same night. The following year, Cassill topped that achievement by winning four more state championships at the Newton Kart Klub in Newton, Iowa.
When Cassill moved to midget racing, he once again demonstrated his dirt track abilities by winning the 2001 IKF national midget championship. He then turned to Legends Cars to satisfy his racing passion. In 2003, his prowess continued to pay dividends when Cassill earned the Hawkeye Downs legend car championship.
At the age of 14, Cassill, already a veteran racer in his home state of Iowa, set a record as the youngest driver to race and win a modified feature event at the famed Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids. In six races that season, Cassill went on to post five more top-five finishes.
SHIFTING GEARS
While racing modifieds weekly in Iowa during 2003, Cassill began to set his career in motion. The world of American professional auto racing centered on NASCAR, and that is where Cassill wanted to be. He graduated from the Finish Line Racing School and began making a name for himself in the American Speed Association (ASA).
Cassill, 15 years old at the time, finished 11th in the final point standings during his first year with the series and improved to sixth the following season. In addition to racing ASA in 2005, he also completed a partial schedule with the Champion Racing Association, where he finished 14th in the series point standings.
WELCOME TO NASCAR
In 2006, Cassill was introduced to NASCAR through the GM Racing Development competition. He was one of 16 drivers to participate in the three-stage evaluation process that took place at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C., North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Ga., and concluded at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. Cassill's ability caught the attention of Hendrick Motorsports, where he signed as a driver in December 2006.
In 2007, Cassill played an integral role in Hendrick Motorsports' development of the Impala SS, Chevrolet's "Car of Tomorrow" entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, by testing Lakeland (Fla.) Speedway and Greenville-Pickens (S.C.) Speedway. Cassill was given the opportunity of competing in various racing series for Hendrick Motorsports, making his first career start at South Boston (Va.) Speedway in June for a NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series event. In addition, Cassill competed in one other Busch East race, two ARCA Series races and six NASCAR Nationwide Series events. Cassill posted a career-high Nationwide Series finish of 18th at Dover (Del.) International Speedway in September.
In 2008, Cassill is competing in 16 Nationwide Series races in the No. 5 National Guard Chevrolets for JR Motorsports in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports. It marks the most extensive racing action for the Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate since he signed with the Hendrick organization. Landon is making 2 ARCA starts at Daytona and Talladega. He is also driving the Nationwide #4 Phoenix Racing car on the road courses, as well as a start with the #46 Morgan-Dollar NASCAR Craftsman Truck sponsored by www.GoDaddy.com .
FOCUS ON FAMILY
• Moved to Charlotte, N.C., in March 2007 with grandmother Janet Cassill.
• Originally introduced to racing by father Roger Cassill.
• Roger is a car dealer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• Mother Colleen is a stay-at-home mom.
• Older brother Zac is a semi-professional bass angler in the Bass F | | |
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