The following is a post from a guest blogger, Ruth Mattern. I wrote about Ruth and her visit to Cabarrus County earlier this week. Here are her thoughts about her experience in NASCAR country.
If This Is A Dream, Don’t Wake Me Up
Have you ever had something happen in your life that made you feel like [...]
October 17, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Cabarrus County, concord, dale, dale earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Inc., dale earnhardt tribute, dale trail, kannapolis, kannapolis nc, lowe's motor speedway, nascar, nascar fans . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: Leave a Comment
A Dale Earnhardt fan visited Cabarrus County this past weekend. I know many are laughing and thinking – Dale Earnhardt fans visit Cabarrus County everyday…many of them even live here. Yes, this is true. But this past weekend one of the very first requests for a Dale Trail banner was fulfilled and the recipient visited [...]
October 13, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Bank of America 500, Cabarrus County, dale, dale earnhardt, daytona, daytona 500, kannapolis nc, kannapolis north carolina, lms, lowe's motor speedway, nascar, Natiowide Race, The Dale Trail, the intimidator . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: Leave a Comment
One of our favorite things to do is to see pictures from fans who came here on vacation and followed The Dale Trail™. Recently I found some great photos of a vacation that included The Dale Trail, races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, and NASCAR Race Shops, on Flickr. We’d like to thank the photographer, txwendycp, for sharing thesebeautiful [...]
September 5, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: cabarrus, dale earnhardt, dale trail, kannapolis, north carolina, vacation pictures . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: Leave a Comment
This News14 story, run on the day the Dale Trail™ banners came down, shows some great footage of the Dale attractions in Curb Motorsports, stop # 8 on the Dale Trail. The museum showcases NASCAR, Indy and modified race cars, as well as LeeAnn Rimes’ very first car, a 1995 black Dodge Viper. Two rare [...]
August 27, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: #2 car, #43 car, cabarrus, curb motorsports, dale earnhardt, dale trail, kannapolis, motorsports museums, north carolina, Richard Petty, winston cup . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: Leave a Comment
It’s been almost a month since the Dale Trail™ banners came down, and officials are working diligently to breathe new life into the iconic trail. Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureaustaff members are meeting with the city of Kannapolis and other area leaders to begin the process of replacing the banners with historical markers. And, in [...]
August 20, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: cabarrus, dale earnhardt, dale earnhardt jr, dale trail, kannapolis, martha earnhardt, north carolina trails . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: Leave a Comment
I found this great blog post about The Dale Trail™ from October of last year. The post includes a photo gallery of many of the stops on The Dale Trail.
August 19, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: dale earnhardt, dale trail, kannapolis, north carolina . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: Leave a Comment
Today the banners came down, but the Dale Trail™ is still alive and kicking! You can still come to Kannapolis and do a self-guided tour of Dale’s hometown, using our Dale Trail map. We also still have the Dale Trail T-shirts for sale. We don’t know at this time what we will do with the banners after we get [...]
July 25, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: dale eanrhardt boulevard, dale earnhardt, dale trail, kannapolis, north carolina . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: 2 Comments
The Dale Trail™ is the perfect activity for a group tour, and if you’re looking for exclusive stories, first-hand knowledge of Dale’s family history, and intimate understanding of Kannapolis history, you can look no further than Adventures in Motorsports, a local tour provider that offers a guided group tour of The Dale Trail. They provide step-on [...]
July 17, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: adventures in motorsports, cabarrus, dale earnhardt, dale trail, kannapolis north carolina, martha earnhardt, sam bass . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: 3 Comments
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting Hendrick Motorsports, home of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the #88 car. I was attending a luncheon for Team USA Baseball, who was in town for a game against Chinese Taipei at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, home to the Kannapolis Intimidators. (Team USA later won the game!) Each guest at [...]
June 27, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: #88, amp, cabarrus, concord, dale eanhardt, fieldcrest cannon, Hendrick Motorsports, lowe's motor speedway, nascar, north carolina, taipei, team usa baseball . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: Leave a Comment
While you’re driving The Dale Trail through Kannapolis, you just might see Dale’s Mother, Martha (pictured at far left) sporting a new Dale Jr. #88 license plate that reads “GMAW” for “Grandma.” This from WCNC, the Charlotte-area NBC Affiliate:
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — If you spot a NASCAR license plate that reads “GMAW,” you may very well [...]
June 11, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: #88, dale earnhardt, dale earnhardt jr, dale trail, dmv, kannapolis, martha earnhardt, nascar, nascar fans, nascar license plates, north carolina . Author: Sharon Campbell . Comments: Leave a Comment