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Dale Jr. Touts Memphis Ribs; Track Offers Lifetime Supply

January 15, 2009

After Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s only race in Memphis to date, he and Elton Sawyer shower winner Jeff Green with champagne to celebrate the city's first NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series race in 1999. Photo by John Tucker Photography

MEMPHIS – Make no bones about it. Dale Earnhardt Jr. likes Memphis ribs. So much so that he has a steady supply FedEx’d to his home in North Carolina.

His affinity for the city’s most sought-after cuisine was obvious during a repeat episode this month of MTV’s Cribs. It is unclear, however, when Earnhardt Jr. developed this indulgence for Memphis barbeque.

In his only race at Memphis Motorsports Park - the inaugural Sam’s Town 250 on Oct. 31, 1999 - Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 3 ACDelco car to a runner-up finish behind Jeff Green. He returned in 2003 for a Cup test session in the No. 8 Budweiser car. And his JR Motorsports teams have competed in the Nationwide Series event here for three years in a row, with a best finish of fifth by Shane Huffman in the No. 88 in 2006.

In an attempt to entice Earnhardt Jr. back to the track, Memphis Motorsports Park is extending a standing offer of a lifetime supply of Memphis ribs in exchange for a one-time competitive run in the city’s fall Nationwide Series race.

With two locations in the Memphis area, Pig-N-Whistle is the Official Barbeque Restaurant of Memphis Motorsports Park.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series returns to Memphis Motorsports Park on Oct. 23-24.

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