Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Probably not coincidentally, Wrangler was the initial sponsor of his father's #3 Chevrolet from 1980 until 1987. Maine has a long tradition of personal self-reliance, and Yankee ingenuity. He was also featured in a commercial for Wrangler jeans that used the aforementioned song as its background music. The three largest Protestant denominations in Maine are: Baptist (12% of the total state population), Methodist (8%), Congregationalist (3%). has appeared in print advertisements for Drakkar Noir Cologne, one of the sponsors of his race car, and in the video for Sheryl Crow's song "Steve McQueen", which pays tribute to the late film star famous for his car chase scenes. The religious affiliations of the people of Maine are:. Dale Jr. The five largest ancestries in the state are: English (21.5%), Irish (15.1%), French (14.2%), American (9.4%), French Canadian (8.6%).

He has expressed interest in pursuing an acting career. The racial makeup of the state is:. Dale Jr.'s looks have helped his media presence. As explained in detail under "Geography" there are large tracts of uninhabited land in some remote parts of the interior. Fans have alleged that the change was approved, in the hopes of saving NAPA Auto Parts as a team sponsor. For example, some communities may have a much larger seasonal retail sector than their official, small population figure would imply. Many of Earnhardt's fans have criticized the leadership at DEI, especially Teresa Earnhardt for her approval of the crew change. Therefore, there are some situations in which official census figures could be misleading for Maine.

Teammate Michael Waltrip took the pole position for the Pocono 500, further bolstering the argument that Waltrip may have gotten the better end of the crew change. These are the summer people of Maine lore. Official census figures normally count a person as a resident only once, at the place of the primary home. A recovery seems unlikely, considering that Johnson and second place Greg Biffle have dominated most of the first 13 races of the season. Many of these visitors establish an alternate secondary residence in Maine during some or all warm months and then depart for their primary residence in the off-season. Earnhardt must be within 400 points of the leader by the 26th race to qualify for the Chase for the Championship. Maine is a popular tourist destination, but it also experiences harsh winters and, consequently, the great temporary influx of visitors occurs during the warmer months. is 15th in the points standings, 414 behind leader Jimmie Johnson. As of 2003, the state's population was 1,305,728.

As of June 11, 2005, Earnhardt Jr. Maine is also the home of The Jackson Laboratory, a non-profit institution and the world's largest mammalian genetic research facility. finished fifteenth in the Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, suggesting that DEI may have lost its advantage at the restrictor plate tracks to rival Hendrick Motorsports. Bean (Freeport). At one point he was as far back as 29th. Subsequently, Earnhardt Jr. Some of the very few large companies that do maintain headquarters in Maine include Fairchild Semiconductor (South Portland) and the famous outdoor supply retailer L.L. On February 20 2005, Dale fell short of winning back-to-back Daytona 500 races, placing third after struggling with an ill-handling car for much of the race. Structurally, this could be a weakness in an economy that depends on extracting forest and sea resources, because decisions that affect the long-range stability of the resource base are being made in distant locations which do not have to live on a day to day basis with the consequences of their policies.

Rondeau served as Earnhardt's crew chief until the Coca Cola 600 weekend when he was replaced with DEI chief engineer Steve Hmiel. Maine has very few large companies that maintain headquarters in the state, and fewer than before due to consolidations and mergers, particularly in the pulp and paper industry. Peter Rondeau, a Chance 2 employee who also helped Earnhardt win the Busch Series race at Bristol in August, became the crew chief for Earnhardt in 2005. Historically, however, beaver trapping was much more significant in the North Woods and Canadian Maritimes than the small industry of today and was the cause of much early wealth and many trading settlements. became the crew chief for the DEI #15 driven by Michael Waltrip for the 2005 season. The principal pelt taken by value is beaver. would be promoted to the team manager position for the DEI corporation, while Tony Eury, Jr. Note: Many trappers are part-time).

At the close of the 2004 season it was revealed that Tony Eury, Sr. Maine has a small trapping industry, which, with 3,157 resident trappers, is nevertheless larger than that of most Eastern states ( Source: Portland Press Herald, Jan 23, 2005. Truex went on a charge late in the 2004 Busch Series season, and clinched the championship at Darlington, with a strong finish, making Earnhardt the winner of both a driver's championship (1998 and 1999) and an owner's championship (2004). In 2001, Maine's largest city surpassed Boston as New England's busiest port (by tonnage), due to its ability to handle large tankers. Earnhardt as an owner was more proficient. Around 1880, Portland's rail link and ice-free port made it eastern Canada's principal winter port, until the aggressive development of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the mid-1900s. That incident, combined with two consecutive DNF's in the playoffs, eventually dropped him out of the running, and finished fifth in the 2004 Nextel Cup playoff. Maine ports play a key role in national transportation.

However, he was penalized 25 points for use of an obscenity during the television broadcast, in violation of a NASCAR rule prohibiting participants from using obscene language. Naval shipbuilding and construction remain key as well, with Bath Iron Works in Bath and Portsmouth Naval Yard in Kittery. He was able to qualify third for the NASCAR ten-race playoff, and won his fifth Nextel Cup win of the season (a career high) was also his fifth win at Talladega (another record). Its industrial outputs are paper, lumber, and wood products, electronic equipment, leather products, food processing, textiles, and tourism. In the fall, Junior became the first driver to sweep the weekend meet at Bristol by winning both the Busch race and Cup race in the same weekend. Aroostook County is known for its potato crops. The burns did not affect Junior in the long run. Maine's agricultural outputs are seafood (notably lobsters), poultry and eggs, dairy products, cattle, blueberries, apples, and maple sugar.

and his stepmother Teresa Earnhardt) and his DEI team mate (John Andretti) in the middle of the races. Its per capita personal income for 2003 was $29,164, 29th in the nation. The burns prevented him from finishing two races where he was replaced by Martin Truex, Jr. (driver for Chance 2 Motorsports, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/) estimates that Maine's total gross state product for 2003 was $41 billion. He suffered second and third degree burns on his neck, chin, and legs. The noted American ecologist Rachel Carson did much of her research at one of the Maine seacoast's most characteristic features, a tide pool for her classic "The Edge of the Sea." The spot where she conducted observations is now preserved as the Rachel Carson Salt Pond Reserve at Pemaquid Point. The car burst into flames with Junior still inside. Millions of ordinary Americans have enjoyed this coastal scenery at Maine's Acadia National Park, the only national park in New England, and the second-most visited national park in the United States.

crashed the Corvette he was testing for an American LeMans Series race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. In the case of Maine there has been a partially offsetting rise in land also, due to the melting of heavy glacier ice, which caused a rebounding effect of underlying rock; however, this land rise was not strong enough to eliminate all the effect of the rising sea level and its invasion of some former land features. won the Daytona 500, 6 years to the day after his father won his only title in the "Super Bowl Of Motorsports." In July, during on off-weekend from NASCAR, Dale Jr. More prosaic geologists describe this type of landscape as a drowned coast, where a rising sea level has invaded former land features, creating bays out of valleys and islands out of mountain tops. In 2004, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Vincent Millay of Rockland and Camden, Maine in "Renascence":. Still, Junior rallied to score two more wins at Talladega, a pair of Bud Pole Awards and an 11th-place finish in the final standings. This visual contrast of forested slopes sweeping down to the sea has been aptly summed up by American poetess Edna St.

finished no better than 30th. Just inland, by contrast, is the view of sparkling lakes, rushing rivers, green forests and towering mountains. In the three races following Fontana, Earnhardt Jr. Jagged rocks and cliffs and thousands of bays and inlets add to the rugged beauty of Maine's coast. He struggled after enduring a concussion at Fontana in April -- an injury he did not admit to until mid-September. Along the famous rock-bound coast of Maine are lighthouses, sandy beaches, quiet fishing villages and thousands of offshore islands, including the Isles of Shoals, which straddles the New Hampshire border. In 2002, Junior had a roller-coaster season. West Quoddy Head is the country's easternmost piece of land.

The season of emotion produced nine top-fives and 15 top-10 finishes, as well as two Bud Poles. Maine is equally well known for its dramatic ocean scenery. That Talladega victory earned Junior a Winston No Bull 5 $1 million bonus. For example, the Northwest Aroostook, Maine "territory" in the far north is listed as having an area of 2,668 square miles and a population of 27, or one person for every 100 square miles. The second victory came at Dover, Delaware, in the first race after 9/11 and the third was in the EA Sports 500 at Talladega--the site of his father's final victory. In the forested areas of the interior there is much uninhabited land, some of which does not even have formal political organization into local units. The first win came when the series returned to Daytona, the same track where Junior's father had died a few months earlier, for the Pepsi 400. It is appropriately called the Pine Tree State, as 90 percent of its land is forest.

He didn't stay down for long, though. Junior scored three emotional victories and came back to finish eighth in points. Maine is the most sparsely populated state east of the Mississippi River, owing in part to its huge relative size—its land mass exceeds that of all other New England states combined. Just as his father would have done, Junior raced at Rockingham the following weekend, but crashed on the first lap and finished in 43rd-place. Also in this easternmost area is the Old Sow, the largest tidal whirlpool in the world. As Junior finished second, his father died on impact with the wall. Machias Seal Island, off its easternmost point, is claimed by both the USA and Canada and is the only portion of all US boundaries still in dispute with respect to sovereignty. The first major event of the season occurred in the final corner of the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500--Junior's father crashed. Maine also has several unique geographical features.

came into the season assuming that the biggest obstacle he would face would be a sophomore slump, instead the year proved to be one of the most tumultuous and memorable seasons the young driver has experienced. Its largest lake is Moosehead Lake, and its highest mountain is Mt. Katahdin, which is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. In 2001 Earnhardt Jr. It is the only state that borders exactly one other state. Lee, Richard and Maurice Petty had previously accomplished the feat. Maine is the northernmost state in the New England region and the easternmost state in the country (the easternmost city in the United States is Eastport, Maine), bordered on the west by New Hampshire. That occasion was only the second time that a father had raced against two sons. The Canadian province of Quebec is to the northwest.

Junior did have a part in recreating one Winston Cup milestone in 2000 when he competed with his father and brother Kerry in the Pepsi 400 at Michigan International Speedway. To the south and east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the northeast is New Brunswick, a province of Canada. Kenseth ultimately scored a 42-point victory in the rookie race. See:. It didn't pan out that way, as frequent challenger Matt Kenseth outran Junior in the Daytona 500, and never let up in his run to the title. Senators from Maine, List of Maine State Senators, As Maine goes, so goes Vermont. Before his Winston Cup rookie season in 2000, many thought Earnhardt Jr. was the front-runner for the Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award. See also: List of Governors of Maine, U.S.

With his father's guidance and his own experience on the short tracks throughout the Carolinas, he was ready to take a bold step forward. Mitchell, Olympia Snowe, and Hannibal Hamlin. won consecutive NASCAR Busch Series Championships in 1998 & 1999.
Famous politicians from Maine include James Blaine, Edmund Muskie, Margaret Chase Smith, William Cohen, George J. Earnhardt Jr. The other two go to the highest vote-winner in each of the state's two congressional districts. There, he developed an in-depth knowledge of chassis setup and car preparation, while racing against Kerry and their sister Kelley. Since 1969, two of Maine's four electoral votes are awarded based on the winner of the statewide election.

Within two seasons, the young Earnhardt had honed his driving abilities to the point of joining the Late Model Stock Car division. Maine politicians, Republicans and Democrats alike, are noted for having more moderate views than many in their party. His first race car was a 1978 Monte Carlo that he co-owned with older brother Kerry. The Green Party also elected John Eder to the office of State Representative in Maine, its highest elected official nationwide. began his professional driving career at the age of 17, competing in the Street Stock division at Concord (N.C.) Motorsport Park. The Green Party candidate won 9 percent of the vote in the 2002 gubernatorial election, more than in any election for a statewide office for that party. Earnhardt Jr. The Reform Party of Ross Perot achieved a great deal of success in Maine in the 1992 and 1996 Presidential elections: in 1992 Perot came in second in Maine to Bill Clinton, despite the longtime presence of the Bush family summer home in Kennebunkport, and in 1996, Maine was again Perot's best state.

He currently drives the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Longley from 1975 to 1979 and Angus King from 1995 to 2003). Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974 in Kannapolis, North Carolina) is the son of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. Maine has had two independent Governors recently (James B. NASCAR. Maine voters tend to accept independent and third-party candidates more frequently than most states. List of famous NASCAR drivers. Maine has since become a left-leaning swing state, but has voted Democratic in four straight elections, casting its votes for Bill Clinton twice, Al Gore in 2000, and John Kerry in 2004.

In 1968, Hubert Humphrey became the first Democrat in half a century to carry Maine (sans for the 1964 landslide victory of Lyndon Johnson), thanks to the presence of his running mate, Maine Senator Edmund Muskie. Beginning in the 1960s, Maine began to lean toward the Democrats. Roosevelt received the Electoral Votes of every state other than Maine and Vermont. In the 1936 presidential election, Franklin D.

In the 1930s, it was one of very few states which remained dominated by the Republican Party. Maine's politics are notable for several reasons, and it is dramatic. senators are Susan Collins (Republican) and Olympia Snowe (Republican). Its two U.S.

The capital of Maine is Augusta and its governor is John Baldacci (Democrat). Maine's original capital was Portland until 1832, when it was moved to the more geographically central city of Augusta. This has become known as the Missouri Compromise because admitting both states into the union kept the balance between slave and free states. Because it was physically separated from the rest of Massachusetts and was growing in population at a rapid rate, it became the 23rd state along with Missouri on March 15, 1820.

The province within its current boundaries became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1652, and was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts when the United States was formed. Eastern Maine north of the Kennebec River was more sparsely settled and was known in the 17th century as the Territory of Sagadahock. Originally settled in 1607 by the Plymouth Company, the coastal areas of western Maine first became the Province of Maine in 1622 land patent. The state is chilly, with moderately warm summers but very few actual hot days.

Four U.S. Navy ships were named USS Maine in honor of the state. postal abbreviation is ME. Its U.S. Another possibility for the name 'Maine' is that the people living on islands along the coast of Maine used to speak of going to the mainland as 'going over to the Main".

It is probably named after the French province of Maine. Maine is a state of the United States. State soft drink: Moxie. State cat: Maine Coon.

State song: State of Maine Song. State fish: Atlantic salmon. State insect: Honeybee. State mammal: Moose.

State tree: White Pine. State flower: White Pinecone and Tassel. State bird: Chickadee. Lewiston MAINEiacs, minor league hockey, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Bangor Lumberjacks, minor league baseball, Can-Am League. Portland Pirates, minor league hockey, American Hockey League. baseball). Portland Sea Dogs, minor league baseball, Eastern League (U.S.

Non-Religious – 11%. Other Religions – 1%. Other Christian – 1%. Roman Catholic – 31%.

Protestant – 52%. 1% Mixed race. 0.6% American Indian. 0.5% Black.

0.7% Asian. 0.7% Hispanic. 96.5% White non-Hispanic. List of Maine rivers.

List of Maine counties.