Chance 2 Motorsports

Chance 2 was founded in 2003 by Teresa Earnhardt, widow of Dale Earnhardt, and Earnhardt's son Dale Earnhardt Jr. The team name originates from Chance Racing, the team Earnhardt Sr. founded for his children Kerry, Kelley, and Dale Jr. which was the precursor to Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) After the 2000 season, DEI did not field a Busch Series team and only made two one-off starts with Earnhardt Jr. at Daytona in 2002 and 2004, winning both races. DEI later re-entered the series with Paul Menard in the second-half of 2004. Chance 2 originally competed part-time in the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series season, with five drivers making a combined 14 starts in the No. 8/81 car. Earnhardt Jr. won three times for the team in his first three attempts, while the team scored five more top fives with other drivers. In 2004 and 2005, Martin Truex Jr. drove full-time in the No. 8, winning six races and the series championship in each season. Earnhardt, Tony Stewart, and Ryan Moore ran a combined eleven races in the No. 81 over those two seasons, with Earnhardt winning at Bristol in 2004. After the season, Chance 2 folded its operations, the remnants of the team becoming JR Motorsports, which later merged operations with Hendrick Motorsports after 2007.

^ Caldwell, Dave (February 22, 2003). "AUTO RACING; Kerry, the Other Earnhardt, Is Coming On". The New York Times. Daytona Beach, Florida. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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