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	Ernie Irvan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ernie Irvan (born January 13, 1959 in Salinas, California) is a former race driver in NASCAR.
		Ernie continued his tenure with Morgan-McClure in 1993, adding poles at Dover, DE (June) and Daytona (July) and a victory at Talladega in May. In total, while driving for Morgan-McClure, Ernie obtained nine poles, seven wins and 51 Top-10 finishes in 105 starts.
		Ernie was again airlifted from the track and was diagnosed with a mild head injury and a bruised lung as a result of the accident.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ernie_Irvan (2516 words)

	USCS News Releases
		Irvan who had 15 career Winston Cup victories including the prestigious Daytona 500 is expected to bring additional marketing punch to the series.
		Irvan will be making appearances at a number of tracks the USCS visits in 2004 during special Ernie Irvan's USCS Grand National Gold Tour events.
		Irvan will serve as the Grand Marshall for these special USCS events and will be available to meet and greet his fans and USCS followers as well during special autograph sessions at each of these tracks.
	www.uscsracing.com /news/news194.html (466 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Irvan Crashes at Michigan Again
		BROOKLYN, Mich. – Ernie Irvan, nearly killed five years ago in a crash at Michigan Speedway, apparently escaped serious injury today although he was knocked out when he again hit the wall.
		Irvan was in fair condition at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti, said track spokesman Tommy Cameron.
		Irvan, who was airlifted to the hospital, had planned to compete in both the NAPA 200 Busch Series race Saturday and the Winston Cup event.
	washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/autorace/daily/aug99/19/irvan19.htm (452 words)

	Darlington II
		A tribute to Ernie Irvan, NASCAR wallpaper, and the Southern 500.
		Ernie's wholesome life took a serious blow in ‘97 at Michigan when his worst accident occurred, fracturing his skull and rendering him unconscious for more than two days.
		Ernie Irvan's career is pretty well summed up in an article at NASCAR Online called Irvan's Career a Roller Coaster Ride.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/NASCA/25227 (461 words)

	Swervin' Ernie Irvan Now Promotes Safety - WTOP Radio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Swervin' Ernie Irvan, a Californian with a home in North Carolina, was one of the Winston Cup circuit's most popular drivers in the early 1990s.
		Irvan slammed into the wall on a turn and was knocked unconscious with a traumatic brain injury, skull fracture and chest injuries.
		Irvan was on a helicopter and headed to a hospital just 23 minutes after hitting the wall, a quick response that aided his eventual recovery.
	www.wtop.com /index.php?nid=155&sid=532230 (657 words)

	Race 2 Win - Jiffy Lube 300 Ernie Irvan Notes
		The win was Irvan's first trip back to victory lane following his triumphant return to racing in 1995.
		Irvan's top starting spot came in July of 1994.
		Ernie Irvan's thoughts on racing at New Hampshire Intl.
	www.angelfire.com /sc/race2win/nhei.html (370 words)

	No Fear: Ernie Irvan, The NASCAR Driver's Story of Tragedy & Triumph
		Ernie Irvan is a racer on top of his game, a professional at what he does.
		Ernie Irvan shows how hard it is to do well in racing and always have a smile on your face, its not easy.
		Ernie had a huge scare when he crashed his car but in the end of the book he states that he knows what it takes to win, but does he or did he really learn what you can loose by racing and having such a terrible near death accident, im not convinced he did.
	www.rollingfelony.com /car-books-reviewed/0786889403.html (1807 words)

	NASCAR
		Attention Ernie Irvan critics: With two wins and 12 top-10 finishes in his last 15 races, he has laid to rest talk that his racing days are over.
		Not even Irvan's July victory in New Hampshire had quelled the rumors that he was continuing to have vision problems.
		Irvan (28) beat Gordon to the finish—and got to eyeball the press—by avoiding dustups like the one between John Andretti (98) and Chad Little (29).
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/1997/nascar/ns2rich.html (485 words)

	rpm.espn.com: Irvan not reconsidering retirement
		Ernie Irvan is still hooked on the feeling.
		Why Irvan would take such a risk with a wife and an infant daughter at home is not so difficult to understand.
		Irvan won his first stock car race in 1975 at age 16.
	espn.go.com /rpm/wc/2002/0821/1421113.html (884 words)

	Race 2 Win: Ernie Irvan Returns Home As Grand Marshal of Save Mart/Kragen 350
		And Irvan didn't disappoint his fans: He was the first NASCAR driver to become a two-time winner at Sears Point Raceway, piloting the Kodak Film Chevrolet to Victory Lane in 1992 and the Texaco Havoline Ford in 1994.
		Irvan will be honored this year at the Save Mart/Kragen 350, not for just his exploits on the twisting 10-turn, 1.949-mile road course, but for his contributions to NASCAR Winston Cup racing.
		It was the second serious crash for Irvan in less than five years on the same track.
	www.race2win.net /wc/00/ei.html (568 words)

	Ernie Irvan Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Irvan was scheduled to visit PPMS in August 1994, but had to cancel after being seriously injured in a crash at Michigan International Speedway.
		After almost a year of rehabilitation, Irvan cambe back to the NASCAR Winston Cup series late least season and continues to proghress toward a return to the winner's circle.
		Irvan's appearance on July 17th is part of the "WOW' - Winners on Wednesday - ten race mid-week series at PPMS.
	www.ppms.com /pr052896.htm (241 words)

	SpeedwayMedia.com, Online Resource For Motorsports Information
		In 1982, Irvan decided the only way he would make it into big time racing was to be closer to the scene, so he loaded up his belongings and moved to Charlotte with $700 in his pocket.
		Irvan and the Robert Yates crew returned to Michigan in June and Irvan won the event at the track that had almost taken his life in 1994.
		Irvan suffered injuries in the race at Talladega in October and missed the last three races of the season.
	www.speedwaymedia.com /Articles/04/010904Madding.asp (1185 words)

	Irvan, Ernie Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ernie Irvan Fan page - Includes career highlights, statistics, photos, fan club information and truck series details.
		Irvan, Ernie You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.
		The professor had to give an A+ to a student who answered: I don't know and Irvan, Ernie Hell is a half-filled auditorium.
	www.realsportsnetwork.com /Motorsports_Auto_Racing_Organizations_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series_Drivers_Irvan,_Ernie.html (1774 words)

	For Ernie Irvan, crashes were turning points in his life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Irvan will lead the walkers, who are asked for a $100 donation, around the track.
		Irvan expects more drivers to participate and said the walkers will be able to meet the drivers and get autographs as part of the fund-raiser that will benefit his foundation and the Brain Injury Association of Michigan.
		Irvan went through an arduous rehabilitation process and eventually returned to racing, winning at MIS in 1997.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05168/522883.stm (692 words)

	Reports say Ernie Irvan will retire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Irvan, who nearly died five years ago during a wreck and was injured again two weeks ago, scheduled a news conference Friday in Darlington, S.C., the site of this weekend's Southern 500, to make the announcement, the Observer reported.
		Irvan, 40, suffered head and lung injuries Aug. 20 in a practice session crash at Michigan Speedway.
		Irvan is also co-owner of Irvan-Simo Motorsports, which has fielded entries in NASCAR's Truck, Grand National and Winston Cup series this season.
	www.shelbystar.com /sportsarchive/_disc4/0000012c.htm (233 words)

	Ernie Irvan - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
		Famed NASCAR winner Ernie Irvan began racing at the age of nine and later won the California Championship at age 15.
		Ernie debuted at the Winston Cup on September 13, 1987 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.
		Ernie suffered lung and brain injuries as well as given a 10 percent chance to live.
	www.leadingauthorities.com /23770/Ernie_Irvan.htm (361 words)

	NASCAR.com - Ernie Irvan - August 22, 2002
		Irvan began his full-time career in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1989 and won the first of his 15 series events just one year later.
		Irvan won the 1993 Super Ford Magazine Driver of the Year award (voted by its readers), and in 1994 and 1995 won the Maxwell House Spirit Award (voted by the National Motorsports Press Association).
		Irvan retired from racing in September 1999 after sustaining head injuries in a second crash, this time in Busch Series practice, at Michigan.
	www.nascar.com /2002/kyn/history/drivers/02/02/eirvan (200 words)

	Jayski's® Ernie Irvan Site
		Ernie Irvan's involvement in the cause was sparked by his own experience, when he crashed at MIS (in 1994).
		Irvan at the Track: during the rain delay at Martinsville Speedway qualifying, Speed Channel amd MRN Radio interviewed for Nextel Cup driver, Ernie Irvan, who is at the track promoting Race 2 Safety, which deals with trying to decrease the number of head injuries.
		Irvan, now 45, bears the scars of the pain and suffering auto racing has thrown at him, but he rolls on at the fringes of the sport, keeping his hands on the wheel if not his foot on the accelerator.
	www.jayski.com /irvan.htm (6630 words)

	Race 2 Win - Ernie Irvan Helps Retired Greyhounds
		Ernie Irvan, driver of NASCAR's #36 Pontiac, will team up with associate sponsor, PEDIGREE Food for Dogs, to encourage Greyhound dog adoptions in Michigan.
		Ernie Irvan, who won the Michigan 400 in 1997 and earned a pole position last year, along with his dog Ryder, a yellow lab, will co-host this event, greeting Greyhounds from the adoption group.
		Ernie's fans are accustomed to seeing his #36 car decked out with "M&M's" Chocolate Candies, which is his primary sponsor.
	www.angelfire.com /sc/race2win/ei2.html (274 words)

	Ernie Irvan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ernie really ran well in the #36 Skittles Pontiac, which by the way will be MandM's in '99.
		The injury is gone and Ernie was up to full swing in '98, although he is for sure not the same driver as he was before, but he is definitely still got what it takes.
		Ernie was in contention for a top 10 in points before that, and may well have done it, but sitting it out and not risking it has to make Irvan and the MB2 crew hungry in '99.
	webpages.marshall.edu /~angove1/ernie.html (384 words)

	SCC-VA
		Ernie qualified20th but, sidelined after only 35 laps due to an overheated engine, he finished 29th and won $860.
		Ernie made two additional starts for Ulrich's U. Racing team, first at Martinsville, VA (September) where he started 24th and finished 15th and then at North Wilkesboro, NC (October) where he started 25th and finished 22nd.
		Ernie lost Rookie-of-the-Year honors to Ken Bouchard by three points (242-239) in the closest battle in Winston Cup history.
	www.scc-va.org /content.asp?contentid=78 (4702 words)

	Ernie Irvan Talks About Respect..Yesterday and Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ernie Irvan was at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend to help coach Boris Said in the ARCA race.
		In 1991 before the running of the DieHard 500 at Talladega, Irvan asked NASCAR if it would be acceptable to address his fellow race competitors during the drivers meeting.
		Irvan had been driving over his head and out of control on occasion and the other drivers were getting tired of being wrecked.
	insiderracingnews.com /info30.html (605 words)

	WCUP: Ernie Irvan Notes and Quotes from Talladega
		Ernie Irvan’s Talladega Superspeedway Highlights Talladega Superspeedway has been a friend to Ernie Irvan, driver of the "M&M’s" Pontiac.
		Irvan has been the fastest qualifier on five occasions at the 2.66-mile track, which places him third on the Talladega Superspeedway all-time list of fastest qualifiers.
		Ernie Irvan’s thoughts on racing at Talladega Superspeedway "Once the race goes green it is important to be familiar with the characteristics of the track, especially on the big tracks.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/date/19990422/news022206.html?NEWS (503 words)

	Ernie Irvan Collects Brickyard Pole			One is of Michael Jordan and bears the Chicago Bulls star's autograph and personal message: "Great Comeback, Ernie." The other is a mint copy, still encased in cellophane, of his own "comeback" card from 1995, the same year Jordan came back to the Bulls.
		Not that Irvan, now 39 years old, has been sitting still since the 1995 "comeback" card was issued any more than Jordan has.
		Irvan almost won the first Brickyard event in 1994, battling eventual winner Jeff Gordon until a tire went flat five laps from the finish.
	psj.franklincollege.edu /miller/irvan.html (621 words)

	Race Rock - Ernie Irvan
		Irvan, who missed his high school graduation ceremony to race at Riverside went on to a promising career in racing and, over the last few years, has enjoyed one of the most inspiring comebacks of any motorsports athlete.
		No race fan today can forget that there was a time when it seemed that the career and life of Ernie Irvan was potentially coming to an end due to a tragic accident in the midst of Ernie's career in 1994.
		Irvan was back to his old form in no time, twice finishing in the top 10 in his first three starts back in a race car.
	www.racerock.com /racerock/ernie.html (600 words)

	Ernie Irvan to Coach Boris Said in His Superspeedway Debut! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Irvan, who retired as a Winston Cup driver due to injuries with 13 races remaining in the 1999 season, joined Said in Talladega at a recent test session.
		Said, who raced for Irvan in the Craftsman Truck Series in 1997 and 1998 and also for two Winston Cup races in 1999 -- Watkins Glen and Homestead — said he feels fortunate to have Irvan as a coach.
		Said feels that along with having Ernie and his close friends at MB2 helping him out, the learning curve will be shortened.
	www.motorsportscenter.com /printer_293.shtml (731 words)

	Texaco Press Release - Ernie Irvan Becomes First Texaco-Sponsored Driver to Win
		By crossing the finish line first, Irvan is the first Texaco-sponsored driver to have made it possible for someone to become $1 million richer, just by the scratch of a coin.
		Additional game pieces with Irvan's name and trips for two to great race city destinations also are waiting to be found.
		Irvan is one of 11 Texaco-sponsored drivers participating in the promotion.
	www.chevron.com /news/archive/texaco_press/1997/pr6_20b.asp (782 words)

	ernie irvan - is about
		Ernie Irvan named Grand Marshall for two races: NASCAR Winston Cup racing great, Ernie Irvan will serve as the Grand...
		Ernie Irvan 1999 #36 Pedigree Pontiac Grand Prix in 1:24 scale...
		Irvan started racing in 1974; his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series event was...
	www.angelfire.com /ab8/angelte/7/ernie-irvan.html (238 words)

	Race2Safety.com
		That day—August 20—marked another turn for Irvan, especially considering doctors were giving him just a one in 10 chance of survival.
		What Ernie Irvan also decided was to become a living advocate for others who had suffered similar injuries.
		Irvan has become an “expert” by experience, not by choice, having become aware of the personal and very real impacts a head injury has, and not just to the one suffering the injury.
	www.race2safety.com (428 words)

	Fire claims home of Ernie Irvan
		Irvan’s mother-in-law, Helen Baker, arrived as the house was burning.
		Irvan and his wife, Kim, daughter Jordan Leah, 6, and son, Jared Lawrence, 2, were vacationing in the Bahamas.
		Irvan’s wife, Kim, raises horses, and those stables were far enough from the home to keep from endangering the animals.
	www.salisburypost.com /2000march/032600a.htm (493 words)

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