FameCrawler : NASCAR

NASCAR Daddy - Marcos Ambrose

Whit Honea — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:04:00 GMT

Marcos Ambrose and his daughter Adelaide shared a hug and some water on Sunday before the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in North Carolina.

I never knew NASCAR was so family-oriented. Good for them.

NASCAR Daddy - Juan Pablo Montoya

Sunday Cute Shot - Driving Mr. Emerson

Alex Lloyd Drives Fast, Takes No Chances

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NASCAR Daddy - Jeff Gordon

Whit Honea — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:03:00 GMT

As we mentioned earlier, Sunday was the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The drivers took a few moments to hug on their children before getting behind the wheel for the NASCAR race. Jeff Gordon and his daughter Ella Sofia made the most of it.

That's gotta be a somber few moments. Racin' ain't exactly a walk on the beach.

Sunday Cute Shot - Driving Mr. Emerson

Alex Lloyd Drives Fast, Takes No Chances

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NASCAR Daddy - Juan Pablo Montoya

Whit Honea — Sat, 30 May 2009 10:58:00 GMT

Sunday was the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Driver Juan Pablo Montoya took a moment before the NASCAR race to spend some time with his son Sebastian.

That's sweeter than a trophy.

Alex Lloyd Drives Fast, Takes No Chances

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Sunday Cute Shot - Driving Mr. Emerson

Whit Honea — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Emerson Fittipaldi, a two-time F1 champion, took a moment to pose with his 2-year-old son, also named Emerson at the NASCAR All-Star Showdown.

Something tells me little Emerson is going to feel the need for speed.

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Jeff Gordon Feels the Need for Family

Whit Honea — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:07:00 GMT

Jeff Gordon took a little calm before the storm time with his wife Ingrid and their little girl Ella before a race in Arizona.

Ella is about to turn 2. She appears to be on a much faster track than anything Jeff is used to. Kids grow up quick (hold for understatement of the year reaction).

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Daughter Hasn't Eliminated Jeff Gordon's Need For Speed

Josh loposer — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Sure, being a dad has changed NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon's life, but it hasn't exactly encouraged him to slow it down or retire.

According to an interview held before this weekend's race at Talladega (in which he was involved in a wild 7-car pile-up), Gordon talked about the things that have changed for him since his daughter Ella Sofia was born, and the things that haven't. Apparently, Jeff claims that he's “more intense about racing today” than ever before:

“Family has always been important to me and been a priority but it doesn’t change my focus on racing and what I do in the race car.”

Hopefully, having a family at least changes what he does and doesn't do in the family car. If you didn't catch Sunday's spectacular wreck on the highlight reels, you should watch the video. It should definitely give some of the drivers with families pause.

“I love being a dad,” Jeff admits. “Just this week getting to go to school with her and different classes…We went to the museum and different things. Just seeing things through her eyes is incredible.”

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Sunday Cute Shot - Babies, Star Your Engines

Whit Honea — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:21:00 GMT

Sam Hornish, Jr., and his 13-month-old daughter Addison shared a moment before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in Tennessee.

Wait, Addison, are you listening to any of this?

Get it? She has earplugs in because the cars are loud. You can use that.

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Supermodel Niki Taylor Welcomes A Girl!

Sassy Smith — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:08:00 GMT

Supermodel Niki Taylor and husband, NASCAR driver Burney Lamar welcomed their first child together - a girl, on Wednesday, March 4 - just a day before Niki's birthday. Now that's a gift! What did they name their little princess?

Ciel Taylor Lamar arrived at 11:30 a.m. and weighed seven pounds, eight ounces.

Lou Taylor (no relation), Niki's long-time manager said, "Everyone is doing amazing."

Niki, 33, had a hard time conceiving this time and said earlier in the year, "I am so happy and ready. I am in such a wonderful place in my life that I can really enjoy it all."

Taylor has twin boys, Jake and Hunter, 14, with her ex-husband Matt Martinez.

Congrats to the family!

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Daytona 500 in Cruise Control

Whit Honea — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:33:00 GMT

Tom Cruise got the racing bug from one legend of silver screen, Mr. Paul Newman. It would appear that the bug is still biting.

Tom took his son Connor to the Daytona 500 and it looks like they got a pretty good spot.

Next stop, the Piston Cup!

Valentine's Day with Tom and Katie

Bippity Boppity Boo

Tom and Katie M.I.A.

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Jeff Gordon Gets His Wish

Whit Honea — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:32:00 GMT

Jeff Gordon and his wife Ingrid took their daughter Ella Sofia to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

The family was shown the world on Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride. Word is that it was shining, shimmering and splendid.

According to Gordon's website the family had a great time. I believe it.

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Niki Taylor Expecting Daughter

Karl Erikson — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Supermodel Niki Taylor, 33, is expecting a daughter! "I'm ready for a baby already," Niki says. "I want to meet my baby."

This will be Niki's third child and her first with husband Burney Lamar. She's already a mom to identical twins Jake and Hunter, 14, with ex-husband Matt Martinez. Baby #3 is due in March.

"Burney and I are very excited with this stage of our lives. We're thrilled." The couple were married two years ago, and Burney is a NASCAR driver. They live in Tennessee.

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Model Niki Taylor and Husband Burney Lamar Expecting

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:05:00 GMT

And they said it wouldn't last: Niki Taylor and NASCAR racer Burney Lamar, who got engaged after only their third date, are expecting their first child together. The couple met at a NASCAR autographing session and were married in December of 2006.

The baby, who is due in March, will be the third child for Taylor who has twin 13-year-old boys from her marriage to football player Matt Martinez. Taylor suffered a tragic loss in 1995 when her younger sister Krissy, also a model, died at the age of 17 after an asthma attack. In 2001 Taylor was critically injured in a car accident that caused a collapsed lung and serious liver damage and left her unconscious for six weeks.

Nice to see some good news coming Niki's way - congratulations to her and Burney!

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NASCAR's Casey Mears is a New Dad

Karl Erikson — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:34:00 GMT

NASCAR driver Casey Mears is a brand new dad. His girlfriend, Trish Grablander, gave birth to daughter Samantha Mae Mears on Tuesday afternoon. Samantha weighs 8 lbs, 7 oz, and was 20-3/4 inches long. The announcement came on Casey's message board.

Casey's mom said, "Sam's middle name is after Grandma Skip, as her real name is Mae. Same has a lot of dark wavy hair and is just as pretty as she can be. Mom and Dad are doing fantastic. Nana and Papa are doing pretty well, too."

It's the couple's first child. Congrats to Casey and Trish. Great news.

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Jeff Gordon's Life Much Busier Since Fatherhood

Jeff Gordon Has an amazing Wife and Family

Salma Hayeck and Valentina Get Lapped

Whit Honea — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:14:00 GMT

Salma Hayeck looks peeved about getting lapped on the first leg of her walk. She'll make it up when the other lady hits the pits. Those wheels won't last.

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Jeff Gordon's Life Much Busier Since Fatherhood

Karl Erikson — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:35:00 GMT

Jeff Gordon, NASCAR driver and new daddy to Ella Sofia, says that fatherhood came at the perfect time for him. Gordon, 37, says that dadhood at his age lets him appreciate it a lot more than he would have at his career's beginning. He also thinks that having kids at an early age would have jeopardized his track success.

"When I’m at work, my mind is focused on my job, on driving. If you have a great weekend, you’re on a high. When it’s a bad day, you just want to get away from the track. But no matter how good or bad my day was, coming home, it’s all put aside. You don’t have a choice. I’m a realist. It’s tough. So is racing."

He also says, "You think you are busy until you have a child. Turns out that my life was not all that busy until Ella came along."

Jeff's wife is model Ingrid Vandebosch. They've been married for a couple of years now.

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Jeff Gordon Has An Amazing Wife and Family

trix — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:33:00 GMT

Jeff Gordon counts his lucky stars every day because his wife Ingrid puts up with him and his schedule.

Jeff told People magazine that, "she is the "rock" in the family. You've got to have a wife that's very understanding. I'm lucky to have that. Ingrid wakes up everyday at 7 a.m. and does everything that she possibly can for her little girl – our little girl – and for me."

She's a mother and a wife, she does what she needs to do to take care of her family. That shouldn't be so surprising. It's nice to see that he appreciates her and all the things that she does everyday.

She's quite pretty too.

Read the rest of the interview here.

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Eric McClure Races Over Finish Line With New Baby Girl

Karl Erikson — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:08:00 GMT

Eric McClure, 29-year-old NASCAR driver, and his wife, Miranda, are the proud new parents of baby girl Maryleigh Isabella McClure. Maryleigh was born Wednesday, August 27 at 7:21 p.m. and weighed 5 lbs, 10 oz. It's the second girl for the couple...they have a little girl, Mabreigh, who is 18 months old. Though Mabreigh was sick recently, she was "very excited to see her little sister."

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New Starr on the Horizon

Whit Honea — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:28:00 GMT

NASCAR driver David Starr (Craftsmen Truck Series) and his wife Kim are expecting their first baby.

In other news, the David and I each have a dog named Harley. What are the odds?

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Costner Does Daytona

Whit Honea — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:40:00 GMT

Kevin Costner and family got the expected star treatment at Daytona. Why wouldn't they?

Kevin, his wife Christine and their one-year-old son Cayden seemed to be enjoying themselves.

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Where There are Wheels There is Jeff Gordon

Whit Honea — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:18:00 GMT

NASCAR hero Jeff Gordon, his wife Ingrid and their daughter Ella have been enjoying themselves by walking around NYC. Just this morning they did 500 laps around Central Park.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 6-18-08

Whit Honea — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:35:00 GMT

Yes. I called it. I'm that good.

Springsteen performs for Russert's memorial (Gabby Babble)

Charlie Sheen is an idiot (Perez Hilton)

Johnny Depp is a good guy (Celebspin)

Camila at the spa (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Jeff Gordon gets lots of action (TMZ)

Nicole Richie and more traffic school (Gossip Girls)

No wonder Posh can't sell jeans (Jezebel)

Michelle Obama is just fine (MOMocrats)

David Beckham cruising (Hunky Blog)

Happy Father's Day, Jeff Gordon

Whit Honea — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:53:00 GMT

This is Jeff Gordon with his wife Ingrid Vandebosch and their daughter Ella. Those are the shoes Gordon wears when he's taking life at a slower pace.

Happy Father's Day, Jeff. Got milk?

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Juan Pablo Montoya and Sebastian Hit the Track

Whit Honea — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:40:00 GMT

Here's what I know about Juan Pablo Montoya: He drives cars and has a son named Sebastian.

What else do I need to know?

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Jeff Gordon and Ella Sophia: Still Cute

Whit Honea — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:27:00 GMT

This just in: Jeff Gordon's daughter Ella Sophia is a cutie. Further proof available here and here.

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Jeff Gordon's Speed Racer

Whit Honea — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:29:00 GMT

Little Ella Sophia is the hit of the circuit. The little cutie has been with daddy Jeff Gordon at many of the races this year, including the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

I've never been to a NASCAR race, having been book-learned, but I bet it's a thrill for Jeff and his daughter to be able to share it.

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