He didn't have a traditionally spelled name, and he was not among your top-10 sports Ernies of all time (Sunday, Sept. 4), but your Sunday 3-dotter reminded me of Virgil Earnest (Ernie) Swervin' Irvan ...

Injuries may have forced him to retire prematurely from NASCAR in 1999, but horsepower continues to be a major part of Ernie Irvan‘s life. Two vastly different types of horsepower, that is. There‘s ...

Ernie Irvan picked up where Davey Allison left off, running away with the Pontiac Excitement 400 Sunday at Richmond International Raceway. Last year's race was the last won by Allison before his death ...

There’s a lot going on here, so let me start with the basics. The list of sporting Ernies sprang from mention of boxer Earnie Shavers’ recent death. Shavers didn’t spell his first name in the manner ...