In 2004, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won a career-best six races with family-owned Dale Earnhardt Inc. and entered the final race of the first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in fourth place -- with an outside shot at the title.
Even though Earnhardt has but one race in the win column so far this season, he believes he has a better shot at the championship this season than he did eight years ago.
"I think this is the best chance I've ever had," Earnhardt said Friday at Chicagoland Speedway, site of Sunday's Geico 400. "I think even more than 2004. Looking back on that year, I didn't realize how close we could have come or how good that chance was. We really were a strong team--maybe weren't the strongest team -- (but) one of the two strongest teams for sure in the series that year.
"I think we're a more complete team now, where we run good at all the race tracks, the majority of the race tracks with this group we've got today. I feel like there ...
Found September 15, 2012 on
Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News:
PLAYERS:
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Original Story:
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES
Junior changes engine, drops to back
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start from the back of the field in Sunday's Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway -- the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup -- because of a post-qualifying engine change.
Earnhardt, seventh in the point standings, qualified fourth on Saturday, but his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team then elected to change engines, automatically putting Junior in...
Earnhardt says Diet Mountain Dew scaling back
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says sponsor Diet Mountain Dew is going to ''back off a little bit'' next year, leaving a small gap to fill on Hendrick Motorsports' No. 88 Chevrolet.
Earnhardt said Friday the majority of the season is set with the National Guard, but that there's a ''balancing act'' with multiple sponsors because everyone wants to be the...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. salvages eighth-place finish, wants more
Via Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News
|
September 16, 2012
Dale Earnhardt Jr. blamed himself for having to start from the rear of the field in Sunday's Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, but an eighth-place finish was enough to raise his spirits — at least somewhat.
Earnhardt claimed the fourth starting position in time trials but over-revved his engine after his qualifying lap — a freak occurrence.
"We ran a qualifying lap...
|
September 16, 2012
Dale Earnhardt Jr Changes Engine, Will Start in Back
Via Tireball.com
|
September 15, 2012
If Dale Earnhardt Jr plans to start the NASCAR Chase off with a win he will have to do it from the back of the field. After qualifying fourth for Sundays race, Earnhardts crew chief Steve Letarte opted to change the engine of the No. 88 Chevrolet.
“I don’t think we are super concerned,” Letarte said. “We had a great car in practice and qualified really well, so we showed...
|
September 15, 2012
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. GEICO 400 Race Preview
Via Start 'N' Park Blog
|
September 13, 2012
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, will be seeded seventh to start the 2012 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. This is the fifth season and second straight in which Earnhardt has qualified for the Chase. The driver of the No. 88 Chevy has 2,003 points and trails leader Denny Hamlin by just nine markers going into the 10-race playoff, which...
|
September 13, 2012
Engine change sends Dale Earnhardt Jr. to rear for first Chase race
Via Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News
|
September 15, 2012
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start from the rear in Sunday's GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, the first race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, after his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team opted to change engines after Saturday's qualifying session.
Issues the team found within the engine will force Earnhardt to give up the fourth starting spot, but crew chief Steve Letarte...
|
September 15, 2012
CUP: Mistake Costs Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt Jr. opened the Chase with an eighth-place finish…
Who Ya Got?: Crystal Ball Cloudy On Chase Media Day
Via Start 'N' Park Blog
|
September 13, 2012
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Wide open. That’s how they’ll race. And that’s how this Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is shaping up.
Twelve of the best drivers in the world congregated at the House of Blues in downtown Chicago today for the annual Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Media Day. Media outlets from across the country representing print, broadcast and online outlets participated...
|
September 13, 2012
6
1
3
4
3
34
4
4
All Sports Forum Discussions
| Latest Rumors | The Backyard | Going Viral |
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |
