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Found May 03, 2012 on Start 'N' Park Blog: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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This entry of news and notes for the Aaron’s 499 from Talladega focuses in on Hendrick Motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. his #88 National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet. Earnhardt is coming off a 2nd place finish at Richmond. Points report: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, recently picked up his fifth straight top-10 finish, after taking second at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, and now ranks second in the driver standings. Nine races into the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Earnhardt has earned four top-five finishes and seven top-10s. He trails leader Greg Biffle by five points. A year ago at Talladega: In a race that featured 88 lead changes, Earnhardt helped his teammate Jimmie Johnson take over the top spot for the final lap. With Earnhardt pushing him, Johnson posted a .002-second margin of victory, which matches the closest recorded since the inception of electronic scoring. Earnhardt, who started fourth in that...
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