TALLADEGA, Ala. _
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been ridiculed for his
lousy 2009 season, but there is still one place that treats him like a hero - Talladega, Ala. I saw, heard and felt the power of
Junior Nation firsthand during this Sunday's
Amp Energy 500.
As I walked among the throngs of race fans this weekend, Junior's colors were most prevalent, followed by Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne. Under closer inspection, however, most of those Kahne colors turned out to be Junior's old colors.
The real strength of Junior's following showed itself during driver introductions. Most of the drivers outside of the top 10 qualifying spots received only a polite smattering of applause, with three notable exceptions. The crowd erupted when Junior took the stage, shaking the grandstands and drowning out the drone of the helicopter tours that buzzed relentlessly over the speedway. Kyle Busch received an even more enthusiastic chorus of boos and hisses, and Kasey Kahne earned a falsetto round of appreciation.
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