The winless streak over, Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks for more…
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Lap 1: Marcos Ambrose pulls out to the early lead
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Restart lap 5 – Biffle tries to make the move on Ambrose, though Ambrose pulls off with the lead down the back
Lap...
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