Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Food City 500 Race Preview

EARNHARDT ON CLEVELAND SHOW: Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be one of three NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, including teammate Kasey Kahne, to be featured on “The Cleveland Show” this Sunday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. POINTS REPORT: Earnhardt finished seventh last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and currently ranks third in the driver standings. After three NASCAR Sprint Cup events this season, Earnhardt has two top-five finishes and three top-10s. He trails leader and teammate Jimmie Johnson by 10 points. STRONG START: Earnhardt is off to the best Cup start of his career with three consecutive top-10 results and an average finish of 4.7 in the first three events of the 2013 season. Prior to this year, his best start was last year when he drove the No. 88 Chevy to an average finish of 8.66 in the first three 2012 contests. SEASON-TO-DATE: Earnhardt ranks third among drivers in the first three races of the season with an average running position of 9.502 and third after spending 81.7 perc...