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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Xchange TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. lined up third for a restart on Lap 174 of Sunday's GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, after a massive 18-car wreck on the backstretch thinned the field. The anticipation in the air was palpable, as Earnhardt rolled through the…
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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Xchange TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Qualifying for Sunday's GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was shaping up to be a sentimental story -- until Ricky Stenhouse Jr. said "No." The last driver to make a run in Saturday's final round of knockout qualifying, Stenhouse knocked Dale Earnhardt Jr.…
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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Exchange TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't need an excuse like "alligator arms," he's found a different way to be frugal. Earnhardt simply leaves the house without his wallet. Not that Earnhardt needs a wallet or credit card. He doesn't buy gas at a retail…
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Staff Report, NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Xchange No active driver boasts more wins at Talladega Superspeedway than Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s six. In fact, only one competitor claims more victories at the 2.66-mile behemoth overall -- his father, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, who amassed 10 victories there. Earnhardt Jr. has struggled this…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. plans to retire from the NASCAR Monster Cup series at the end of the 2017 season. The 14-time Most Popular Driver has 603 starts -- 26 victories -- over a career that began at age 24 in 1999. Among his accomplishments are two Daytona 500 crowns (2004, 2014) and two championships (1998, 1999)…
