It almost came to an end. Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s losing streak dating back to 2008 looked to be over early in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Earnhardt shot to the front on the first lap and stretched out a lead that at one point was over five seconds. On lap 78 however, Earnhardt took four tires during a pit stop while most others took only two. Earnhardt found himself 16th in the running order and unable to work his way towards the front.
By lap 160 Earnhardt had fought his way to 10th, unable to move any farther forward.
“We didn’t keep up with the race track,” Earnhardt said.”The car was really fast at the start of the race. I didn’t give that information to Steve (Letarte, crew chief). I don’t think I gave him a good enough understanding of where our race car was, even though it was really fast.” MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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