Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a piece of trash to thank. Earnhardt took the lead from the dominate Brad Keselowski with four laps to go at Pocono Raceway Sunday and held on for victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pocono 400.
Keselowski’s downfall came when he tried to get behind the slower car of Danica Patrick exiting turn 1 to clean the grill. He followed her up towards the wall and lost momentum; Earnhardt soon got by and was able to get enough of a lead to score the win. It was his second win of the season, his first at Pocono and the 21st of his career.
“I didn’t think he would go up there to try to get the stuff off his grille, ” Earnhardt said of Keselowski who led a race high 95 laps. MORE>>>
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
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.
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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