CONCORD NC. – The day didn’t end the way he wanted Sunday but Dale Earnhardt Jr. isn’t about to give up on his title hopes. Earnhardt had a miserable 500 miles in the rain-delayed Bank of America 500, and at the end of the day his hopes for a NASCAR Sprint Cup took a big hit.
Earnhardt, who has never won a Sprint Cup race at Charlotte, started the race Sunday in 12th. But on lap 68, as they entered turn 1, Earnhardt came down the track and hit the front of the car of Carl Edwards. Earnhardt got loose and scrapped the wall but was able to continue. He kept falling back and on lap 74 Earnhardt lost a right front tire and went into the wall. Earnhardt was the only car to pit during the ensuing caution as the crew worked on the damage. He fell two laps down before he could rejoin the field.
“I lost count of how many time we hit it (the wall) today,” Earnhardt said 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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