Race winner Carl Edwards wasn’t the only driver hoping to break a winless streak Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was hoping to break his winless streak at PIR dating back to 2004. He felt his chances were good especially coming off a strong second place finish at Daytona last week. Edwards succeeded winning his first race in 70 tries. Earnhardt came up just a little short, finishing the day fifth.
Earnhardt led 47 of the 316 laps which included 3 laps of overtime. The finish left Earnhardt a little irritated.
“Well, I hate to be frustrated at Phoenix, but I think we are,” Earnhardt said. “We had a real good car. We feel like we could have finished better than fifth, maybe won the race. Just didn’t get the breaks on pit road.” 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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