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By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

Although Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won at Talladega Superspeedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ most recent restrictor-plate race, the driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford isn’t definitively locked into NASCAR’s playoffs – but the odds are heavily in his favor.

Continue reading “Even With A Win, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Has Some Catching Up To Do”

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By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Could you have imagined the late Dale Earnhardt as the Rowdy Burns character in the 1990 stock car racing film “Days of Thunder?”

According to Dale Earnhardt Jr., who on Saturday night will make his last trip around Daytona International Speedway in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, that casting scenario might have been close to the truth. Continue reading “Dale Earnhardt Sr. could have been Rowdy — and that doesn’t mean Kyle Busch”

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By: Toby Christie – @Toby_Christie

It has been a rough curtain call season so far for Dale Earnhardt Jr. After 16 races, the 42-year-old driver is mired 22nd in points, but he is riding the momentum of two straight top-10 finishes heading into possibly his best track — Daytona International Speedway.

Earnhardt always seems to be a factor when it comes down to the win at restrictor plate races, and this time around — possibly his final race at Daytona — he has a really fast car.
Continue reading “Dale Earnhardt Jr. Has Great Car For What Could Be Last Daytona Race”