dale_earnhardt_banquet_2013We continue our look at the Top 10 drivers of the 2013 NASCAR Racing season, and coming in at #5 is Dale Earnhardt Jr. who finished -56 points back of the Champion.

STATS: 0 wins, 10 Top 5’s, 22 Top 10’s, 2 Poles, 3 DNF’s
$5.7 million in winnings

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1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet 21.256 127.023
2 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 21.263 126.981
3 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet 21.275 126.910
4 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 21.292 126.808
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 21.295 126.790
6 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 21.296 126.784
7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 21.315 126.671
8 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 21.327 126.600

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9 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 21.335 126.553
10 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 21.336 126.547

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Earnhardt Jr. Among Top-10 Most Valuable Sports Brands by Forbes

NASCAR driver ranks seventh in athlete category of the Forbes Fab 40

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (October 6, 2011) – Dale Earnhardt Jr., an 18-time winner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and eight-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver, ranked seventh on the World’s Most Valuable Athlete Brands list, published this week by Forbes.com.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s last top-five finish came in early June, over three months ago. Entering the Chase, seven of his previous nine finishes were outside the top 20.

So momentum wasn’t a discussion topic. A top 10 would have been thrilling.

Instead, Earnhardt surprised onlookers with a third-place run – his best finish in a Chase race since a runner-up at Martinsville in 2008.

Earnhardt now sits fifth in points – up from 10th – just 13 points off the lead.