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DALE EARNHARDT, JR.
RICK HENDRICK
STEVE LETARTE
DR. JERRY PETTY

KERRY THARP: Joining us up front we have Steve Letarte, crew chief of the No. 88; Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the No. 88; team owner Rick Hendrick; and Dr. Jerry petty, neurosurgeon. At this time I’m going to call on Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who has some things he’d like to share with everyone.
DALE EARNHARDT, JR.: I guess I’ll just start out with where this all kind of began. We had a test at Kansas about five weeks ago, and we blew a right front tire going into Turn 1, and I remember everything about that accident and everything after that accident, but I knew that I didn’t feel — you know your body, and you know how your mind works, and I knew something was just not quite right.
But I decided to just try to push through and work through it. I’d had concussions before and knew exactly kind of what I was dealing with.

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HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS STATEMENT

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 11, 2012) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not compete in the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway after being diagnosed with a concussion following the Oct. 7 race at Talladega, Ala.

Earnhardt, driver of the No. 88 Chevrolets for Hendrick Motorsports, was diagnosed Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte. Regan Smith will be the team’s substitute driver at Charlotte and Kansas.

NOTE: AJ ALLMENDINGER is on the entry list now to drive the #51 car

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By: Toby Christie – Follow on Twitter @Tobalical

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career has caught a second-wind after horrid seasons in 2009 and 2010 where he finished outside the top-20 in the point standings. Last season Earnhardt began building a foundation with his new crew chief Steve Letarte. The two gelled nearly to perfection, and Earnhardt returned to the Chase for the first time since 2008.

This season Earnhardt is on fire. Through the first seven races he has racked up five top-ten finishes, and he has yet to finish outside of the top-15 in any event. Coincidentally now that Earnhardt has things turned around, the rest of Hendrick Motorsports seems to be struggling to find their way as the organization sits at 199 wins in the Sprint Cup Series.

Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne can’t seem to buy good luck, while Jimmie Johnson was mired in a cheating scandal during the early stages of the season.

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1 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
2 5 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
3 12 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
4 4 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
5 2 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
6 14 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
7 24 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
8 1 16 Greg Biffle Sherwin-Williams Ford
9 21 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford
10 9 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
11 3 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
12 6 27 Paul Menard Schrock / Menards Chevrolet
13 17 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge
14 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet
15 23 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet
16 7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
17 41 51 Landon Cassill(i) Security Benefits / Thank A Teacher Today Chevrolet
18 11 39 Ryan Newman HAAS Automation Chevrolet
19 15 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
20 13 6 David Ragan UPS Ford

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