Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Are NASCAR Fans Expecting Too Much from You?

“To whom much is given, much is expected”  John F. Kennedy This week the Sprint Cup teams roll into Atlanta Motor Speedway. With four races under their belts, the point’s landscape is taking shape and some new faces are beginning to make a statement. Of course, with the new faces on the leader board, there are a few familiar faces still not there. Dale Earnhardt Jr’s second place finish at Daytona was heralded as the beginning of his return to the top. The Jr. Nation celebration was short lived as a broken axle in California and an ill handling race car in Las Vegas secured Jr. two dismal finishes and a drop from second to 15th in the points. During the post race press conference at Las Vegas, Rick Hendrick, the omnipresent c...

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