Dale Earnhardt Jr. “Looked Like His Daddy There” with Daytona 500 Moves

Following his end-over-end wreck in the Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that he hoped it was spectacular, since he didn’t want to waste the opportunity. 24 hours later, it was his fans that were saying Earnhardt Jr. was spectacular for all the right reasons. After a 2009 season where Earnhardt Jr.’s loyal fans, dubbed Junior Nation, had nothing to cheer about—he went winless, missed the Chase, and only had two top-five finishes—Speedweeks 2010 couldn’t come quick enough. After all the offseason work and talk, both Earnhardt Jr. and his fans were glad to be back at the racetrack—a racetrack at which, over the course of his career, he’s found victory lane. Qualifying on the front row for the Dayto...

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