The photographer's lights glared and the media attention was heavy as rapid-fire questions were asked of NASCAR's Most Popular Driver. The answers were direct, honest and often humorous. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was patient with the throng of media that surrounded him at Hendrick Motorsports during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour sponsored by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Earnhardt is a celebrity and a racecar driver for whom the lines are sometimes blurred, but to his crew chief, Steve Letarte, he is a driver who has to toe the line. Earnhardt needs Letarte to crack the whip. He said, "I never had anyone telling me to do things." His crew chief has him filling out forms, providing detailed feedback and spending a lot more time in the hau...

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The photographer's lights glared and the media attention was heavy as rapid-fire questions were asked of NASCAR's Most Popular Driver. The answers were direct, honest and often humorous. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was patient with the throng of media that surrounded him at Hendrick Motorsports during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour sponsored by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Earnhardt is a celebrity and a racecar driver for whom the lines are sometimes blurred, but to his crew chief, Steve Letarte, he is a driver who has to toe the line. Earnhardt needs Letarte to crack the whip. He said, "I never had anyone telling me to do things." His crew chief has him filling out forms, providing detailed feedback and spending a lot more time in the hau...

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