Fan’s View: Earnhardt Jr.’s Near-Win Wasn’t the Only Story, Just the Most Important
Whether you love him or hate him, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the pulse of our sport.
Whether you love him or hate him, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the pulse of our sport.
2 – the number of top-10 starters to finish in the top 10 in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Martinsville (April 3).
Denny Hamlin, the winner of three straight Martinsville events was then resigned to 12th position.
Jamie McMurray has been a solid performer at Martinsville with one top five and 10 top 10s throughout his career entering Sunday (April 3).
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s mind raced a million miles a minute, reporters along for the ride while a candid, public questioning game of “What If?” took center stage.
It was Kevin Harvick, the oft-forgotten third party in last season’s Johnson vs. Hamlin title fight, who crashed the Hendrick/JGR show again.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 in Martinsville, Va.
Kevin Harvick was able to move under Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four laps to go to score his second straight win and become the first repeat winner of 2011.
Better racing is what will attract fans and keep them around. Tracks like Martinsville give that in spades, every race, every series.
Good old Martinsville, taking it to the modernity of today’s NASCAR. Beating, banging, tires that wear out and the only driver happy was the race winner.