2007 NASCAR Driver Review: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
It’s tough to find a bright spot in a season full of difficult headlines; but if there was one for Dale Earnhardt Jr., it might have been Pocono in August.
It’s tough to find a bright spot in a season full of difficult headlines; but if there was one for Dale Earnhardt Jr., it might have been Pocono in August.
After losing his cool during a Busch Series race in Kentucky, Carl Edwards arrived at MIS in the wee hours of Sunday morning with a chip on his shoulder.
Kyle Busch won the spring contest at Bristol after Jeff Burton chose not to nudge him out of the way en route to the checkered flag.
In the 13 races before the Chase began, Kurt Busch turned his season around, scoring two wins and seven top-10 finishes to work his way up to 11th in points.
Jeff Burton’s six finishes of sixth or better through the season’s first seven races kept him among the top three in the points through the end of April.
After starting 40th in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Ward Burton came on strong, finishing on the lead lap in 14th position.
The only driver to make the playoffs without a win in the regular season, Clint Bowyer quickly corrected that issue by dominating New Hampshire in September.
Finishing a surprising third in the fall race at Talladega, Dave Blaney followed that up with a sixth-place finish at Lowe’s, contending in both events.
Mired deep in the points standings for much of 2007, BAM Racing qualified for 10 of the final 14 races with John Andretti behind the wheel.
AJ Allmendinger didn’t enjoy many of the highs he hoped for as a rookie on the Nextel Cup circuit, but there were a few golden nuggets in ’07 for the former Champ Car driver.
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