Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

No active driver boasts more wins at Talladega Superspeedway wins than Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s six.

In fact, only one competitor claims more victories at the 2.66-mile behemoth overall – his father, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, who amassed ten victories there.

Earnhardt has struggled this season with only one top-ten showing in the first nine races, so Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega (2 p.m. ET at FOX) couldn’t be coming at a better time.

“We haven’t done anything to make our fans too happy here lately, so we’ll try to change that at Talladega,” Earnhardt said.

In addition to his six wins, the Hendrick Motorsports driver has 12 top-fives, 16 top-tens and a 15.4 average finish at the Alabama track. Among active drivers, he claims the second-best driver rating (92.0) and third-best average running position (14.4).

Earnhardt, who has also won four times at Daytona International Speedway, is considered the top restrictor-plate racer on the planet. He ranks 24th in the series standings following his slow start – 257 points behind leader Kyle Larson.

“(No. 88 team crew chief) Greg (Ives) told me last week that we aren’t going to look at points anymore, we’re just going to try to go win a race,” said Earnhardt. “We had a great car in Daytona, just had some bad luck when we were leading, so we’re looking forward to Talladega.”