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After Sixth-Place Run, Dale Earnhardt Jr Reflects on his Legacy

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 25, 2017 in Sonoma, California. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

That Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished sixth in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway is only slightly short of miraculous.

Consider this. On lap 14, Earnhardt lost control of his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet approaching turn 11, slid through the corner and collided with Danica Patrick’s Ford. Continue reading

Superb Restarts Propel Kyle Larson to Victory in Michigan

Two weeks ago at Dover, Kyle Larson took a painful master class in restarts from Professor Jimmie Johnson.

In Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Larson graduated with high honors, using a series of exceptional restarts to win his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season and his second in a row, dating to last August, at the two-mile track in the Irish Hills. Continue reading