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Earnhardt Jr. Finishes 28th at Pocono

August 3rd, 2009 - Long Pond, PA
Dale Earnhardt Jr. hung around and hung around before falling in the last ten laps and ultimately finishing 28th in the Pennsylvania 500 today at Pocono Raceway.

Earnhardt started the race in in the 22nd slot and spent the entire race jockeying through the mid twenty positions before his team took a risk on a "fuel only" pit stop with 38 laps to go. That move bumped junior into the top five and he actually hung around the top ten until lap 190. That's when he pulled a "Junior" and slammed his number 88 into the wall, ending his hopes for respectability.

As Earnhardt raced around Pocono in the rarified air (for him) of the top ten you knew he would do something to mess up his chances and of course, he did and dropped like a rock. Again, Junior was the Hendrick driver that finished furthest back for the "Superteam" even though Jimmie Johnson struggled with engine problems all day and fell to three laps back before making a miraculous run and finishing 13th.

Junior is the only Hendrick Motorsports driver that is not in the running for the Chase to the Sprint Cup and with just fifteen races left in the season the Amp Energy #88 team has more questions than answers. Obviously the firing of Tony Eury Jr. hasn't made a difference (surprised?) as the team has dropped even farther in the Sprint Cup points standings to 23rd. For those of you paying attention, that's the bottom half of the standings. With great sponsorship, unlimited resources and a new crew chief there is only one place to lay blame: The driver.

The were more Junior Sucks t-shirts littering the crowd then at any race this season today and they got to see a terrific race with Denny Hamlin holding off emerging Juan Pablo Montoya for the win with Clint Bowyer, Sam Hornish Jr.a and Kasey Kahne rounding out the top five. Hamlin was very emotional after the win acknowledging that his grandmother had passed away this past week.

Sprint Cup moves to the Watkins Glen road course next week so it should be interesting to see what adjustments the #88 team makes in an effort to crack the top twenty.

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Very true,he is struggling hope he get his shi.. together soon.    Go JR GO

Go Dale jr. Go Dale Jr. Go Dale Jr. 88!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will miss you PINNER

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Jones:

Very true,he is struggling hope he get his shi.. together soon.    Go JR GO

I know how you feel, Burton isn't doing well at all.

The I's have it!!!!!!!!!

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At the first of the season, when he kept missing his pit stall, I actually thought that he just flat out couldn't see to hot but obviously others thought that and even mentioned it to him cause he said in an interview, by the way, I have better than 20/20 vision, there is nothing wrong with my eyesite.... so Hum?  That's out!

Maybe his heart is just not in it anymore even though he says it is?  Maybe he's burnt out as a driver!  I don't know about Hendrick or Amp, but in the past, it was in his contract that he couldn't do any other kind of racing?  Newman used to not do any other kind of racing, since the end of last year, he's been doing any and every kind of racing and been grinning from ear to ear, having the time of his life.  LIke a kid again, so maybe Jr. needs to get out and meet and greet and do some other racing, have some fun! 

 

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I heard Marty Smith earlier this year that you can tell his confidence is completely gone.  I guess he used to walk w/a "Swagger" (I'm not a fan of Jr so I don't pay attention) and you can tell now that he has zero confidence.  Changing crew chiefs made all the difference in the world when the driver behind the wheel can't still get the job done.  Here's to 23rd in points!

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More publicity... Go Jr......

Go Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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did you see yesterday where they put kyle and jr in the same catorgy on not wining races. it was a good peice .

i forget what person said this but they said ky is a good actor and that he could double for pee wee herman i really never saw pee wee herman in ky my self.

  and i am with you joey more press go jr.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Causes Wreck, Doesn't Finish.

 

August 10, 2009 - Watkins Glen, NY

Dale Earnhardt Jr. cut a corner, lost control, barreled into Reed Sorenson, shot across the gravel and slammed head-on into the wall today at Watkins Glen International Raceway. He knocked himself out of the famed Sprint Cup road race and put Sorenson a lap down without even reaching the halfway point in the race. He later returned 28 laps behind the leaders and finished in 39th position in the race that was delayed for a day by rain. This was the second Sprint Cup race in a row to be delayed.

Earnhardt was running 24th when he caused the wreck that brought out the third caution of the race. He'd started in the 31st position and had effectively moved up before his miscue.

"Every week it's something else!" said a source from pit road. "You give Junior a fast car he wrecks it. You give him a slow car he gets penalized in the pits. Maybe he should go down and get some laps in Nationwide!"

Sprint Cup Points leader, Tony Stewart picked up his third win of the season by holding off a hard charge by Marcos Ambrose whose followed in the top five by Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle. This was Stewart's fifth victory at Watkins Glen and virtually locked him into the top position heading into the last four races before the Chase for the Sprint Cup. It is the opposite of Earnhardt's brutal season which is only getting worse. He was again the fourth of the four Hendrick Motorsports cars in finishing order.

Sprint Cup returns to Michigan next week and that must be good news for Junior, as it is the last place he won a race over a year ago (with the help of his former crew chief, Tony Eury Jr.).

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More Publicity.. I love it.  Yeah, he cut the brake line hisself to take out Reed....Gotta love the smart ones...

Go Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The best part is even though Jr is disliked by so many, he still runs their life because they can't stand not talking about him. Good or bad they are still making him the most popular driver... I love it... keep talking..

Go Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Joey:

More Publicity.. I love it.  Yeah, he cut the brake line hisself to take out Reed....Gotta love the smart ones...

Been trying to figure out how he did that while driving, he must be a rocket scientist or something.

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Jr "won" at Michigan last year w/the help of NASCAR.  That was the quickest I've ever seen a caution thrown w/Jr leading about to win.

Great points day again for Jr today!

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When you figure it out, let me know,, I will be up all night trying to figure that one out...

Go Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great stuff,,,, gotta love the smart ones..

PUBLICITY!!!!!!!!!

No matter how he won it, it's still a win

GO JR>>>>

Go Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Joey:

More Publicity.. I love it.  Yeah, he cut the brake line hisself to take out Reed....Gotta love the smart ones...

 

Who said he cut his brake line? I thought it was Teresa who did that.

Tonya Cool

"Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching."

 

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