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Earnhardt will start fourth in Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 as he tries to snap a 37-race winless streak. He'll do it with an interim crew chief -- regular Tony Eury Jr. is serving a six-race NASCAR suspension -- but plenty of confidence that he can drive to his first points victory at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
"We can win any race we enter, we're a competitive team," he said. "One of these days we're going to make the whole thing happen, but 600 miles is a long ways. There were times I came in here and felt like I've had winning cars, only to see something happen. You'll age 30 years running a race here, with all the things that happen."I've taken a lot of pressure off myself personally, that's why I am enjoying it more," he said. "I've cleared a lot of issues that I had personally, cleared a lot of personal problems that I had out of the way. I'm real happy."See the full content of this document
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Calm, Confident
Junior putting pedal to metal
By Jenna FryerCONCORD, N.C. -- With his sister handling all his suitors, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was able to focus on ...See the full content of this document
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