Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 88
- Chevrolet
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 165
- Born: Oct 10, 1974, Kannapolis, NC
News and Notes
Jul 23
This week: Not only has Earnhardt never won at Indianapolis, he has never even finished in the top five. In fact, Earnhardt has just two top-10 finishes in eight starts at the Brickyard. He was 34th last year after the engine in his car quit, and his best finish of sixth came in 2006. "Indy is real, real similar to Pocono," he said. "The Brickyard is a special race. A bunch of famous drivers have won there, and there's a ton of history. I'm big into the history of this sport. The track was one of the first to gain international recognition for its races. ... It's a top-five track as far as places I want to win at over the course of my career."
Last race: Earnhardt enjoyed his final weekend off of the season. Brad Keselowski drove the Earnhardt-owned Nationwide car to a fifth-place finish at Gateway on Saturday night.
Etc.: Because of the new car and its dreaded aero push, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. thinks Sunday's race could be the dullest of the year. "That track is very aero-sensitive to the cars," he said. "You're going to see what you did at Pocono. You're going to see a lot of two-tire stops. You're going to see a lot of things happening just to keep your track position. It's not a favorable place to pass, and track position will be everything. I think the race will be won off pit road." But Eury does realize what it would mean to win at the Speedway. "It would be a very huge thing to win at Indy," Eury said. "There is so much history there. Drivers like A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti have won races at the track, so it kind of puts you in the middle of the Motorsports Hall of Fame. It's real unique to go over there and walk around that museum and go down in the basement and see how far technology has come on the Indy side of it -- not just the stock car side of it. Just to see the way racing has come over the years from what they used to race is pretty amazing."
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