Dale Jr
Dale Jr
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr., known professionally as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jr., or just Junior, is an American professional stock car racing driver and champion team owner. He is the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Sr. He is also the grandson of both NASCAR driver Ralph Earnhardt and stock car fabricator Robert Gee, the brother of Kelley Earnhardt-Miller, the half-brother of former driver Kerry Earnhardt, the uncle of driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, the stepson of Teresa Earnhardt, and...
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I can live with myself knowing I at least tried to win rather than stay in line. We're real happy to come out of here with a top 10.
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It's been a long week. We're just happy to come out of here (without wrecking). A lot of guys weren't so fortunate. We're happy with a top 10.
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I want to run in the top five and lead some laps.
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We're making some great ground on these tracks. This is the best opportunity I've had as a driver and the team is really capable from top to bottom.
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We are going to win six or seven races and be in the top three in the Chase. If we don't win the championship, it won't be by much.
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I think we're going to come into the Chase being top three in the points. We'll have six or seven wins this season, if not more.
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I've raced harder this year than I've ever raced before. You think you're doing all you can. I've always felt like I've given 100 percent, but you're put in certain situations and you find you're capable of doing more. Hopefully, I still haven't realized my full potential. I feel like I've got a lot to learn and as a driver I can get a lot better and each year I understand there's more to me than I even thought I had.
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The target is to run as good as you can every week. Everything else kind of takes care of itself.
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The thing about Bristol is you can be really good but still caught up in a wreck. That's probably the main concern. Even if you're the leader, it's hard to miss wrecks sometimes because of all the lapped traffic. That's just Bristol. You can't take a break at any time. The moment you think you're doing good, it'll jump up and deal you a nasty blow.
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I've always been a big fan of Car and Track. Bud Lindemann had the vision to bring auto racing to television over 30 years ago. I watched every episode as a kid and still watch them today. We're going to show everyone the grassroots of our sport and bring the past to the present in a fun and entertaining way.
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Beating and banging, man I was worried that my car was tore up too bad to be competitive.
nervous trying
You get nervous when you see fluids. There wasn't any fluids -- just Busch trying to get out of the way.
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The track was a lot faster and it had a lot more grip. I like it, it was real smooth and they did a great job.
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The tires are wearing out pretty fast. Everybody has the same tires, so everybody is dealing with the same problem.