Posted on 04/04/2006 8:18:39 PM PDT by icecold
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Everything was set up for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to fail. He was in two separate accidents that heavily damaged his car and ruined his chances of winning at Martinsville Speedway.
But instead of shrugging it off as just another bad day at the office, Earnhardt salvaged every minute of track time he had and rallied to a fourth-place finish Sunday.
That's the commitment he'll need if Earnhardt is ever going to put together a true championship run.
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Thanks! We could use a upbeat report just about now.
Us simple white folk who pass on doing jobs we refuse to do.
Has anyone seen the paint scheme for Talladega?
It's on his homepage. Looks just like Dad's.
Don't play games - Don't represent yourself as another person, create or use another screen name to avoid a revocation of posting privileges.
You've been reported.
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