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For the second straight race, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. didn't catch a break when it comes to fuel mileage. Entering the contest, it had been 105 races since Earnhardt last drove to victory (Michigan 2008). He was on his way to victory in last Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 before running out of fuel in the last turn of the last lap at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Sunday, Earnhardt and Denny Hamlin were in position to stretch their final tank to the distance because the drivers in front of him were going to have to pit. Of course, that was foiled when Keselowski was able to go the distance.
"I had a good car, I spun out up there trying to find a little more speed on the top," Earnhardt said of an incident earlier in the race. "I spun out there that one time trying to find some speed. It was just real loose, which I liked. It was hot and slick and that is the way I like it. I was just trying to get a little too much there and lost track position. We had a good car though, it was fast all day."
Earnhardt has climbed his way to third in points and is close to breaking his long winless streak. Although his fuel strategy didn't work, it is obvious the combination of Earnhardt and crew chief Steve Letarte is working at Hendrick Motorsports. By putting themselves in a position to win as they have done the past several weeks it's only a matter of time before Dale Jr. will celebrate a win.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...5/five.things.kansas/index.html#ixzz1OV57u3jH
Sunday, Earnhardt and Denny Hamlin were in position to stretch their final tank to the distance because the drivers in front of him were going to have to pit. Of course, that was foiled when Keselowski was able to go the distance.
"I had a good car, I spun out up there trying to find a little more speed on the top," Earnhardt said of an incident earlier in the race. "I spun out there that one time trying to find some speed. It was just real loose, which I liked. It was hot and slick and that is the way I like it. I was just trying to get a little too much there and lost track position. We had a good car though, it was fast all day."
Earnhardt has climbed his way to third in points and is close to breaking his long winless streak. Although his fuel strategy didn't work, it is obvious the combination of Earnhardt and crew chief Steve Letarte is working at Hendrick Motorsports. By putting themselves in a position to win as they have done the past several weeks it's only a matter of time before Dale Jr. will celebrate a win.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...5/five.things.kansas/index.html#ixzz1OV57u3jH
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