HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS STATEMENT: Earnhardt Jr. out next two races

October 11, 2012

[media-credit name=”Noel Lanier” align=”alignright” width=”219″][/media-credit]CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 11, 2012) Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not compete in the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway after being diagnosed with a concussion following the Oct. 7 race at Talladega, Ala.

Earnhardt, driver of the No. 88 Chevrolets for Hendrick Motorsports, was diagnosed Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte. Regan Smith will be the teams substitute driver at Charlotte and Kansas.

Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., car owner Rick Hendrick and crew chief Steve Letarte will be available to members of the media today at 11 a.m. ET in the Charlotte Motor Speedway media center.

Watch live on NASCAR.com and on SPEED at 11 am est.

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