"I’m a little disappointed. We’ve felt that we’ve had very strong racecars week-in-week-out, and for whatever reason, we’re not finishing the way we should. We’re struggling a little bit for the finishes, but not all of it is our fault. Some of it is mechanical failures, crashes, and things that are unfortunate, yet out of our control."
Going into a season running a new type of car, you'd think the biggest thing that'd stand in the way of having a good, solid finish would be learning how to drive the cars. However, so far for Rob Poole and team, it's been bad luck that has been bitten him so far.
After almost four years to the day Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in victory lane. Is it a coincidence that he won his last race at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) on June 17th 2008?
Finally. Dale Earnhardt Jr wasn't the only one wishing them final laps would quickly go by, lessening the opportunities for things to just go to hell. But they did not, and four years (and two days) after he won on fuel mileage at Michigan, Junior did it again.
Well after 143 races, rumors of conspiracy, alien abduction, and sabotage, Dale Jr found victory lane again today at Michigan International Speedway. As big a story as that is it is questionable whether it is the biggest story of the weekend.
Sometimes it is fun to step out of the shadows of media objectivity and tell it like it is. I don’t just enjoy writing about NASCAR, I’m a fan of the sport.
After going 143 races without a win, Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 93 laps on his way to winning the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. It marked the 19th career win for the driver of the No. 88 Diet Mtn. Dew/The Dark Knight Rises/National Guard Chevrolet.
In the five NASCAR Cup Series events at COTA, Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams in wins (two), poles (two), top fives (10), top 10s (12) and laps led (83).
