NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Returns To the Track His Father Made Famous

After leading 90 laps during last weekend’s Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes into this weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway with a little momentum on his side. Earnhardt, who brought cheers from the fans, also brought his legion of fans to their feet with a pass on teammate Jeff Gordon, will be looking for a repeat performance and to hopefully break his 89 race winless streak. "I just look forward to going back to Talladega and always enjoy racing there. We've always been good and fast there,” said Earnhardt during his mid-week press conference. Earnhardt also added that, “I hope we can get up front, lead a lot of laps and be there at the end. I ...

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