Brad Keselowski’s Daytona Triumph Magnifies Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Woes

For many NASCAR fans, the allure of "a plate race," for two generations, has been the prospect of an Earnhardt victory. Senior won 11 and Junior 10. At the moment, a Brad Keselowski victory is statistically more likely. The "plate" is used to restrict horsepower at the two tracks, in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Talladega, Alabama, where such races are held and precautions needed. As of Saturday night, Keselowski, not Dale Earnhardt Jr., is the Potentate of Plate. At any given point, it's what have you done for me lately? Crew chief Paul Wolfe had this to say: Well, honestly, ever since I started working with [Keselowski], I always thought it was one of his strengths, for sure. Brad is a thinker and he studies and he tries to understa...

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