Dale Earnhardt Jr: 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion

OK, saying that a guy with one win in the last three years will win a championship this year is a bold prediction.So what makes me think he can and will win the Sprint Cup this year? There are several reasons:First, he drives for Hendrick Motorsports, so his equipment will be second to none. Look at how many of Hendrick's drivers win races, run in the top five or top ten and contend for championships. Jeff Gordon has won the championship in a Hendricks car four times. Jimmie Johnson has won it five times. Even Terry Labonte got one. Mark Martin came very close even at his advanced age to winning it in a Hendricks car.If you can drive a race car and you are in one of Rick Hendricks' machines, you are ahead of the game.Second, Earnhardt's luc...

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