Dale Earnhardt Jr. Breaks Four-Year Drought to Win Michigan

Racin’ with Russ When? When? When?Those are the words Dale Earnhardt Jr has heard over the past four years in regards to when would he win his next NASCAR Sprint Cup race.By the end of Sunday afternoon, the fan favorite driver finally won his first race in 143 attempts in convincing fashion at the newly repaved Michigan Speedway.Earnhardt’s 19th career win came on a long weekend at Michigan after an extra day of testing new tires on a new surface and a rain delay earlier on Sunday. After the two-hour delay, pole sitter Marcos Ambrose led the field to the stripe with Tony Stewart and Earnhardt not far behind.Nearly 20 lead changes among 14 drivers took place on what became a nice summer day in front of a somewhat thin crowd.Drive...

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