Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Latest News, 2014 Sprint Cup Ranking Ahead of Food City 500

A Mountain Dew can of fuel—that's all that stood between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his second win of the season in just three races. As his fans, known in the Sprint Cup circuit as Junior Nation, were celebrating the victory as if he had already won the points championship in Las Vegas. But his gamble didn't pay off, and Brad Keselowski pulled away from Earnhardt to clinch his first victory of the season. Quite frankly, it could have been any 16-ounce can of fuel, but that was, of course, the way Earnhardt decided to describe the mishap during the final lap of the Kobalt Tools 400 with crew chief Steve Letarte, per NASCAR on Fox: The two-time Daytona 500 winner is currently writing a new chapter of his NASCAR career with his recent str...

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