Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Best Chase Title Chance Hinges on Win at Talladega

After finishing 20th in last Saturday night's Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. may think about having a special bumper sticker created for his race car. The message will be simple but omnipotent: "Talladega or bust!" There's no other way to look at it. Junior now literally and figuratively has his back against the wall, ranked last in the Chase standings and faced with a must-win position heading to next Sunday's final race of the Contender Round, at Talladega Superspeedway. Just like teammate Jimmie Johnson, Earnhardt is 57 points out of eighth place—the cutoff position after Talladega, where four drivers are eliminated and will shrink the Chase field to just eight heading into the Eliminator Round...

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