Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Bones Have Been Picked Clean

Much has been written about the disappointing performance of Hendrick Motor Sports driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., who many dub as "the face of NASCAR" due to his incredible popularity and famous last name.  This weekend's 22nd place finish in the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway did nothing to stem the picking of the flesh from Junior's bones, with speculation aplenty as to what ails this particular driver and team. In fact, Junior's performance has been so poor that he continues to slide in the points standings, currently down to the 17th position.  If this continues, Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was promised the moon when signing with Rick Hendrick, will be outside the championship chase, looking in once more. The Junior bone pi...

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