Dale Earnhardt Jr. is due. He isn’t exactly on a hot steak and his recent trips to the winner’s circle have been non-existent. Still, Earnhardt will win the 2012 Daytona 500 thanks to the combination of experience and hunger. He hasn’t won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race since the 2008 Lifelock 400. The pressure that comes with such a drought is long gone. Earnhardt is well aware that he’s riding a bad streak.  Everyone is betting against him. Because of that, failure isn’t newsworthy and success is a front-page story. Competing with that type of clarity will be a key to Earnhardt’s Monday victory.Speed.com’s Mike Hembree reported of Jr.’s reminiscing of his Daytona triumph back in 2004. ...

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is due. He isn’t exactly on a hot steak and his recent trips to the winner’s circle have been non-existent. Still, Earnhardt will win the 2012 Daytona 500 thanks to the combination of experience and hunger. He hasn’t won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race since the 2008 Lifelock 400. The pressure that comes with such a drought is long gone. Earnhardt is well aware that he’s riding a bad streak.  Everyone is betting against him. Because of that, failure isn’t newsworthy and success is a front-page story. Competing with that type of clarity will be a key to Earnhardt’s Monday victory.Speed.com’s Mike Hembree reported of Jr.’s reminiscing of his Daytona triumph back in 2004. ...

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