The body slamming whirlwind of the new points system can take a Chase driver from king of the hill into a stomach-churning slide with a loss of points that may effectively ruin a run for the title, faster than ever before.Dale Earnhardt Jr. made it back into the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup title this year after floundering in the performance department during the 2009 and 2010 season.The driver of the Amp Energy/National Guard No. 88 was as high as third in the Chase point standings, but tire troubles caused him to drop to eighth after the second race in New Hampshire.Earnhardt is finding the pressure of being in the Chase much less stressful than the 26 week preseason grind to make the Chase.Certainly Junior and his new team ...

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The body slamming whirlwind of the new points system can take a Chase driver from king of the hill into a stomach-churning slide with a loss of points that may effectively ruin a run for the title, faster than ever before.Dale Earnhardt Jr. made it back into the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup title this year after floundering in the performance department during the 2009 and 2010 season.The driver of the Amp Energy/National Guard No. 88 was as high as third in the Chase point standings, but tire troubles caused him to drop to eighth after the second race in New Hampshire.Earnhardt is finding the pressure of being in the Chase much less stressful than the 26 week preseason grind to make the Chase.Certainly Junior and his new team ...

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