Sometimes, a little change can go a long way.And with NASCAR's new rules de-emphasizing drivers pushing draft for one another, that could be all the difference for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and lead him to win this year's Daytona 500.He may not have won the Budweiser Shootout, but he felt pretty good during the race. From Lee Spencer of FOX Sports: No longer did he have to rely on whether his teammate was ready to make a move from the back of the pack or push him to make a pass. Earnhardt could wheel his car on his own. And Sunday night, Earnhardt appeared to be back in old form—before he was caught up in a wreck and finished 20th. Still, the potential for racing was there. "I was feeling really good and really happy with the way things ...

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Sometimes, a little change can go a long way.And with NASCAR's new rules de-emphasizing drivers pushing draft for one another, that could be all the difference for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and lead him to win this year's Daytona 500.He may not have won the Budweiser Shootout, but he felt pretty good during the race. From Lee Spencer of FOX Sports: No longer did he have to rely on whether his teammate was ready to make a move from the back of the pack or push him to make a pass. Earnhardt could wheel his car on his own. And Sunday night, Earnhardt appeared to be back in old form—before he was caught up in a wreck and finished 20th. Still, the potential for racing was there. "I was feeling really good and really happy with the way things ...

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