Daytona 500 2012: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Overdue for Much-Needed Win

The Daytona 500 is only days away, and one racer cannot run the risk of losing yet again. That driver is Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has failed to claim a spot atop the pole since 2008.Going into this race, Jr. has really been struggling over the last three years, having just nine top-five finishes in his last 108 starts. While some would connect to his departure from Dale Earnhardt, Inc and his coinciding move to Hendrick Motorsports, it is time for him to finally make things happen in his fifth season with HMS.It won't be easy, as it clearly hasn't been over the last few years, but there is no bigger place for him to make some noise on the Spring Cup Series than to take the cake at Daytona.Earnhardt is definitely one of the bigger names in th...

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