Did Dale Earnhardt Jr. Just Lose His Last, Best Shot at NASCAR Sprint Cup Title?

Somewhat lost in the aftermath of NASCAR’s race-ending mess at Talladega last Sunday was the relevant and important question it raised but left unanswered. Did Dale Earnhardt Jr. just lose out on his best remaining shot at winning a Sprint Cup Series championship? Earnhardt Jr. was scored second in Sunday’s CampingWorld.com 500 at NASCAR’s most treacherous track when the caution flag flew shortly after he charged forward from the inside of the front row on a final green-white-checkered restart. Earnhardt Jr. was so close to leader Joey Logano when the caution froze the field that it took NASCAR officials several minutes of reviewing videotape before confidently declaring Logano the winner. As a result, Earnhardt Jr. was on...

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