Does Dale Earnhardt Jr. Think Milestones Don’t Matter?

There are milestone markers on the NASCAR highway that measure driver accomplishments whether they are good or bad. Dale Earnhardt Jr. faces the possibility of his 100th winless race this weekend at the Samsung Mobile 500 in Texas. Earnhardt Jr. got his first win in the top-tier series of NASCAR at Texas Motor Speedway back in April, 2000. The last win for the driver of the Amp Energy/National Guard Chevrolet was 99 races ago at Michigan International Speedway June 15, 2008. He currently ranks eighth in the point standings. Junior continues to praise his new team led by crew chief Steve Letarte, who was formerly the crew chief for four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon. After the Martinsville race where Earnhardt Jr. finished second, ...

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