Gatorade Duel 2012: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Second-Place Finish a Good Sign

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has made it clear that he's happy with NASCAR's move back to pack racing for the Daytona 500.On Thursday, during the first Gatorade Duel qualifying race, he proved it.Earnhardt finished second during qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, proving he may have a shot at winning the second Daytona 500 of his career.Since winning the Daytona 500 in 2004, Earnhardt enters Sunday's Daytona 500 with a losing streak of 129 races. To say he's hit a rut would be an understatement.But many believe this is Earnhardt's best shot at winning in 2012. He's familiar with the track, has had success there and now gets to race his style of racing."I do feel like I have a better shot at winning in this current style of racing. I do f...

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