The Sprint Cup race was rained out on Sunday and has been postponed until 10 a.m. today, so that gives us time for a little more pre-race analysis. One of the major story lines in NASCAR the past few weeks has been Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s free fall in the standings.After sitting as high as third a couple of months ago, Junior has dropped all the way down to 10th. Winless on the year, he needs to put together some strong finishes if he hopes to be in the Chase after the checkered flag waves at Richmond in September.If you turned on the TV yesterday in hopes of seeing the Cup race, you probably heard about how Dale Jr. doesn't like racing at road courses.But you may not realize just how awful he has been at Watkins Glen of la...

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The Sprint Cup race was rained out on Sunday and has been postponed until 10 a.m. today, so that gives us time for a little more pre-race analysis. One of the major story lines in NASCAR the past few weeks has been Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s free fall in the standings.After sitting as high as third a couple of months ago, Junior has dropped all the way down to 10th. Winless on the year, he needs to put together some strong finishes if he hopes to be in the Chase after the checkered flag waves at Richmond in September.If you turned on the TV yesterday in hopes of seeing the Cup race, you probably heard about how Dale Jr. doesn't like racing at road courses.But you may not realize just how awful he has been at Watkins Glen of la...

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