With the 2011 NASCAR stop at Watkins Glen successfully behind him it is now clear that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will return to the Sprint Chase for the Cup field.After an up and down season Jr. sat right on the edge of the cutoff line in 10th place in overall points with just five races to go before the field was set. And with Watkins Glen next on the schedule, it seemed like Jr. was going to plummet right out of the top-10. Earnhardt has never fared well at the track he has come to loathe. Here is Earnhardt Jr. from SI.com:"Hate it, man, hate it. Wish we never even raced on road courses."The goal for Earnhardt was to survive this race and then finish strong on the remaining four races.Earnhardt Jr., from the above linked SI article:"I know...

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With the 2011 NASCAR stop at Watkins Glen successfully behind him it is now clear that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will return to the Sprint Chase for the Cup field.After an up and down season Jr. sat right on the edge of the cutoff line in 10th place in overall points with just five races to go before the field was set. And with Watkins Glen next on the schedule, it seemed like Jr. was going to plummet right out of the top-10. Earnhardt has never fared well at the track he has come to loathe. Here is Earnhardt Jr. from SI.com:"Hate it, man, hate it. Wish we never even raced on road courses."The goal for Earnhardt was to survive this race and then finish strong on the remaining four races.Earnhardt Jr., from the above linked SI article:"I know...

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