Who’s More Disappointed After Elimination: Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Jimmie Johnson?

Four races still remain in the 2014 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup, but this year's championship hopes are history for Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Who should be sweating that more? The answer, my friends, was blowing in the wind in the interviews both drivers gave following their dual ouster from the Chase in last Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Despite leading twice for a total of 31 laps, which worked the crowd into a frenzy at the track where he had won five previous times in his career (but not since 2004), Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 31st after spinning following contact with Greg Biffle late in the race. Afterward, Earnhardt actually chuckled a bit as he said the following of hi...

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