For the primary time since a mechanical failure ended his probability at a victory in final September’s NASCAR Xfinity Sequence race at Bristol, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is scheduled to make his one and solely scheduled begin of the season in Friday night time’s Meals Metropolis 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway (7 p.m. ET, The CW, PRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Friday night time’s race ought to deliver an elevated confidence in Earnhardt Jr., the two-time Xfinity Sequence champion, after his spectacular exhibiting in final 12 months’s race.
After qualifying his Jr. Motorsports Camaro within the fifteenth place, Earnhardt Jr. labored his means as much as ninth in Stage 1 and fourth in Stage 2. Because the race entered its second half, it appeared that Earnhardt Jr. was going to drive away with the victory.
Nonetheless, after main 47 laps, a mechanical challenge resulted in a fireplace within the cockpit of Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, relegating him to a thirtieth place end. Regardless of the unlucky circumstances, Earnhardt Jr. mentioned he nonetheless had a blast.
“Last year was a blast,” Earnhardt Jr. mentioned on the most recent version of his “Dale Jr. Obtain” program. “Yes I have thought about what would have happened had we not had the issue with it.“
An enormous goal of Earnhardt Jr.’s is “finishing the goal” after final September’s heartbreak. Contemplating how dominant that automobile was, and the very fact he will probably be driving the identical Hellmann’s automobile as final 12 months, excessive expectations must be in retailer.
