For those of you, like me, that don’t keep up. ~~dru~~
It’s not a normal Tuesday. I woke up, took the phone off its charger and there, greeting me at 5:30AM was the news that Dale Earnhardt Jr has decided to hang up his helmet at the end of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) season in November.
We’ve all known this day would come, especially as Earnhardt missed the second half of last season, recovering from concussion-like symptoms. During that time, Junior continued to run his JR Xfinity team, got to know his wife Amy even better and considered his future. He knew he wanted to continue to race if his body permitted; his multitude of fans wanted the same thing.
The 2017 season hasn’t been kind to the third-gen driver. He’s got no race wins, no stage wins and has no points that would place him in the end-of-season playoffs. He’s 24th in points and has been a…
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