Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet) hopes history repeats history this Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.
The last time he visited this two-mile oval (June 15), he snapped a 76-race winless streak by outlasting Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge) in a green-white-checkered two-lap shootout to claim his 18th career victory and first at MIS.
Coming off a disappointing 22nd-place finish last Sunday at the Glen, Earnhardt currently would be seeded fifth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. He says he’s looking forward to a return trip to MIS this Sunday.
“I really like that race track; it’s a lot of fun to race on,” Earnhardt said. “We are sort of starting to swing back toward the tracks that we have better runs at and we have better luck at. I’ve had some rough, rough runs this summer, but that seems to be the case every year. These cars are pretty challenging this year, but that is still a fun track for me.”
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