In May, Earnhardt made what he called the most difficult decision of his life when he resolved to leave Dale Earnhardt Inc., the organization his late father founded. A month later, with considerable fanfare, he announced he would drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008 and beyond.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets loose and hits the wall hard ending his day in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Ron Felix, InsiderRacingNews.com
No driver dealt with as much adversity, on and off the track, as Earnhardt experienced in 2007, but he weathered it all with class and grace.
Six engine failures kept him out of the Chase, and he failed to win a race for the first time in his eight seasons. In the closing stages of the October race at Atlanta, Earnhardt suffered one of the hardest hits of his career when he slammed into the Turn 1 wall, but the next day—still a bit shaky from the impact—he tested the COT for Hendrick and fielded questions from reporters. Reid Spencer, SportingNews.com
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