Race Fast Facts
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge
Race Winner: Ron Fellows
Age: 48
Team : No. 5 - GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Chad Walter
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s win Sunday at Michigan was a long time coming, but not only because there was a 76-race gap between wins. If ever a driver was “due,” it was Earnhardt. He had been on the verge of victory all season long.
Coming into Michigan, Earnhardt twice failed to earn at least 100 points in a given race this season. He led laps in all but four races. Once he moved into third place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings after race No. 8 (Phoenix), he never relinquished it.
This weekend, Earnhardt will head to a track – Infineon Raceway – where his success rate is nowhere near that impressive.
In eight starts, Earnhardt has yet to crack the top 10, he has led just once for nine laps and he has a Driver Rating of 66.1, which is 24th-best in the series.
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