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DALE EARNHARDT JR. NO. 88 AMP ENERGY/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET POST-RACE RECAP/RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY DATE: Sept. 11, 2010 START: Ninth FINISH: 34th POINTS POSITION: 19th RECAPPING THE RACE: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, finished 34th after spending Saturday's 300-mile event at Richmond International Raceway dealing with the handling of his green-and-white Chevrolet. Based on the notes from practice, the No. 88 team opted to run an experimental setup in an attempt to find to find something that might work in the team's favor. The Kannapolis, N.C., native opened the weekend on a positive note, posting the ninth-quickest qualifying lap on Friday. At the drop of the green flag, Earnhardt notified crew chief Lance McGrew that his No. 88 Chevrolet was loose, a circumstance the team addressed throughout the event. By the time the first caution flag waved on Lap 55, Earnhardt slipped to the 27th position. McGrew called his driver to pit road for four tires and a series of chassis adjustments. Earnhardt went back to green-flag racing on Lap 62 running 28th. But the loose-handling condition was unaffected by the adjustments, and Earnhardt reported he was loose entering the corners and pushing off of Turn 4. Earnhardt continued to battle the handling conditions, while his AMP Energy/National Guard team continued to work to find a solution, Earnhardt eventually crossed the finish line 34th. QUOTING DALE EARNHARDT JR.: EARNHARDT (ON SATURDAY'S RUN.): "I'm pretty upset, and I think Lance feels the same way. We're both pretty beat up with how the car performed after what we thought we saw in practice the other day. I feel like you've got to go home and figure out how to get over it, show up and go to work Monday, kind of get over it quick." ***** Courtesy of Hendrick Motorsports. Media Relations | No. 88 AMP Energy / National Guard Racing ***** Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Official Site - www.dalejr.com |
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