Fire can't extinguish Junior's burning desire

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Race to the Chase has two separate chapters: Before Fire and After Fire.

The third-generation superstar opened the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season like a house afire, winning the Daytona 500 and streaking to 10 top-10 finishes -including victories at Atlanta and Richmond to go with five more top-fives -- in the first 14 races. More

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•	Junior finds peace of mind with new team and owner

•	Offseason agendas varied among drivers in garage

•	Junior gets off to great start in first test in No. 88

•	Earnhardt pays surprise visit to opening test day

•	National Guard to sponsor JRM's No. 5 in Nationwide

•	Junior, Ambrose share track at V8 Super School




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Tight fit

Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds off a swarm of traffic led by Jamie McMurray's No. 42 Dodge. Next

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Date	Track	Rank	Start	Finish	Career Poles	Career Wins	Career Avg. Finish
09/17/2006	New Hampshire International Speedway	7	13	13	0	0	18.5
09/24/2006	Dover International Speedway	7	13	21	0	1	16.3
10/01/2006	Kansas Speedway	7	12	10	1	0	18.3
10/08/2006	Talladega Superspeedway	6	33	23	0	5	13.0
10/14/2006	Lowe's Motor Speedway	5	16	4	1	0	17.4
10/22/2006	Martinsville Speedway	6	7	22	0	0	14.9
10/29/2006	Atlanta Motor Speedway	4	6	3	1	1	11.3
11/05/2006	Texas Motor Speedway	3	10	6	1	1	10.2
11/12/2006	Phoenix International Raceway	5	4	9	0	2	16.3
11/19/2006	Homestead-Miami Speedway	5	14	19	0	0	19.1