BACK TO GALLERIES
Chronicling Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return
By | Published: February 22, 2017 35
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Feb. 26: A day of high hopes yielded eight laps led in the Daytona 500, but also an early exit. Earnhardt Jr. was caught up in a wreck on Lap 104, ending his day.
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Feb. 26: A day of high hopes yielded eight laps led in the Daytona 500, but also an early exit. Earnhardt Jr. was caught up in a wreck on Lap 104, ending his day.
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Feb. 26: A day of high hopes yielded eight laps led in the Daytona 500, but also an early exit. Earnhardt Jr. was caught up in a wreck on Lap 104, ending his day.
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Feb. 26: A day of high hopes yielded eight laps led in the Daytona 500, but also an early exit. Earnhardt Jr. was caught up in a wreck on Lap 104, ending his day.
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Feb. 26: A day of high hopes yielded eight laps led in the Daytona 500, but also an early exit. Earnhardt Jr. was caught up in a wreck on Lap 104, ending his day.
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Feb. 23: Dale Earnhardt Jr. started on the pole of the second Can-Am Duel race and led 53 of 60 laps before finishing sixth.
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Feb. 23: Dale Earnhardt Jr. started on the pole of the second Can-Am Duel race and led 53 of 60 laps before finishing sixth.
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Feb. 22: Daytona 500 Media Day saw Earnhardt Jr. address the media prior to the running of the 59th annual 'Great American Race.'
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Feb. 22: Daytona 500 Media Day saw Earnhardt Jr. address the media prior to the running of the 59th annual 'Great American Race.'
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Feb. 22: Daytona 500 Media Day saw Earnhardt Jr. address the media prior to the running of the 59th annual 'Great American Race.'
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Gary Lloyd McCullough for Goodyear
Feb. 22: After Media Day, Earnhardt Jr. fan and U.S. military veteran Paul Siverson by dressing up as a Goodyear pilot.
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Feb. 22: After Media Day, Earnhardt Jr. fan and U.S. military veteran Paul Siverson by dressing up as a Goodyear pilot.
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Gary Lloyd McCullough for Goodyear
Feb. 22: After Media Day, Earnhardt Jr. fan and U.S. military veteran Paul Siverson by dressing up as a Goodyear pilot.
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Gary Lloyd McCullough for Goodyear
Feb. 22: After Media Day, Earnhardt Jr. fan and U.S. military veteran Paul Siverson by dressing up as a Goodyear pilot.
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Gary Lloyd McCullough for Goodyear
Feb. 22: After Media Day, Earnhardt Jr. fan and U.S. military veteran Paul Siverson by dressing up as a Goodyear pilot.
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Gary Lloyd McCullough for Goodyear
Feb. 22: After Media Day, Earnhardt Jr. fan and U.S. military veteran Paul Siverson by dressing up as a Goodyear pilot.
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Gary Lloyd McCullough for Goodyear
Feb. 22: After Media Day, Earnhardt Jr. fan and U.S. military veteran Paul Siverson by dressing up as a Goodyear pilot.
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Feb. 19: Qualifying day. Dale Earnhardt Jr. fell .002 seconds shy of starting on the Daytona 500 pole. He'll start second and line up next to Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on the front row.
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Feb. 19: Qualifying day. Dale Earnhardt Jr. fell .002 seconds shy of starting on the Daytona 500 pole. He'll start second and line up next to Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on the front row.
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Feb. 19: Qualifying day. Dale Earnhardt Jr. fell .002 seconds shy of starting on the Daytona 500 pole. He'll start second and line up next to Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on the front row.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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Feb. 18: Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the first time since July 2016.
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January: Dale Jr. had official portraits made during the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour.
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January: Dale Jr. had official portraits made during the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour.
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January: Dale Jr. had official portraits made during the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour.
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January: Dale Jr. had official portraits made during the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour.