Junior back at Charlotte after near win
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) At first Dale Earnhardt Jr. was relieved he didn't fall further back than seventh at last year's Coca-Cola 600. Then he realized what he had lost for just about a gallon of gas.
"After a while, you start thinking about, `Oh, yeah, we really came close to winning a race,'" Earnhardt said this week. "It was really unfortunate there wasn't just a little bit more gas in the car."
If there were, Earnhardt wouldn't have faced an additional year's worth of questions about why he hasn't won a Sprint Cup race since 2008 at Michigan. The drought has grown to 140 races and is a focal point at every track or appearance by Earnhardt.
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| Sprint CupCoca-Cola 600 | May 273:16 PT4:16 MT5:16 CT6:16 ET18:16 ET22:16 GMT6:16 北京时间3:16 MST5:16 EST2:16 UAE (+1)5:16 CT TV: FOX |
| NationwideHistory 300 | May 2612:01 PT1:01 MT2:01 CT3:01 ET15:01 ET19:01 GMT3:01 北京时间12:01 MST2:01 EST23:01 UAE2:01 CT TV: ABC |
| Camping World TruckLucas Oil 200 | Jun. 12:08 PT3:08 MT4:08 CT5:08 ET17:08 ET21:08 GMT5:08 北京时间2:08 MST4:08 EST1:08 UAE (+1)4:08 CT TV: SPEED |
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| Rank | Driver | Points | Wins |
| 1 | G.Biffle | 411 | 1 |
| 2 | M.Kenseth | 409 | 1 |
| 3 | D.Earnhardt Jr. | 397 | 0 |
| 4 | D.Hamlin | 394 | 2 |
| 5 | J.Johnson | 372 | 1 |
| 6 | M.Truex Jr. | 372 | 0 |
| 7 | T.Stewart | 369 | 2 |
| 8 | K.Harvick | 361 | 0 |
| 9 | K.Busch | 349 | 1 |
| 10 | C.Edwards | 337 | 0 |
| 11 | C.Bowyer | 335 | 0 |
| 12 | B.Keselowski | 328 | 2 |
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