Number of starts since Dale Earnhardt Jr's last win:
57
Dale Earnhardt Jr's longest losing streak:
76 Races
771 Days
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Earnhardt Jr. Ends Season Against the Wall
November
22, 2009 - Homestead, FL
Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the fastest car on the track Sunday at
Homestead Florida's, Ford 400 Sunday evening. He was flying past
cars on the high line and in the first part of the race was the
biggest mover, advancing 19 positions. Junior Nation was on it's
feet as the #88 blistered the track in a blue and white blur.
Junior Nation roared as Earnhardt entered the top ten.
Finally on the last day of this torturous season, Junior was
going put his doubters behind him! Junior was going to show his
Hendrick Racing team mates that he belonged in their elite
company! He was going to show his own team that he was ready to
ride to VICTORY!
Then he hit the wall.
And he hit it again.
And again.
And again.
Each time Junior guided his car into the wall, it lost more of
it's ability to pass the competition and slowly it drifted back
to Earnhardt's usual position in the mid-twenties to low
thirties and finally he had to pull into the pits and let his
team try to straighten out the damage he had inflicted. It was a
microcosm of the season: Team builds fast car. Driver error
ruins day.
Meanwhile the now legendary Jimmie Johnson was finishing fifth
and securing his fourth straight Sprint Cup. He is the only
driver in the history of the sport to achieve those heights and
there is no reason to think he won't challenge for a fifth
straight cup next season. Hendrick team mates Mark Martin and
Jeff Gordon finished second and third in the final standings.
"That's a great team over there," said one garage insider.
"Three out of four of them are legends. The fourth one... I
don't know. He doesn't seem to fit in. A name can only take you
so far and there are a lot of drivers that could do a lot more
with the resources Junior has available to him."
"Hendrick is a championship team. Junior's never going to be a
champion." said Rick Thompson of Miami. "Hendrick should dump
Junior and sign Kasey Khane!"
With Khane expressing discontent with the direction of Richard
Petty Racing this week there has been speculation that Rick
Hendrick could come calling. Would that mean he would keep
Junior on the team? Could Junior's ego handle being the fifth
best driver on a five man team? Will Junior ever win a race
again? Tune in to find out.
A
recent poll
by over88ted.com asked "What
grade would you give
Dale Earnhardt Jr. for
his 2009 performance?" and
over 73% gave him an F.
See complete results
here
Here are some Jr. facts:
Junior has been in Sprint Cup for 11
seasons
If you can't beat em' join em' - that's
what Dale Jr did in 2008
Junior has won 17 races. That averages
just over 1 win per season
Junior has won 0 Sprint Cup
championships
Junior has had the advantage of being
in the most well-financed race car since he started racing
Junior’s cars almost always qualify in
the top 10 but he NEVER wins
Since Junior entered Sprint Cup many
drivers have won more races then him
Junior NEVER takes responsibility for
his wrecks and losses.. (It’s always his team or another
driver. Check out the interviews on youtube or listen to a
scanner on race day and listen to the whining.)
Junior can’t win in the best cars and
if he was on an under financed team he’d never crack the top
twenty.
Welcome to
over88ted.com, your home for Dale Earnhardt Jr. reality. Why
is this website here? Well, lets face it, if you’ve ever
been to a NASCAR event and had to suffer through the blind
fawning of “Junior Nation” you know why.
At least 70% of the
people at any given race are rooting for Dale Jr. They’re
wearing his gear and screaming his name and we just can’t
figure out why.
Well, we're fighting back with OVER88TED gear.
So many people at any
NASCAR race are rooting for Dale Jr. They’re wearing his gear and
screaming his name and we just can’t figure out why - he never wins!
Meanwhile the now legendary Jimmie Johnson was finishing fifth
and securing his fourth straight Sprint Cup. He is the only
driver in the history of the sport to achieve those heights and
there is no reason to think he won't challenge for a fifth
straight cup next season. Hendrick team mates Mark Martin and
Jeff Gordon finished second and third in the final standings.
