Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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I would love to see Dale win a championship. Not because I am a fan of Earnhardt, but because I would love to see the reaction of the fans.
Earnhardt winning a championship would be one of the biggest stories in NASCAR history. Some people asked how the Chase could get any better than it was last year when Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards finished in a tie. I say, add Earnhardt to the equation and the story is twice as big.
Earnhardt went through a hot streak last year between the spring Martinsville race and the first Pocono race. During those nine races, Earnhardt scored six top ten finishes. If Earnhardt could race like he did during those nine races on a constituent basis, he could compete for a championship.
I don’t know if Earnhardt will ever be a champion in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series, but I would sure love to see it happen.