BROOKLYN, Mich. — Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return to Michigan isn’t off to a great start. BROOKLYN, Mich. — Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return to Michigan isn’t off to a great start. ADVERTISING Earnhardt, who won at Michigan International Speedway in June
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return to Michigan isn’t off to a great start.
Earnhardt, who won at Michigan International Speedway in June to snap a four-year losing streak, will have to start from the back Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. He rubbed against the wall in practice Saturday and will need to go to a backup car.
“We were making some changes on the car and got the car too loose, and it just came out from under me in the corner,” Earnhardt said. “I probably was running harder than I should have been in practice.”
Series points leader Jimmie Johnson also will be in back because of an engine change.
Earnhardt tested his backup car at MIS, back in June.
Johnson said his team discovered an issue before practice Saturday and decided to change the engine.
