Gus Haynes
nascarfrontpage.com

Lost in the firestorm of the flip heard around the world are – in my opinion – unanswered questions about one of my favorite drivers; Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Before we begin let it be known I’m a big fan. Not because of his dad, nope. But because of what I saw early on in his late model days and most importantly what he accomplished in the then Busch series. He had no fear and could win with good or bad equipment. It was a race for second place almost every weekend and at first his Cup efforts looked to follow suit.

Now having said that, what happened?

First thing that comes to mind is losing his dad. Traumatic enough without having to witness it.

What else?

Crashing in the ROLEX race and surviving a terrifying fire?

We could stop there as those events would most certainly affect all of us. But let’s keep digging.

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