I am so sorry I have been slacking!!
Dale Jr ran great at both races, however problems on the track prevented him from having two great finishes that JR Nation has so been wanting him to have. At Indy, Dale qualified very well (in 3rd) despite having a bad flu bug Friday and Saturday. By Sunday he felt much, much better and ran the entire race. Brad was on standby (by order of Rick Hendrick) in case Dale relapsed and couldn't finish the race under his own power. Dale ran very well until right before halfway, he over-reved the engine while leaving his pit stall. He got to the back-stretch and the engine blew up. Dale had his 3rd DNF of this season and when interviewed said he knew what he did and knew it was his fault. Dale was very happy with his car and said the team planned to take the car to Pocono.
At Pocono qualifying was cancelled and per the NASCAR rule book, the drivers started by points. Dale was in the mid-20's for the majority of the race, but towards the end started to make his way forward. Running in 10th with 10 laps to go, Dale got a little nudge by Ryan Newman and slide his back left quarter-panel into the wall. This slowed him down quite a bit, and he finished 28th. Next week the big boys head to Watkin's Glen International for their second and final road course race of the season. This weeks finish has moved Dale down one spot in the standings.
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