Earnhardt won?t be leader of the pack
By Chris Jenkins
The Associated Press
Updated Feb 17, 2011 12:11AM MDT
Daytona Beach, Fla. ? Instead of leading the field to the green flag in the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start from the back of the pack after wrecking his primary race car in practice.
Earnhardt still could win Sunday?s season-opening race ? he?ll just have his work much harder to do so.
Earnhardt mangled his pole-winning car in practice Wednesday, colliding with five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and sliding into a wall.
?We?ve got plenty of race cars,? Earnhardt said. ...
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