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Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins NASCAR national series debut as crew chief at Pocono
@Source: torontosun.com
The win continued a banner season for the NASCAR Hall of Fame driver — who swept two races at Pocono as a driver in 2014 _ after JR Motorsports and reigning Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier qualified for the season-opening Daytona 500 and secured their Cup Series debut.
Earnhardt won two Daytona 500s, in 2004 and 2014, and 26 races overall.
His side hustle Saturday was made a bit easier with Zilisch behind the wheel. Zilisch, who turns 19 in July, raced to his second Xfinity victory of the season and third of his young career. He won his Xfinity debut last year at Watkins Glen International.
Earnhardt even pitched in during the race and tossed tires over the wall during pit stops.
“Midway through the race man, I was feeling it,” Earnhardt said.
Zilisch took the win down to the wire and finally passed Jesse Love with five laps left in the race. Love finished second.
“Dale Junior, not too bad on the box,” Zilisch said. “Pretty cool to have him up there. Getting him a 1-for-1 win as crew chief is pretty awesome.”
Even with the victory, it just might be one-and-done on the pit box for Earnhardt.
“I don’t know that I see myself doing it again,” he said.
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