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Earnhardt still embarrassed over Talladega finish
NASCAR Daytona Auto R Heal
Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepares to get in his car during a NASCAR Sprint Cup practice session at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, July 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) - photo by Associated Press
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It had been 31 years since a driver won both Daytona races in the same season when Jimmie Johnson pulled off the Sprint Cup Series sweep. A year later, his teammate wants to complete the feat. But for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Coke Zero 400, he can't race the way he did at Talladega Superspeedway in May.