This is what Dale Earnhardt Jr. means to NASCAR.

On a weekend which could be considered the most irrelevant on the schedule, Earnhardt has given us something to talk about beyond the doom-and-gloom economy, the empty seats expected at Sunday's stop in Fontana, Calif., or the questionable late-day West Coast time slot that pits the Auto Club 500 directly up against the Academy Awards ceremony ... in the one town that cares most about the Academy Awards ceremony.

Junior Gives NASCAR Needed Surge originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:25:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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