We interrupt Tony Stewart’s win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Greg Biffle’s rare move to the top of the Sprint Cup standings for a very important news flash: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is off to the best start of his career.
NASCAR’s most popular driver is a career-best fourth in the points standings with a career-best average finish of 8.6 after three races.
His previous best points position three races in was seventh in 2004, and his average points position at this point in 12 seasons is 17.5. His previous best average finish three races in was 14.0 a year ago and during his rookie year of 2000, and his average finish was 19.9.
Full story: Dale Earnhardt Jr. off to a blazing start