BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. last NASCAR Sprint Cup victory, four years and two days removed from his most recent visit to Victory Lane, he broke the most talked-about, most frustrating streak in motor sports.
Junior Nation may party all week, and maybe even longer, now that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finally snapped that long, long, long winless streak.
And Junior himself figures he'll be "jumping in the water too," in celebrating Sunday's Michigan 400 victory...a solid butt-kicking victory on a warm sunny afternoon at newly repaved Michigan International Speedway.Dale Earnhardt Jr. turned in a dominating performance to win his first Sprint Cup Series race in four years! He took the checkered flag in Sunday’s QuickenLoans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Earnhardt immediately spoke to team owner Rick Hendrick on his cellphone after the win, who called to offer his congratulations.
“He was just upset he couldn’t be here," Earnhardt said.
As Earnhardt performed a wild celebratory burnout on the frontstretch, fans and crew members crowded around Victory Lane as the crowd in the grandstands stood and cheered.
Earnhardt led 95 laps on his way to crossing the finish line first and thanked his team and crew for their effort.
"We just had a really good car. It was real fast," Earnhardt said. "This is pretty amazing. Those last 15 laps were the longest laps ever.
NASCAR threw two competition cautions early today to check tire wear and, overall, there were no major concerns or issues with the rubber. 3 or more of tires that where on cars had got blisters.
Earnhardt’s 19th career Sprint Cup Series win came by 5.393 seconds over Tony Stewart.
Junior! Put an Earnhardt in a black car and magic happens
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series now heads to Sonoma next weekend for the Toyota SaveMart 350.
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