Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss the next two Sprint Cup races to recover from a concussion diagnosed Wednesday and suffered in the last-lap crash Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Earnhardt is currently 11th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings, but missing the next two races will eliminate him from championship contention. Practice and qualifying at Charlotte is scheduled for today.
Earnhardt said: "he did not feel right after crashing during a tire test at Kansas Speedway on Aug. 29." He said he "did not notify NASCAR or see a doctor, however, because he thought he would be fine and wanted to continue racing."
Earnhardt said he was only “80 or 90” percent during the four races after the Kansas crash, but felt like he was back to 100 percent last week at Talladega.
Regan Smith, who was recently released from Furniture Row Racing, will drive Earnhardt’s No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway, the team announced early Thursday.
Regan Smith was scheduled to drive Phoenix Racing’s No. 51 car this weekend. AJ Allmendinger is expected to drive the car now, team officials said.
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