TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01:  Dale Earnhardt Jr. , driver of the #88 AMP Energy/National Guar Chevrolet leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Dale Earnhardt Jr. , driver of the #88 AMP Energy/National Guar Chevrolet leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.