Saturday, 26 May 2012

Earnhardt hopes to put last year behind (The Associated Press)

Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, talks to a crew member before practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 auto race in Concord, N.C., Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) At first Dale Earnhardt Jr. was relieved he didn't fall further back than seventh at last year's Coca-Cola 600. Then he realized what he had lost for just about a gallon of gas.