Friday, 12 October 2012

Show goes on at Charlotte without Earnhardt Jr (The Associated Press)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. pauses as he talks about missing the next two races with his second concussion in the past six weeks during a news conference prior to practice for Saturday's NASCAR Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race in Concord, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. grew up a town away from Charlotte Motor Speedway, running wild with his friends through the infield as his daddy thrilled the hometown crowd on race days.