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Blount: Is Junior Nation happy? Probably not

 
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won a race and made the Chase in his first season at Hendrick Motorsports. But is that enough to satisfy him or his legion of fans? No, but there are signs things may get better, writes Terry Blount. (link)

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