“Superstitious? My son Forrest, Laura Ingraham and I were at the 2006 race in Richmond, which was Junior’s last win. If he doesn’t win Saturday night, it will mean that Laura Ingraham was the good luck charm.” -George Allen

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His two-year winless streak notwithstanding, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is happy with his first season with Hendrick.

By MARTY O’BRIEN
The Daily Press
May 2, 2008

By the time the green flag drops Saturday for the Dan Lowry 400 at Richmond International Raceway, you’ll have heard plenty about Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s winless streak. Anniversaries have a way of highlighting things.

This weekend marks two years and 71 races since Earnhardt won here at RIR, and he hasn’t made it to Victory Lane in a Sprint Cup Series points race since. But the dearth of victories aside, Earnhardt is feeling pretty darned good about his debut season with Hendrick Motorsports.

He should.

Earnhardt enters Richmond third in the Cup standings, just 79 points behind leader Jeff Burton. That’s better than Hendrick golden boys Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, who stand fifth and 14th, respectively.

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