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Dale Jr. proved that he could win a race again. The win marked Earnhardt’s 19th career victory.The long-sought victory came just after the four-year anniversary of his last first-place finish.June 15, 2008 was the last time he had tasted victory. Ironically enough the last victory was Michigan.With this win Earnhardt snaps his 143-race winless streak, the sixth longest in Sprint Cup history among drivers.Nascar’s most popular driver was nearly mobbed by the hundreds of fans trying to obtain an autograph or a picture of the driver.If your favorite driver is Earnhardt, my congrats are to you and hope that you will see your driver in Victory Lane more often.When I was younger, my family would gather around on Sunday to watch our favorite drivers compete for the win.When one of our favorites won the race that pretty much gave us bragging rights until the next week when they raced again.