Tony Stewart (14) flips over as Kasey Kahne (5), Clint Bowyer (15), Dave Blaney (36), Terry Labonte (32), Regan Smith (78), Jeff Burton (31), Jimmie Johnson (48), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), Paul Menard (27) and David Ragan (34) crash around him during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Dale Davis)
Tony Stewart (14) flips over as Kasey Kahne (5), Clint Bowyer (15), Dave Blaney (36), Terry Labonte (32), Regan Smith (78), Jeff Burton (31), Jimmie Johnson (48), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), Paul Menard (27) and David Ragan (34) crash around him during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Dale Davis)
Jamie McMurray (1) kicks up dirt as he spins while Jeff Gordon (24), Kevin Harvick (29) and Dale Earnhardt Jr., (88) avoid damage during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets out of his car after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets out of his car after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
associated press Dale Earnhardt Jr. has benefited from being a Rick Hendrick Racing teammate of Jimmie Johnson, Sunday’s winner of the Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis and the points champion every season from 2006 through 2010.
associated press Dale Earnhardt Jr. has benefited from being a Rick Hendrick Racing teammate of Jimmie Johnson, Sunday’s winner of the Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis and the points champion every season from 2006 through 2010.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes a qualifying lap for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, July 6, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes a qualifying lap for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, July 6, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
