Long Pond, PA. You would never know that at the end of the year, a key piece of the 88 team will be taken away and given to NBC, where they will carry NASCAR starting in 2015. Steve Letarte, who is Dale Earnhardt’s crew chief, has accepted a job with NBC to be an analyst on their NASCAR telecast. For the second time in 2014, Dale Earnhardt laid claim to a win. This time, doing it to an unsuspecting driver who I didn’t think he could beat. He beat a strong number 2 Red Apple Ale car driven by Rochester Hills, Michigan native Brad Keselowski. Jimmie Johnson, who was looking for his third win in a row, finished seventh on Sunday. The series now moves on to Brooklyn, Michigan for a Father’s Day showdown in the Irish Hills. My early pick would have to be Brad Keselowski. We’re just going to have to listen to MRN to find out what goes on in knockout qualifying. Now is the time for Junior to try and get at the top of the mountain.
