Earnhardt Will Miss The Next Two Events

from cbs sports --- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not compete in the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway after being diagnosed with a concussion following the Oct. 7 race at Talladega, Ala.

Earnhardt, driver of the No. 88 Chevrolets for Hendrick Motorsports, was diagnosed Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte. Regan Smith will be the team's substitute driver at Charlotte and Kansas.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on October 11, 2012 at 9:44am

wow. what a chain reaction of events. First time an Earnhardt has not been in a cup race since, maybe the 70's ? And Dinger gets the #51 more than likely for the remainder of the year.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on October 11, 2012 at 10:33am

What an opportunity for Regan Smith to show his stuff in top notch equipment. That said, that's not a knock on Furniture Row but we all know JR gets the best of the best.

Permalink Reply by brian campbell on October 11, 2012 at 10:12am

i can remember back in the day when you could not keep a driver out of a car no matter how bad they were hurt.(Davy Alison comes to mind).

Permalink Reply by Mike/WC77 on October 11, 2012 at 12:33pm

Betting Junior would do the same, if times were different. Like him, or not, the guy loves racing.

Permalink Reply by Scott B on October 11, 2012 at 1:15pm

Concussions are different than pretty much any other type of injury...

Permalink Reply by Mike/WC77 on October 11, 2012 at 4:10pm

Yessir, & who here is suprised to hear I've had a few? Hope he doesn't plan on tipping a few brews while watching the races. Beer & conclusions make lunch get wings...

Permalink Reply by Bruce Smith on October 11, 2012 at 10:25am

Quite a few of us probably have him on our fantasy teams for this weekend. I wonder how that will work out?

Permalink Reply by putter on October 11, 2012 at 12:36pm

I have him in my lineup as well. I doubt we will be able to change it. You will have to pick from your other 3 drivers.

Permalink Reply by Bruce Smith on October 11, 2012 at 8:26pm

Half the guys in the league have him on their rosters for this weekend. Probably more than 50% of all Yahoo players have him listed. I wonder if Yahoo will just award points for the 88 car with Smith driving?

Permalink Reply by mj on October 11, 2012 at 11:15am
Oh no stop the presses alert the media . What will the almighty NASCRAP do without its star .
Permalink Reply by TOG on October 11, 2012 at 11:39am

like or dislike JR, I feel for ANY driver who gets injured during a race, regardless of their popularity.

Permalink Reply by alan4s on October 11, 2012 at 11:55am
You know MJ, you could just ignore the obviously NASCAR themed threads here. Just saying...

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