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    Three NASCAR drivers look back on decisions that shaped their careers - from Dustin Long Archived Message

    Posted by mary4jr88 on 2/9/2012, 1:48 pm

    Think back to when you faced a key decision. Maybe it didn't seem as big then. Maybe the choice seemed easy. Then again, maybe it didn't.

    Looking back, did you make the right decision?

    It's a question everyone -- including NASCAR drivers -- asks. The responses from those NASCAR drivers provide a glimpse into who they are -- beyond what you see on TV or at the track.

    Here is what they had to say:
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    Earnhardt seemed on the verge of greatness when he moved to Cup full-time in 2000. He was a two-time champion in what is now the Nationwide Series and would score his first Cup victory in just his 12th career start, quicker than Jimmie Johnson (first win came in his 13th start), Carl Edwards (17th start), Kyle Busch (31st start) and Jeff Gordon (42nd start).

    Guiding Earnhardt early in his career was his uncle, crew chief Tony Eury Sr. Eury......


    Link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/dustin_long/02/06/dale.earnhardt.jr.jimmie.johnson.key.decisions/index.html?sct=rc_wr_a2


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