You don't think so?  Think again.  Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a driving force behind NASCAR.  As a matter of fact, he is one of the major forces driving NASCAR right now.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a race winner for this year.  Most of the fans in the grandstands wear Dale Jr. colors.  Do you disagree?  Go to a race and see for yourself.

The facts are obvious.  Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is the greatest thing that has happened to NASCAR in about seven years.  Without Dale Earnhardt, Jr., the sport would have suffered irreparable damage, and that's a fact.

Jeff Gordon won the Cup in 2001, the year that Dale Earnhardt died.  Dale Earnhardt won the Most Popular Driver award that year, posthumously.

Pretty much ever since then, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has won that award.  Dale Earnhardt was a legend not only to his fans, but the people that worked with him in the garage every week.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is second in points going into the second Pocono race of the season.  He's running well, he's finishing consistently, and he's on track to gain points on the first place driver, Kyle Busch.  This year, it's Dale's championship to win or lose.  It's that simple.

Kyle Busch is setting a pace that's going to be hard to beat. Still, Dale Jr. is doing just what he wanted to do but couldn't last year, which is being consistent. 

Let the chase begin, and may the best driver win.