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Dale Earnhardt Jr. dishes on Daytona, how to succeed at plate racing

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the best restrictor-plate racer in the business. Four wins at Daytona; six at Talladega. And here is his secret.

"The first thing is," Earnhardt told media members this week, "you've got to have a fast car."

Didn't see that coming, did you?

Oh come on, of course there's more to Junior's plate-race prowess. Just saying, "The car needs to be as good as it possibly can be," downplays the man at the wheel.

Earnhardt is defending champion of the Coke Zero 400, Sprint Cup's race scheduled for 7:45 p.m. ET Saturday.