Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a central figure in Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Michigan. And he's not even driving.
No, that's Alex Bowman at the wheel of the No. 88 car for JR Motorsports, Earnhardt's team in the NASCAR subseries. You'll find Junior in a slower, more comfortable seat for the race that begins about 1 p.m. ET.
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Earnhardt will make his debut as guest commentator on the TV broadcast. The Menards 250 starts about 1:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1.
Bowman is getting several races in with Earnhardt, and Saturday he made a solid showing in qualifying.