Dale Earnhardt Jr. took a walk on Saturday, hiking through the Arizona desert with his fiancée and friends. Good idea.
Considering how difficult the past few days have been for Junior and his teammates, having a clear head for Sunday's Sprint Cup race can only be of benefit.
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Green flag at Phoenix: 3:45 p.m. ET.
Earnhardt is off to consecutive top-10 finishes that atoned for a dismal Daytona 500 finish. But he qualified a disappointing 26th for the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix and watched his teammates have problems.