Dale Earnhardt Jr. envies Jeff Gordon. Oh, what he would give to drive the No. 88 car this weekend at Darlington.
Ain't gonna happen. Junior remains out of action with concussion-like symptoms. So Gordon gets another race in Earnhardt's car — this one decorated in a classic color scheme. It resembles the "Gray Ghost" car that Buddy Baker drove to victory in the 1980 Daytona 500.
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"Silver and black. Chrome numbers. It doesn't get any cooler than that," Earnhardt said in his weekly podcast.