LONG POND, Pa. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s farewell season took another dive Sunday after he mis-shifted his car and ruined the transmission on the No. 88 Chevrolet SS just 58 laps into the scheduled 160-lap Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway.
His finish -- 39th -- is one ahead of last place but marks the fourth time this season his car hasn't been running at the finish in 14 races and it is his seventh finish of 30th or worse.
Clearly dejected in the garage after bringing the car in, Earnhardt took full blame in a TV interview with FS1.