Dale Earnhardt Jr. admitted Sunday that he has no business being in a racecar.
But he also said he is being better and seeing progress in his long, slow recover from a brain injury. And, in the most positive statement fans could hear, Earnhardt says he has no plans to retire.
Speaking with media members ahead of Sunday's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR's most popular driver offered insight and information on his recovery from concussion-like symptoms. There were frightening words about his health, including his doctor saying Earnhardt was very sick when he first saw him in mid-July.