CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Turns out the victory party for Dale Earnhardt Jr. wasn't much of a party at all. Earnhardt snapped a 143-race winless streak at Michigan International Speedway, then celebrated at home in North Carolina with friends and family. "It was good, we went home and some of the family and my friends were there, and we just stood around and talked about the win," Earnhardt told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
After low-key party, Junior focused on Sonoma