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Dale Jr.'s Struggle to Grow Up

His father cast a long shadow for racing star

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 18, 2008 2:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn’t talk much about his father’s death. “I don't want people to know about that,” he says. "It's not their business to hear it.” But he opened up to Marty Smith for an in-depth profile in ... Read full story »

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