Team Owner Rick Hendrick wants Jr.'s first season with the team to be a very successful season and in so doing, has got the team working hard at their trade, and that is how you get good.
OK, maybe Jr. is grumbling a little bit about the extra effort, and he's pre-warned Hendrick that he might do that, but he's also complying with the extra hours knowing that it's that extra effort that is going to net them what they want.
Though the No 88 team is third in the points standings, they have yet to win a points race, and they're working hard at it, while everyone else is chasing Kyle Busch.
An interesting quote from Dale Earnhardt Jr. might reflect the differences we're seeing between his days under DEI and now, under HMS:
"We've tested six, seven times in the last two months," Earnhardt said. "And I wouldn't test six or seven times in a year before."
But don't fret: Hendrick isn't just picking on Jr.. This is how he handles the other teams also.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
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