Earnhardt ends drought

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and crew chief Tony Eury Jr. gambled and won the Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. In a spellbinding finish, Earnhardt saved fuel, then coast his car around the two-mile layout after a caution with two laps left forced a green-while-checkered finish. Earnhardt pulled way on the restart, but just as he the white flag for the final lap, his car sputter momentarly. However, a spin off Turn 4 froze the field and Earnhardt was able to nurse his Chevy around to take the checkered flag. It had been 76 Sprint Cup Series points races since Earnhardt had gone to Victory Lane.

In other NASCAR races, 18-year-old Joey Logano, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, won the Nationwide Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway for his first career victory, and Erik Darnell edged Johnny Benson at the line in a photo finish to win the Cool City Customs 200 Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday.