DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. won a checkered flag before he leaves to check out Olympic gold. Earnhardt departs Monday for South Korea to start his Olympics coverage for NBC Sports. Earnhardt, long NASCAR’s most popular driver, has yet to receive his assignments from the network. “I know that they won’t set me up to fail,” Earnhardt said Saturday. Earnhardt is a third-generation NASCAR driver and the son of Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt.

Source: National Post February 18, 2018 00:51 UTC