CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Gordon is mostly retired & Tony Stewart is almost out the door. Now Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sidelined for the rest of the year, exposing NASCAR's glaring need for new stars to captivate the audience.
The three huge names who have moved the needle for NASCAR the past two decades have a combined seven championships, 168 career Cup wins & five Daytona 500 victories. More important, they are the household names for NASCAR, the ones who move the needle & make people pay attention.
But Gordon called last year his last, only to be called back to the race car in late July when a concussion knocked Earnhardt out for the season. Stewart, meanwhile, has just 13 races left in his NASCAR driving career.
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