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Earnhardt Jr. earns first Martinsville win
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Dale Earnhardt Jr., center, and his girlfriend Amy Reimann, right, and team owner, Rick Hendrick, left, celebrate after Earnhardt won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. The grandfather clock, background, is the winner's trophy. - photo by Don Petersen
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. recognized the emotional impact his win at Martinsville Speedway had on Rick Hendrick when he met his boss in Victory Lane. The team owner embraced the driver who delivered the win at the track that has caused so much heartbreak and joy. Martinsville was Hendrick's home track as a child growing up in Virginia, the place where Hendrick Motorsports had it first career victory.
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