After his historic Daytona 500 victory just a week ago, some purported that Earnhardt may rest on his laurels and coast into NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup. Under the changed format that basically equates to a "win and you're in" philosophy -- new for the 2014 season -- it almost gives Earnhardt and his No. 88 Chevrolet crew the chance to relax and enjoy the flexibility of trying different set-ups and strategies over the course of the spring and summer in preparation for the sport's 10-race playoff. "I'd love to have won the race and I'm a little disappointed (we didn't)," Earnhardt said after finishing second to race winner Kevin Harvick. So clearly, the first thing on Earnhardt's mind is still finishing the race ahead of the other 42 cars on the track. More...