In addition to his win in the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Earnhardt Jr. has five top-five finishes -- including three runner-up finishes and a third-place result -- and six top-10s. "I'm pretty blown away that we've won the First Quarter 2014 Driver of the Year Award," Earnhardt Jr. said. Dale Earnhardt claimed the Driver of the Year Award in 1987 and 1994. If Earnhardt Jr. were to win the title, he would join two other father-son winners in earning the prize: Al Unser (1970) and Al Unser Jr. (1990) as well as Mario Andretti (1967, 1978 and 1984) and Michael Andretti (1991).
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