"Just like that Western town I built," Earnhardt said, referring to Whisky River, another curiosity on his spread north of Charlotte, "it will be there hopefully long after I'm gone, and somebody will walk back there and go, 'What in the hell is this doing here? Chances are they'll remember Earnhardt anyway, since he owns two Daytona 500 titles and seems capable of much more given the performance he's shown this season. But beyond a Sprint Cup Series championship, there's something else looming out there for NASCAR's most popular driver -- a points victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a track he's visited since he was a kid, and which Sunday once again hosts the Coca-Cola 600.
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