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Loudon aftermath formally introduced Hendrick to The Junior Factor

By Marty Smith
ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Back in mid-January, on a frigid, blustery day at Dirty Mo Acres, snow bouncing weightlessly amid a sporadic drizzle, at least a month before Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew for certain how it would all go, before he had any inkling what a Hendrick hat dance felt like, he voiced to me concerns about how his team would adapt to what we media types call The Junior Factor. It is unwritten, intangible, and there is no way to prepare for it. But it's real and it can wear a team completely out. Ask Junior ...

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