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Having the ride of their lives

By Ryan McGee
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, June 28, 2000

The call goes out in the Talladega garage: "Has anybody seen Earnhardt?" "Which one?" come back the shouts. "Hell, both of 'em." NASCAR has asked the season's Winston Cup race winners to assemble for a group photo. No one knows where the Dales have gone. "Junior was the first one here," assures his PR rep. "Well, where'd he go?" asks a NASCAR official, a little irritation starting to creep into her voice. "I don't know. His dad grabbed him, then they got in the pace car and took off." Rust ...

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