One year later, he still can't believe it happened. For a driver it should have been instinctive, as involuntary as a heartbeat, as natural as pressing the accelerator to pick up speed. For someone with 18 victories and hundreds of starts on NASCAR's highest level, it should have been as routine as a walk to the mailbox. For Dale Earnhardt Jr., one of his sport's best restrictor-plate racers, hitting a pit stall at Daytona International Speedway should have been something he could do in his sleep.
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