BROOKLYN, Mich. — Dale Earnhardt tweeted earlier this week that he spend some time in Chevrolet’s state-of-the-art simulator to prepare for Michigan International Speedway.
It appears the extra virtual practice time paid off for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports driver, finishing ninth in Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 for his third top-10 finish of the 2017 Monster Energy Series season.
“We had a great car,” said Earnhardt. “Just had a hard time getting any track position and keeping it.”
Earnhardt started 17th and was able to crack the top 10 in the latter moments of the race.