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Slumping Earnhardt changes crew chiefs

It’s about damn time he does something!!

Steve Hmiel, the longtime technical director at Dale Earnhardt Inc., will replace Pete Rondeau on an interim basis beginning with this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Hmiel has often stood in as Earnhardt’s spotter on race day.

Now — let’s get that red car up to the front of the pack and leave it there.