FORT WORTH, Texas - Only the caution flags kept Dale EarnhardtJr. from completely running away from the DirecTV 500 field. Aftertwice seeing long leads erased by yellow flags, Earnhardt emergedfrom the restart of the record 12th and final caution period atTexas Motor Speedway still in front. With no more stops, the 25-year-old rookie cruised to his first Winston Cup victory by a nearlysix-second margin Sunday.
Little E finished directly ahead of veterans Jeff Burton, BobbyLabonte and Rusty Wallace. His famous father, a fearsome 75-timeWinston winner known as The Intimidator, was 19 seconds behind inseventh place.
"I couldn't believe our car was that good, but it …
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