Dale Earnhardt Jr. ready for Daytona 500

Dale Earnhardt Jr., two-time and defending champion of the Daytona 500, has said that he is ready for the 57th edition of the race on February 22. Earnhardt is looking to defend his race win and to become one of the few NASCAR drivers with three wins in the Great American Race. Earnhardt is coming off his best Cup season in a decade, in which he picked up four wins including a season sweep of Pocono and a Chase spoiler at Martinsville. He is now entering his eighth season in the #88 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports, this time with new crew chief Greg Ives and new sponsor Nationwide Insurance, who has moved from NASCAR's number two series, now officially known as the Xfinity Series. Speaking of which, Dale Jr. has also encountered some changes within his Xfinity team JR Motorsports. Earnhardt believes 2015 is shaping up to be another good year in his career.