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2007-11-19 - Dale Jr. crashes in last race before switch

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final ride in his red No. 8 car was just like so many others this season.

That is, frustrating.

Earnhardt completed a winless farewell season with Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Sunday, finishing 36th in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He moves to Hendrick Motorsports next season, leaving the company that bears his late father's name.

It would have been a storybook finish for Earnhardt to win his DEI farewell.Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final ride in his red No. 8 car was just like so many others this season.

That is, frustrating.

Earnhardt completed a winless farewell season with Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Sunday, finishing 36th in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He moves to Hendrick Motorsports next season, leaving the company that bears his late father's name.

It would have been a storybook finish for Earnhardt to win his DEI farewell.

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