{"id":13668,"date":"2014-06-08T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T21:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=13668"},"modified":"2014-06-08T17:09:40","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T21:09:40","slug":"dale-earnhardt-jr-races-charles-barkley-in-go-karts-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2014\/06\/08\/dale-earnhardt-jr-races-charles-barkley-in-go-karts-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Earnhardt Jr races Charles Barkley in go karts (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13237\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/05\/earnhardtjrbarkley.jpg\" alt=\"earnhardtjrbarkley\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/05\/earnhardtjrbarkley.jpg 600w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/05\/earnhardtjrbarkley-557x418.jpg 557w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/05\/earnhardtjrbarkley-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nNASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced against TNT analyst Charles Barkley in a go kart contest a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>With coverage of NASCAR now airing on TNT video of this event has emerged. The two raced on a seven-tenths of a ile course which featured 11 turns.<\/p>\n<p>In the first contest Earnhardt Jr. completed five laps before Barkley could complete four. 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