statement<\/a> that Earnhardt Jr. had been cleared to race.<\/p>\n\u201cDale Jr. has done everything asked of him,\u201d Dr. Jerry Petty was quoted as saying in the statement. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t had a headache since Oct. 12, and we have not been able to provoke any symptoms since that time. I have informed NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports that he is medically cleared for all NASCAR-related activity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earnhardt ran 123 laps in a test session on Monday at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Ga. Tuesday morning Earnhardt had a final neuropsychological evaluation with Dr. Petty in Charlotte, Nc.<\/p>\n
Smith has been rumored to be an option for a seat at Earnhardt’s Nationwide team, JR Motorsports. AJ Allmendinger will continue to drive the No. 51 Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing this weekend leaving Smith’s status unknown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been cleared to race at Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Earnhardt had missed the last two races after suffering a concussion in a crash on the last lap at Talladega Superspeedway. Regan Smith drove the No. 88 Chevrolet during Earnhardt’s absence.<\/p>\n