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Earnhardt Jr.’s Steering Wheel breaks during practice:

#88- Dale Earnhardt Jr. had an unusual occurrence in second practice at Dover International Speedway when he reported a broken steering wheel. ‘The steering wheel broke internally,’ Earnhardt said. ‘I heard you say that, that’s not cool,’ replied his crew chief Steve Letarte ‘I’ll take a look at it.’ ‘Yeah,’ Earnhardt said with a laugh. ‘I’d be in trouble.’ Before the issue with his steering wheel, he told the crew, ”The right rear shock tightened it up right before the second compression. The sway bar seems to his the center real hard since we put it in.’(Motorsport)(9-27-2014)