Known to be successful at short tracks, Dale Earnhardt Jr. heads to Martinsville with hopes to further prove the statistic right.

Earnhardt Jr. has made 17 starts at the track and has amassed seven top-5s and eight top-10s. Leading a total of 758 laps at the speedway, he is definately a force to be reckoned with this weekend despite his struggles in the Chase.

"We've had stuff go wrong that's out of our hands -- Talladega with that wreck we had nowhere to go and last week at Lowe's with the tire deal," Earnhardt Jr. noted. "I'm very proud of the way my team has been prepared and how hard they've been working. It's a true testament to how good of an organization Hendrick Motorsports is. I'm just proud of them. Hopefully we can pick it up at Martinsville."

Crew chief of the No. 88 Tony Eury Jr. is aware of his drivers accomplishments at the track. Despite to have yet produced a win, Eury Jr. is confident that Earnhardt Jr. can do well there.

"I think it's just the short track, and it takes a lot of finesse to get around there," Eury Jr. explained on why Earnhardt Jr. is that good at Martinsville. "He doesn't use that much brake. I think that's his whole deal. He lets the car roll a lot. We have a real good understanding of that track and what it's asking of us as far as forward bite. We have to make the car rotate in the center. You count a lot on your driver to help you out in a lot of situations. That's what we've all grown up on is these little short half-mile tracks, and we understand them very well."

Even though most people have counted him out and it would take a miraculous comeback to collect the championship, Earnhardt Jr. remains confident in his abilities.

Earnhardt Jr. concluded "This Chase isn't over yet."