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Dale Jr. Gets Lesson in Dobbins Intelligence

The NASCAR driver visited the Clay National Guard Center on Friday before driving to a 19th-place finish in Atlanta on Tuesday.

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. visited on Friday in preparation for the weekend’s racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Earnhardt received some lessons in the state of the art of military intelligence while touring the , NASCAR.com reported. Those lessons included the Georgia National Guard’s language training and communication.

The day culminated in the unveiling of Earnhardt’s special military intelligence paint scheme on his No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet, featuring the military intelligence slogan, “Always Out Front.”

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Despite the encouragement of the troops at Dobbins, that slogan wasn't prophetic: Earnhardt finished 19th in the Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 on Tuesday.

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