We have images in our mind of NASCAR drivers putting the pedal to the metal when competing. It could cause real problems if done on the same streets we all travel on, as Dale Earnhardt Jr. found out this weekend.

was stopped on the way to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Fiancee Ashley Reimann tweeted a pic of the incident.

The officer gave Earnhardt a written warning. He was lucky!

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