NASCAR Minute: Kyle Petty surprised by Dale Jr.’s recent success By Jerry BonkowskiAug 4, 2014, 8:26 PM EDT Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) 2 Comments After a streak of poor starts, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won three of his last 21 races. On Monday’s edition of NASCAR America, Kyle Petty and Rick Allen agreed that Dale Jr.’s recent dominance should come as no surprise. Follow me @JerryBonkowski