Lance McGrew isn't looking to be replaced as Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief anytime soon. Despite two finishes of 30th or worse in the last three races that led to heated radio communications between the crew chief and driver and dropped the team to 16th in the Sprint Cup standings, McGrew said his relationship with NASCAR's most popular driver is stronger than ever. "I definitely feel it's working," McGrew said on Monday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he was promoting the pit crew challenge and other events leading into Saturday night's All-Star race. "Dale deserves a shot to work with somebody for a long period of time and to keep everybody together. We're leaps and bounds better than we were last year. We've just had a little bit of weirdness the last couple of races." Sunday's race at Dover International Speedway, where Earnhardt finished 30th, was a prime example. Prior to the halfway point, Earnhardt told his crew chief something was broken in the car and that he couldn't turn it in turns 1 and 2. http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/news/story?id=5196691
