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Gordon, a four-time Sprint Cup champion, will replace
Earnhardt at Watkins Glen this week and again at Bristol Motor
Speedway on Aug. 20. Gordon came out of retirement to race at
Indianapolis and Pocono, and Alex Bowman stepped in for
Earnhardt at New Hampshire on July 17.
Earnhardt admitted on "The Dale Jr. Download" podcast Monday
that he is experiencing difficulties with both his balance and
vision.
"The gaze issue and the problem with my eyes being able to fix
on an object at a great distance and stay there with head
movement -- that is the problem. When I move my head, I lose the
object that I am trying to target," Earnhardt said. "That is
hand-in-hand with the balance."
Earnhardt has experienced concussion-like symptoms since a crash
at Michigan International Speedway in June. The 41-year-old said
that he has seen limited improvement in the symptoms over the
past two weeks.
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