ESPN.com will run a story that could be the most enlightening, informative, detailed feature piece on Dale Jr. since Rolling Stone’s award-winning article in 2000.

Wright Thompson, one of the premier up-and-coming sports writers in the country, delved deep in the world of Junior last week on a trip to New York City, where he experienced first-hand the super-fast carousel of hanging with America’s fifth favorite athlete.

Photographer Robert Caplin also accompanied us as we made stops at Comedy Central for the taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the Budweiser One Night Stand music event at Mulcahy’s Pub and Music Hall.

What Wright and Robert found beneath the surface of Junior’s fast-paced world is a man on a journey of his own — the journey to become his own person since his father passed away five years ago. No longer the kid he once was and not yet the adult he will become, Wright’s piece documents a man in transition.

The presentation of this piece should be as good as the content, as ESPN.com is making this into an eTicket story, which — if you’re not familiar with — is a website’s way of bringing out all the technilogical bells and whistles. It’s not just a link with words. It’s a reading and viewing experience, complete with photos, sketches, and video clips.

[Fingerprint PR]

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