Earnhardt Jr. talked for about eight minutes at the start of the podcast, praising the efforts of his substitute driverAlex Bowman, who finished seventh at theHollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Junior added, however, that he wished he could have been the one driving the No. 88Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
"We've been running around and trying to do everything we're supposed to be doing outside the car while we're not able to drive just yet," Earnhardt Jr. said. "Boy, today (Sunday) was a day where I would have liked to have been in there for sure running that high side. That's really enjoyable."
He added that he's "still working on all my rehabilitation and doing all the stuff the doctors have been asking me to do. All of that is going along as planned, no setbacks."
The simulator work is part of the "outside the car" activities that have kept him busy in recent weeks, along with sponsor appearances and a visit to Martinsville Speedway last week to help unveil the track's new lights.
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"I've been doing that (simulator), which has been a lot of fun," Earnhardt Jr. said.Still, it's no substitute for actually taking the wheel of a race car. Earnhardt Jr. said he will be at Talladega SuperspeedwayFriday through Sunday, and it will be difficult to simply watch; Bowman again will fill in for Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88.
"There'll be a part of me each lap wanting to be in there making decisions as far as what's going on in the draft," Junior said.
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