Dale Earnhardt Jr. remembers the good times at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He was just 10 when his father competed in the inaugural All-Star Race in 1985. Over the next 15 seasons, Earnhardt Sr. won three of the events and three Coca-Cola 600s. With Senior’s success and the Earnhardt clan hailing from just up the road in Kannapolis, it’s understandable that Junior took an early liking to the 1.5-mile track. Every Charlotte race provided him the opportunity to enjoy a homecoming of sorts. “In ’86 and ’87, they were really about as great as you could be, and it was just a lot of fun to watch,” Earnhardt said. “I know the 600 was a big race and it’s still a big race, but we didn’t have Indy and places like that to share the spotlight. Yeah, this was a big event, and it was similar to Daytona, and everybody was at the 600 and everybody was here. “We would sit up in those condos (in Turn 1) and watch everything. All the practices and every lap, that every car ran all weekend long, and it was just a lot of fun, and certainly a different time and different sport than…