BROOKLYN, Mich. – Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return to Michigan isn’t off to a great start.

Earnhardt, who won at Michigan International Speedway in June to snap a four-year losing streak, will have to start from the back today in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. He rubbed against the wall in practice Saturday and will need to go to a backup car.

“We were making some changes on the car and got the car too loose, and it just came out from under me in the corner,” Earnhardt said. “I probably was running harder than I should have been in practice.”