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WATKINS GLEN, NY - Dale Earnhardt Jr. made his first appearance at a racetrack since being diagnosed with a concussion four weeks ago, and he has a message for his fans:Hes not retiring. Not yet, anyway.Earnhardt, who has missed the last three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races and will miss at least two more, took questions for 30 minutes during a media appearance at Watkins Glen International, where the Cup Series races on Sunday.The popular driver said he is continuing to make progress in his therapy, but as long as he continues to suffer from ocular imbalance issues, there can be no set timetable for his return to the seat of the No. 88 Chevrolet.However, he does plan to return to competition as soon as he is cleared by doctors.Im not ready to stop racing; Im not ready to quit, Earnhardt said.Its a slow process and I wish it wasnt, he continued. I dont know how long its gonna take, and as impatient as I am, I worry about everyone elses patience as well.But Im not going to go in the car until the doctors say Im ready to race.Earnhardt sustained the concussion in a relatively minor looking crash at Michigan Speedway on June 12, but he said the symptoms were slow to develop. He drove in three more races before recognizing that he wasnt feeling right, at which point he sought medical attention.Unfortunately its a slow process and theres no guidelines or rulebook, he said. Theres no consistent history over how long this really takes to clear up so were just having to be patient.My doctors feel great about the opportunity that I not only will be healthy again, but they can actually make my brain stronger to be able to withstand these common events, he added. The event that I had a Michigan which they tied this concussion to, I should have been able to get through that without having a concussion. So theyre working not only to get me healed up, but to make sure I can compete and I can go through events like that without any concern.Earnhardt has been involved in several major accidents over the course of his 16-year NASCAR career, and he missed two races due to a concussion in 2012.He said his therapy is different this time, with doctors encouraging him to engage in activities outside his comfort zone. That includes things like dining out, playing with his sisters kids, or making himself available to the media at Watkins Glen.In this situation, my doctor says its good therapy to go somewhere that makes you feel worse, Earnhardt explained. He wants me to do anything that pushes me into areas to get my anxiety and drive the symptoms so my body gets used to them. He calls that exposure, and this [press conference] is probably the worst situation as far as making my senses to go haywire.I just want to get better, he added. 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I dont think any team in MLS can lose three -- really, weve lost four -- centre backs and be fine." OBrien went down in the 62nd minute with a hamstring strain. He said he felt it stretch when he reached for a ball. Not helping him was the field surface, temporary grass laid on top of the artificial turf at CenturyLink Field. With OBriens injury, Vancouver will now miss him, Jay DeMerit, Brad Rusin and Carlyle Mitchell at that position for the foreseeable future. "I dont think (the field) was great in the sense that it probably contributed to my injury," OBrien said. "It was unpredictable with the bounces, and its not ideal." Goalkeeper Brad Knighton went further in condemning the surface. "The field was ridiculously terrible," he said. "Its heavy, its bumpy, the turfs coming up. Its a weird surface to play on, and anytime you put grass on top of turf, youre going to get that." Neither OBrien nor Rennie could estimate how long the veteran defender would be out of action. Greg Klazura entered the match for OBrien, and he had to play out of position. Normally a wide defender, Klazura looked out of place in the middle. He conceded the penalty kick that tied the game after Vancouver took an early 2-1 lead. Camilo Sanvezzo gave the Whitecaps that lead with two headers, assisted by Russell Teibert. Both goals came in a 16-minute span in the first half. "There are loots of things for us to build on from this game," Rennie said.dddddddddddd"Camilo also had a fantastic free kick that was rebounded that we really had a good chance to make that 3-1. At that point, it would have been hard for them to get back." Sanvezzo added: "Its positive that I scored, but I think the team played well. a I think everybody had a good game, and we just need to pick up from here." However, Vancouver failed to capitalize on Sanvezzos free-kick opportunity, and in the second half, Seattle scored two goals of its own in a 10-minute burst to tie and win the game. 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