Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Race car driver, TV Personality

1974 –

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Who is Dale Earnhardt, Jr.?

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is an American semi-retired stock car racing driver and team owner. He is the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, Sr. He is also the grandson of both NASCAR driver Ralph Earnhardt and stock car fabricator Robert Gee, the half-brother of former driver Kerry Earnhardt, the uncle of driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, the stepson of former DEI co-owner Teresa Earnhardt and the older half-brother of Taylor Earnhardt-Putnam. Earnhardt, Jr. has won the Most Popular Driver Award ten times. He has an estimated net worth of $300 million.

He drove the No. 88 Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports and the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for his own team, JR Motorsports, in selected events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Junior never won a series championship like his late father however his forté was definitely superspeedways with his winngest tracks being Talladega, Daytona, and Michigan. Earnhardt Jr. won the Great American Race twice in his career(2004 and 2014).

Dale Jr. created "The Dale Jr. Download" podcast in 2013, with right-hand-man Mike Davis, - which focuses on motor sports topics and personalities - and continues to this day. Jr. worked for NBC/USA/Peacock telecasting NASCAR competition and has transitioned to Amazon Prime Video and Warner Brothers Discovery Sports who are slated to begin coverage of NASCAR in 2025.

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Born
Oct 10, 1974
Kannapolis
Also known as
  • Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
  • Junebug
  • Junior, Little E
  • Junior
Parents
Siblings
Education
  • Automotive Degree
  • Oak Ridge Military Academy
  • Mitchell Community College
Lived in
  • Charlotte
  • Mooresville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Modified by JokerGem
on June 17, 2024

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