His parents divorced shortly after he was born, and he and Kelley lived with Brenda Earnhardt until their house was destroyed in a fire when he was six years old. He has an elder sister, Kelley an elder half-brother, Kerry, from his father's first marriage and a younger half-sister, Taylor Earnhardt-Putnam, from his father's third marriage. His maternal grandfather, Robert Gee Sr., was a NASCAR car builder. was born and raised in Kannapolis, North Carolina, the son of Brenda Lorraine Jackson and Dale Earnhardt Sr. Racing career Early life and career ĭale Earnhardt Jr. He is a two-time Daytona 500 winner ( 20), and has won the Most Popular Driver Award fifteen consecutive times from 2003 to 2017. failed to win a Cup championship in his career, but still is widely regarded as one of NASCAR's best drivers never to win a Cup championship.Įarnhardt's success at Daytona International Speedway throughout his career earned him the nickname "Pied Piper" of Daytona. Since his last season in Cup, Earnhardt has worked as a broadcaster for NASCAR on NBC. He is a two-time champion of the Xfinity Series, winning in 19. Earnhardt has 26 wins in the Cup Series, a total that ranks him tied for 32nd in NASCAR history (with Fred Lorenzen) as of March 2023. He remained with Hendrick until his last season as a full-time driver in 2017. (DEI), his father's team in the NASCAR Cup Series, for much of his early Cup career, he moved to Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. and relative to many former and current drivers in the NASCAR ranks.Īfter driving the No. A member of the Earnhardt racing family, he is the son of 7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt Sr. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for his team JR Motorsports. He competes occasionally in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. or simply, Junior is an American professional stock car racing driver. (born October 10, 1974) also known as Dale Jr. Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)Ģ015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 ( Phoenix)ġ996 Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250 ( Myrtle Beach)Ģ022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250 ( Martinsville) at Daytona International Speedway in 2020Ģ003, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016 Can-Am Duel WinnerĤ straight wins at Talladega Superspeedway (Fall 2001–Spring 2003)Ģ004, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2018 Xfinity Series Champion OwnerĢ003– 2017 Cup Series Most Popular Driver (15 times)
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