Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

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. also works for NBC/USA telecasting NASCAR competition.