Is Dale Jr driving in 2021?
Since retiring from full-time racing with the NASCAR Cup Series after 2017, Dale Earnhardt Jr. started a tradition of racing once a year with the Xfinity Series. The two-time Daytona 500 winner makes his return this weekend at Richmond for his solo appearance in 2021.
Did Dale Jr ever win a NASCAR championship?
Unlike his father, who won seven Cup Series titles, the younger Earnhardt never won a championship.
Is Dale Earnhardt Jr in the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
Earnhardt is a two-time Daytona 500 winner who was chosen as NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver 15 times. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. was officially inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday night. In 2020, he was elected as a first-ballot inductee in the 2021 NASCAR Hall of Fame class.
What car is Dale Jr driving at Richmond Raceway?
8 Chevy
Dale Earnhardt Jr. returns to the track this weekend not only as an analyst on NBC broadcasts, but as a driver behind the wheel of the No. 8 Chevy. He’ll compete in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, the Go Bowling 250, at Richmond Raceway as a driver for his JR Motorsports team.
Is Dale Earnhardt Jr coming back to NASCAR racing?
turning fast laps around stock car racing’s most famous track. Don’t get used to it, Earnhardt said Wednesday. Although he said he has enjoyed running test laps for Hendrick Motorsports during NASCAR’s two days of testing here, he has no plans to return to high-stakes racing. “I’m old—47 years old,” Earnhardt said.
Is Dale Earnhardt Jr going to start racing again?
Since retiring from full-time NASCAR Cup Series competition at the end of the 2017 season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has returned to NASCAR for one Xfinity Series race each year, and he made his 2022 start on Friday night at Martinsville Speedway.
What is Dale Jr doing in 2022?
What car is Dale Jr driving tonight?
Earnhardt will drive the No. 88 Hellmann’s Chevrolet on Friday night, and he’ll have a special steering wheel, too.
Is Dale Jr going to start racing again?
What race is Dale Jr running in 2022?
Earnhardt, a two-time Xfinity champion, has continued to make one-off appearances in the series every year since retiring from his full-time Cup career at the end of 2017. The JR Motorsports co-owner made his lone start of 2022 at Martinsville Speedway last Friday but left unsatisfied with his 11th-place finish.
Has Dale Earnhardt won at every track?
The Answer: The only tracks that Dale Earnhardt did not win a Winston Cup race on during his 1975 to 2001 career were: Homestead-Miami Speedway (which began hosting NASCAR races in 1999) Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1998)
Are any Earnhardt still racing?
Earnhardt returned to JD Motorsports in 2020 on a 12-race schedule. After running 29 races during the 2020 season, he was elevated to a full-time schedule with the team in 2021 in the No.
What is Dale Earnhardt Jr doing now?
To Release Children’s Book, ‘Buster’s Trip to Victory Lane’ Dale Earnhardt Jr. can now add “children’s book author” to his resume. In addition to his recent High Rock Vodka endeavor, he’s taking a bit of a different route with a just-announced children’s book called Buster’s Trip to Victory Lane:
How old was Dale Earnhardt Jr in victory lane at Atlanta?
1986: Twelve-year-old Dale Jr. stands with stepmom Teresa and father Dale Earnhardt in Victory Lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 1987: Dale Jr. poses in his military school uniform in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
What year did Dale Earnhardt Jr win the championship?
1998: Dale Jr. prepares for another race in the 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, now known as the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Junior’s success in winning the points championship that year moved him up to a part-time role in the NASCAR Cup Series with Dale Earnhardt Inc. in 1999.
What number did Kevin Harvick drive after Dale Earnhardt died?
Harvick was the one to fill the seat of the No. 3 after Earnhardt Sr.’s death, although the number changed to No. 29. 2004: Dale Jr. poses with the first 10-driver playoff class.