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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Profile |
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Birth Date: October 10, 1974
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Birth Place: Concord, North Carolina, USA
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Birth Name: Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Height: 6'2"
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Biography |
Being just a "regular guy" and partying with his friends are
two things that Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the #8
Budweiser, likes to do when he has time off from his NASCAR
racing schedule.
Outgoing and fond of being out in public, another of his
favorite things to do is to hang out with his friends at the
local Wal-Mart store. Doing these types of things, the up
and coming star of the NASCAR Winston Cup Circuit can relax
and feel like just a normal every day type person for
awhile.
Dale Jr. (also affectionately called "Little E") has his own
Club House of sorts where he and his friends can get
together and can party down. Their place is called "Club E"
and it's located in the basement of Junior's house, which
incidentally is located on his dad's property in the state
of North Carolina. Dale claims that it's the only place to
be and that "Club E" is decked to the hilt with a big screen
television, speakers as high as the ceiling and plenty of
refrigeration for the main ingredient of any Dale Jr. party
- the beer!
Though it would seem that because of who his daddy is, Dale
Jr. would have been popular in high school, that wasn't how
it was. He hung out with a small group of friends who pretty
much hung tight and away from the so called "in crowd".
Needless to say, his popularity status has since changed and
all of the recognition he now gets, still catches him
off-guard at times. Though he has many fans, he doesn't see
himself as anyone "special" though he doesn't mind all the
attention he gets from the girls now!
Being the son of the infamous driver of the #3 Goodwrench
Chevy, one might think that that Little E would have had an
advantage when it come to pursuing a career in NASCAR
Racing. Instead of having things handed to him, he got there
by starting at the bottom and proving himself all the way up
through the ranks to the Winston Cup Circuit.
After high school Dale Earnhardt Jr. went to college and
earned a two year automotive degree, after which he was
hired to work as a mechanic in his father's Chevy dealership
where he made only a little over $15,000 a year. At the age
of 17, Dale Jr. began racing in the street stock division at
Concord Speedway. It was two seasons later that he moved up
into the NASCAR Late Model Stock Division, where he would
compete for three seasons. Proving himself by capturing 12
Bud poles in the Late Model Stock Division, Dale Earnhardt
Jr. showed himself and everyone else that he was ready to go
to the NASCAR Busch Grand Nationals, which he did in 1996.
By the start of the 2000 season Dale Jr. was ready to move
up to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and to pursue the title
of Rookie of the Year.
Little E is a force to be reckoned with on the racetrack and
he has showed that he has what it takes to be a winner.
Though his father is a seven time Winston Cup Champion, Dale
Jr. has done twice what his father has never done, and that
is to win the Busch title!
Fun loving and a party animal off the track, when he straps
himself into his race car on Sundays, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is
all business. Though unlike his father in a lot of ways,
when it comes to racing, Dale Jr. shows that he can be every
bit as aggressive of a driver as his dad is.
Before he was the face of NASCAR's new generation, Dale
Earnhardt Jr. was very proud of his skills as an oil changer
at his father's car dealership in North Carolina.
His career began meekly, as he and brother Kerry sold a
go-kart for $500 so that they could buy an old Monte Carlo
racecar for $200. Legend has it that Junior later sold that
car to current Busch Series driver Hank Parker Jr.
Earnhardt Jr. took his first green flag at the Concord
Speedway in the street stock division at the age of 17. He
garnered three feature victories from 1994-96.
Just two years later, Earnhardt Jr. dominated the Busch
Series, winning 13 races and two series championships in
1998-99. His first title in 1998 made him the first
third-generation NASCAR champion, joining father Dale Sr.
and grandfather Ralph. His maternal grandfather, Robert Gee,
was a well-known NASCAR fabricator and mechanic.
Junior wasted no time making an impact in NASCAR's elite
series when he entered in 2000. He won at Texas in his 12th
career start and at Richmond in his 16th start. He also
became the first rookie to win NASCAR's all-star race at
Lowe's Motor Speedway.
It also didn't take long for Junior to become the unofficial
poster boy of the sport. He's appeared on countless magazine
covers, numerous television talk shows and was the focus of
two MTV documentaries: "Cribs" and "True Life, I'm a Race
Car Driver."
Junior is also a co-owner of "Chance 2 Motorsports," a Busch
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Scored his first Daytona victory just 5 months after his
father was killed there in the final lap of the 2001 Daytona
500.
First Rookie to win "The Winston" All-Star Event
2-Time NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Champion
He is going to be racing a #3 Monte Carlo in two Busch Cup
races for the 2002 season.
Has one older sister, Kelly; one younger half-sister, Taylor
Nicole; one older half-brother, Kerry.
Made People's 2002 50 Most Eligible Bachelors list.
Son of legendary 7-time Winston Cup champion, Dale Earnhardt
Became first driver since Bill Elliott at Michigan 1985-6 to
win four straight races on one superspeedway, doing so at
Talladega October 2001 through April 2003.
Entering July 2003, had won the following races in Winston
Cup - 2000 Texas 500 and Richmond 400, 2001 Firecracker 400,
Delaware 400, and EA Sports 500, 2002 Alabama and EA Sports
500s at Talladega, 2003 Alabama 500.
Has one older half-brother, Kerry (from dad's first
marriage); one older sister, Kelley (second marriage); one
younger half-sister, Taylor Nicole (third marriage).
On February 15, 2004 he won the Daytona 500. His father won
that race six years prior on the same day.
Joins the Allisons (Bobby and Davey Allison) and the Pettys
(Lee and Richard Petty) as the third father and son
combination to win the Daytona 500.
Has 12 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victories. The most of any driver
who has entered the NEXTEL Cup Series within the last four
years.
Owner of the #8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet piloted by Martin
Truex, Jr. in Busch Series competition.
Only driver in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup history to pull off a
Bristol Sweep in one weekend (won both busch and cup race).
[August 2004]
Brother of Nascar driver Kerry Earnhardt.
Grandson of dirt track racing legend Ralph Earnhardt.
His mother's name is Brenda; his stepmother is Teresa
Earnhardt
Burned in a Corvette race at Sonoma; started the next two
race still in bandages, but was unable to complete either.
John Andretti and Martin Truex Jr were his substitute
drivers.
He's named after his paternal grandfather and father, both
NASCAR racers. His father started DEI (Dale's place of
employment) and his stepmother now owns it. His 2000-2004
crew included two uncles and a cousin (Danny Earnhardt, Tony
Eury Sr, and Tony Eury Jr)
Beat out Jeff Gordon to win 2005 NASCAR's Sexiest Driver (an
event by FOX that the fans voted on every week) |
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