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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Lifelock 400
June 15, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Lifelock 400
June 15, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Lifelock 400
June 15, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Lifelock 400
May 24, 2008
CARQUEST Auto Parts 300
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dodge Challenger 500
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Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (born October 10, 1974),
is a professional American race car driver who
drives the #88 Mountain Dew AMP/National Guard
Chevrolet Impala SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series
for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives in the
Nationwide Series part-time for the #5 car for his
own team, JR Motorsports.
Earnhardt, Jr. was born in Kannapolis, North
Carolina to Brenda Lorraine Gee and Ralph Dale
Earnhardt, Sr. His maternal grandfather was a NASCAR
car builder. He began his Racing career at the late
age of 17, competing in the Street Stock division at
Concord (N.C.) Motorsport Park. His first race car
was a 1979 Monte Carlo that he co-owned with older
half-brother Kerry. Within two seasons, the young
Earnhardt, Jr. had honed his driving abilities to
the point of joining the Late Model Stock Car
division. There he developed an in-depth knowledge
of chassis setup and car preparation, while racing
against Kerry and Dale's sister Kelley
Earnhardt-Elledge. Junior ran 9 Busch Series races
between 1996 and 1997 for Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Ed
Whitaker, respectively, before driving for Dale
Earnhardt Inc. in the Busch Series full time in
1998. Earnhardt, Jr. won consecutive NASCAR Busch
Series Championships in 1998 and 1999 over Matt
Kenseth. Also in 1999 he drove in 5 Winston Cup
races in the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet for Dale
Earnhardt Inc., then in 2000 he went full time in
the Winston Cup series.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. owns Hammerhead Entertainment, a
media production company that created and produces
the TV show Back In the Day, which airs on SPEED.
Hammerhead also produces "Shifting Gears", a new
show on ESPN2. He is partners with a group of
investors who are building Alabama Motorsports Park,
A Dale Earnhardt Jr Speedway. The track is located
near Mobile, Alabama and will feature stock car
racing, drag racing and a road course. Earnhardt has
also opened a bar to be named Whiskey River in
downtown Charlotte, NC in December 2007. Earnhardt
also has a candy bar out with Palmer called Big Mo',
available in peanut butter or caramel flavors.
