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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The son of former champion Dale Earnhardt Sr., Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a professional race car driver who has won multiple races in the Nascar Cup Series including the Daytona 500. He has also won two Busch Series championships.

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Who owns car 88 driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr.?

On November 12, 2008, Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates merged to form Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing. The team is co-owned by Teresa Earnhardt, Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates. The Dale Earnhardt Inc. campus is still open to visitors and owned by Teresa Earnhardt.

How long has Dale Earnhardt Jr. been married?

No. He has never been married, to date he keeps his private life off the radar.

What car number did Dale Earnhardt Jr. drive in the Nascar Cup Series?

In the Nascar Cup Series, Dale Jr. drove the #8 car from 1999-2007 and the #88 from 2008 to the present.

In the Nationwide Series, formerly known as the Busch Series, he drove the following car numbers:

  • 3, 5, 7, 8, 31, 81, 83, 87, 88

What was Dale Earnhardt Jr's Busch Series car number?

When Dale Jr. won the 1998 and 1999 Busch Series championships he drove the #3 car. He drove the #31 prior to that. Since then, he has driven multiple car numbers which include the 3, 5, 8, 81, 83 and 88 cars in the Busch Series (now known as the Nationwide Series).

What high school did Dale Earnhardt Jr. attend?

He went to the Oak Ridge Military Academy for a period of time and then returned to Mooresville Senior High School in Mooresville, NC.

Which driver has won the most Indy 500s?

Three drivers have won four Indianapolis 500's.

  • A.J. Foyt - 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977
  • Al Unser Sr. - 1970, 1971, 1978, 1987
  • Rick Mears - 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991

Where did Dale Earnhardt Jr. finish in the 2000 Daytona 500?

Dale Jr. finished 2nd in the 2001 Daytona 500. Michael Waltrip his teammate won the race. Three years later Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2004 Daytona 500, three years after his dad died and six years after his dad won the 500.

How old is Dale Earnhardt Jr's brother and sisters?

  • Half-brother: Kerry (born - December 8, 1969)
  • Sister: Kelley (born - August 28, 1972)
  • Half-sister: Taylor Nicole (born - December 20, 1988)

Does Dale Earnhardt Jr. have any siblings?

No. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has three siblings, half-brother Kerry Dale Earnhardt, from his father's first marriage, sister Kelley King Earnhardt and half-sister Taylor Nicole Earnhardt from his father's third marriage.

Dale Jr was just messing with the media. He only has one older half-brother (Kerry), one older sister, (Kelly) and one younger half-sister (Taylor). To my knowledge, his mother Kathy & her husband don't have any children together.

How old is Dale Earnhardt Jr's daughter?

Jeff Gordon has two children, daughter Ella Sofia, born on June 20, 2007 and son Leo Benjamin who was born on August 9, 2010.

How much of DEI does Dale Earnhardt Jr own?

Dale Jr. owns nothing of DEI.

Dale Jr. was looking for a 50/50 partnership with his stepmother, Theresa Earnhardt back in 2007. When that didn't work out, Dale left and went to Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.

What is Dale Earnhardt Jr's sibling's names?

Dale Jr. has one brother named Kerry. He also has two sisters, Kelley and Taylor Nicole.

Who is Dale Earnhardt Jr. married to?

Dale Sr's first wife was Latane Brown. He married her in 1968 and had his first son Kerry.

Did Dale Earnhardt Jr. drive a Ford in Nascar?

Yes. Dale Jr. drove the #7 car in three Busch Series races, now known as the Nationwide Series.

  • August 22, 1997 - Bristol Motor Speedway
  • October 19, 1997 - California Speedway
  • April 16, 2011 - Talladega Superspeedway

Who does Dale Earnhardt Jr. drive for?

Dale Jr did not win the rookie of the year award. Earnhardt, Jr. competed for the Raybestos NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award in 2000. His primary competitor for the award was Matt Kenseth. Kenseth outran Junior in the season-opening Daytona 500. Earnhardt, Jr. scored wins at the Texas Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway. He also become the first rookie to win the All-Star exhibition race. Kenseth ultimately scored a 42-point victory in the rookie race.

When did Dale Earnhardt Jr. start driving in the Nascar Cup Series?

Dale Jr. started Cup Series racing in 1999. He drove five races that year. Junior's first ever start in the series was on May 30, 1999 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Did Dale Earnhardt Jr. come from a famous family of race car drivers?

Yes, he did. Dale Jr's father, Dale Sr., was a seven-time Nascar Cup Series champion and his grandfather, Ralph, was a very successful dirt track racer.

Is Dale Earnhardt Jr. a Freemason?

There are at least four NASCAR drivers who are Freemasons:

Clint Bowyer, Emporia Lodge No. 12 in Emporia, Kansas

Brian Conz, Livonia Lodge No. 586 in Livonia, Michigan

Sam Hornish, Jr. Omega Lodge No. 564 in Defiance, Ohio

David Ragan, Williams Lodge in Cornelius, North Carolina - his car represents the Shriner's Hospitals