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Full Name- Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Birthplace-Kannapolis North Carolina.
Birthdate-October,10,1974
Parents-Dale Earnhardt and Brenda Jackson.
Favorite Food-Chicken,chips and salsa
Favortie football team-Redskins.
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Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (born October 10, 1974 in Kannapolis, North Carolina), also known as "Dale", "Junior", "The Dominator", "Little E",or "Junebug", is a professional race car driver. He is the son of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001). During his career, Earnhardt Jr. has competed successfully in a number of racing classes and events, and is a two-time Busch Series champion with 21 wins. As of 2006, his primary role is driver of the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in NASCAR's NEXTEL Cup. Earnhardt, Jr. is also the team owner of JR Motorsports, and co-owner (with stepmother Theresa Earnhardt) of Chance 2 Motorsports. Chance 2 Motorsports is currently on a limited schedule.
Career
Earnhardt Jr. began his professional driving career at the age of 17, competing in the Street Stock division at Concord (N.C.) Motorsport Park. His first racecar was a 1978 Monte Carlo that he co-owned with older half-brother Kerry. Within two seasons, the young Earnhardt 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 Jr. won consecutive NASCAR Busch Series Championships in 1998 and 1999 over rival Matt Kenseth.
Earnhardt Jr. competed for the Raybestos NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award in 2000. His primary competitor for the award was his friend Kenseth. Kenseth outran Junior in the season-opening Daytona 500. Earnhardt 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.
Television
Dale Jr. currently hosts Back In The Day a show that takes a step back in time to races in the 60's and 70's and trivia and information; it debuted February 9th 2006 on SPEED Channel.
Trivia
In 2002, Earnhardt appeared with Canadian musician Matthew Good in the music video for the Matthew Good Band's song "Anti-Pop." The video depicted Good and Earnhardt stealing a lawn gnome and taking it on a photo tour throughout various destinations in the United States. A fan, and now friend, of Good's, Earnhardt is reported to have given the musician a guitar as a birthday present.
In 2002, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and fellow NASCAR driver Tony Stewart appeared in the music video for the song "The Road I'm On" by Three Doors Down.
Also in 2002, Dale Jr. appeared in the video for Sheryl Crow's song Steve McQueen.
Dale, Jr. is a big Washington Redskins fan.[1]
He has a minor role in the Disney-Pixar film Cars, providing the voice of his own car, the #8 Chevy (minus the Budweiser sponsorship).
Painted a black strip under the left headlight on his car to remember Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes at the 2002 Pontiac Excitement 400 in Richmond, VA. Dale Sr.'s wife had fought a court battle to keep her late husband's autopsy photos private, which was the reason for the remembrance when Lopes' autopsy photos were leaked within days of the accident.[2]
In 2004, Dale Jr., joined Darrell Waltrip, and Bobby Allison as the only drivers to win the spring Busch race at Daytona and the Daytona 500 on the same weekend.
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