NASCAR legend - Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The most popular driver in NASCAR for five years Dale Earnhardt Jr. runs, the only third generation champion in the sport. Today many young drivers he has race in his blood.
His grandfather Ralph Earnhardt won the NASCAR sportsman in 1956 and his father, Dale SR. follow in his footsteps and was a seven times winners and 76 races won. Selected Ralph and Dale SR., NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers of ever to be. Well, Dale Jr. has a name in the world of racing and has already 17 victories in his less than 10 year career. The three Earnhardt's won together 10 NASCAR championship.

Dale Jr. was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina and began his career as a racing driver from start up to the age of 17. It was then that he can compete in the street stock Division at Concord Motorsport took Park.It not long for him to develop his driving and move to the next level. In two seasons, he was in the late model stock car Division in the competition. He took a shot in the nationwide series and brought home consecutive championships in 1998 and 1999. In 2000, Jr. went full time in Winston Cup and took with his father and half-brother Kerry of the Pepsi 400 in Michigan. It was a milestone in NASCAR history, only for the second time, which had driven the father to two sons. Lee, Richard and Maurice petty were the first to the this feat.

In the year 2001 was an emotional year for Dale Jr. His father suffered a heavy crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on turn 4. Jr. was the rush first to, his father's side did not survive after the wreck, but NASCAR. Jr. tried in Rockingham next week but finished recover 43rd. He has however, year back to victory lane in Dover and Talladega, and took and at the Pepsi 400 in Daytona emotional victory his father lost this year. He could finish in point 8.

In 2004, Jr. won the Daytona 500. It was six years after his father, the "great American race" had won. The year however was not all fun and games for the young Earnhardt. During a weekend of practice, Jr. suffered a crash at Infineon Raceway. His car slid course, hit a concrete barrier and burst into flames. Jr. suffered second and third degree burns, neck, Chin, and legs, that prevents that two races to stop him. Martin Truex Jr. and John Andretti had to replace him in the middle of the race. In autumn 2004, Jr. was again in business and was the first rider to the weekend in nationwide sweep Bristol, both the Sprint to win Cup.

In 2002, Jr. decided to expand his talent outside the seat of his car. He started his own company JR Motorsports. It consisted of only 6 employees and a Camaro race at local short tracks. Since then JRM has more than 100 employees and has now several cars to compete the in the nationwide series and other local end divisions.

In May 2007, Jr., announced that he his father company, DEI, the Hendrick Motorsports team would leave. He said that his decision is based solely on the desire, in sport and reach a Sprint Cup Championship. He would not take his # 8 or Budweiser, sponsor with him, for which he was so well known. However, he has his cousin and boss Tony Eury, Jr., It was not long, Jr. to his own way and his fans the # 88 Mountain Dew AMP / National Guard Chevrolet with no questions put and.

In July ' 07, Dale JR Motorsports with Hendrick joined Motorsports two full-time of nationwide teams with HMS run engines, chassis, and technology. Apart from the range of racing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. owns hammerhead entertainment, a company that produced the television show "Back In the Day" on speed and "Shifting gears" on ESPN2. He is also a project for a new track. Alabama Motorsports Park is located in the vicinity of mobile and have stock car and KART races as well as a race track.

A bar with the name "Whiskey River" in downtown Charlotte, NC is one of his recent efforts. This well rounded child has actually a candy bar called big mo' and most recently his own attitude Division of the Navy, the Dale Jr. Division called. His sister, Kelley, it is very near, owns a real estate agent business with it DEJ Realty Inc. called The season Jr. 2008 marks the ninth season in the Cup series by NASCAR and is by ' 07-er, it has earned more than $46 million in career winnings.