Dale Earnhardt Jr.

American racecar driver
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Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (born October 10, 1974) is an American racecar driver. Earnhardt last drove the #88 Chevrolet SS in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. Earnhardt, Jr. won the 2004 Daytona 500 with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.. Earnhardt is the son of the seven time Sprint cup champion Dale Earnhardt.[1]

Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Earnhardt Jr. at the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350
BornRalph Dale Earnhardt Jr.
(1974-10-10) October 10, 1974 (age 50)
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Achievements1998, 1999 Busch Series Champion
2004, 2014 Daytona 500 Winner
2000 The Winston Winner
2003, 2008 Budweiser Shootout Winner
2003, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016 Can-Am Duel Winner
AwardsBill France Award of Excellence (2017)
Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee (2017)
20032017 Monster Energy Cup Series Most Popular Driver (15 times)
1999 Busch Series Most Popular Driver
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
631 races run over 19 years
2017 position21st
Best finish3rd (2003)
First race1999 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Last race2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
First win2000 DirecTV 500 (Texas)
Last win2015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
26 260 15
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
139 races run over 21 years
Car no., teamNo. 88 (JR Motorsports)
2016 position91st
Best finish1st (1998, 1999)
First race1996 Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250 (Myrtle Beach)
Last race2017 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
First win1998 Coca-Cola 300 (Texas)
Last win2016 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
24 91 10
Statistics current as of November 19, 2017.

References

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  1. "Dale Earnhardt, Jr". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2010-05-02.