{"id":1341259,"date":"2021-03-25T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1341259"},"modified":"2023-08-15T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:10:15","slug":"dale-earnhardt-jr-worst-prank-home-pregnancy-test-ex-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-jr-worst-prank-home-pregnancy-test-ex-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Earnhardt Jr. Once Fell Victim to the &#8216;Worst' Prank Involving a Home Pregnancy Test and His Ex-Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-takes-his-sandwiches-almost-as-seriously-as-his-racing-when-you-build-a-sandwich-its-like-building-a-model\/\">Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/a> proved to be a talented driver, he also had plenty of fun during his time on the NASCAR circuit. From partying and playing Madden to pulling off the occasional practical joke, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/motorsports\/\">motorsports<\/a> star had no problem cutting loose and enjoying himself. On at least one occasion, though, he found himself on the receiving end of a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-tired-nascar-negativity\/\">serious prank<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he once explained on the Dale Jr. Download, Earnhardt once had \u201ca very rough moment\u201d due to one specific prank. This one, however, was <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-admits-elevated-anger-road-rage-wife-shut-him-down\/\">a bit more intense than most<\/a>. It involved a home pregnancy test and an ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dale-earnhardt-jr-was-no-stranger-to-having-fun-during-his-nascar-career\">Dale Earnhardt Jr. was no stranger to having fun during his NASCAR career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dale Earnhardt Jr. on partying and professionalism\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTRuju27IQw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While he might not have found the same success as his famous father, Dale Earnhardt Jr. put together <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-biography-career-net-worth-family-top-stories-nascar-legend\/\">quite the NASCAR career<\/a>. Along the way, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-admitted-that-he-failed-to-make-the-most-of-his-nascar-talent-i-did-about-80\/\">he also had plenty of fun<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s documented, and I\u2019ll admit, in the Bud years, we had a lot of fun,\u201d Earnhardt Jr. told Graham Bensinger. \u201cI mean, we raised hell. We\u2019d go and party, and when we did Bud appearances, we were in bars, you know, signing autographs for fans at a bar. And if there wasn\u2019t no racing the next day, we would have beers and hang out. And when I\u2019d come home, we had a ritual that we\u2019d go to the bar every Tuesday. We\u2019d go every Wednesday. We\u2019d do back-to-back nights every week. \u2026 And when [the bar] closed, we\u2019d come home and party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even after he dialed the partying back and focused more on racing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was still known to pull some pranks on his peers. One day, though, he received a taste of his own medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-worst-prank-involving-a-positive-pregnancy-test\">The &#8216;worst' prank involving a positive pregnancy test <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dale Earnhardt Jr. ranks the best NASCAR pranks I NBC Sports\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kcJqso0g-WE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As any prankster can confirm, you'll eventually get a taste of your own medicine. That's even true <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/ralph-earnhardt-6-word-life-lesson-for-dale-earnhardtraced-each-other\/\">if you're Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a 2017 episode of the Dale Jr. Download, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/nascar\/\">NASCAR<\/a> star recalled being on the receiving end of a particularly jarring practical joke. This one touched on a pretty serious topic: an unexpected pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came home from whatever I was doing. My ex-girlfriend sitting on the couch,\u201d Earnhardt explained, according to a NESN write-up. \u201cI go upstairs<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2017\/06\/dale-earnhardt-jr-once-got-tricked-into-thinking-girlfriend-was-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">, <\/a>and there\u2019s a pregnancy test sitting on the counter of the bathroom, and it says positive.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you might imagine, the driver was shaken up after that discovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I come downstairs, and I go, \u2018What the hell is this? Why can\u2019t you just tell me? Why do I got to find this test on the fricken\u2019 counter? This is not how you do this,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That ex-girlfriend, however, wasn't actually pregnant. As explained by <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2014\/04\/dale-earnhardt-jr-worst-prank-pregnancy-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ForTheWin<\/a>, an unidentified friend was looking to prank Junior and enlisted a pregnant woman to provide the positive test. It was then left in the bathroom, awaiting Earnhardt's arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsurprisingly, Dale Jr. described the practical joke in question as \u201cthe worst\u201d while calling the experience &#8220;a very rough moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-these-days-dale-earnhardt-jr-is-married-and-the-father-of-two-kids\">These days, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is married and the father of two kids <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife Amy take Newlywed Quiz | NASCAR | NBC Sports\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OF2oodJcncg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-s-role-models-inspired-gift-mother\/\">Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u2019s True Role Models Were Inspired by a Gift From His Mother<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of the prank, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was understandably shaken up by the prospect of unexpectedly becoming a father. These days, though, the NASCAR legend is married and the father of two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-could-have-ruined-his-relationship-with-his-wife-during-a-drunken-go-kart-race\/\">drunken, go-kart-related inciden<\/a>t during their courtship, Earnhardt has been married to Amy Reimann since 2016. The couple now has two children together, Isla Rose Earnhardt and Nicole Loraine Earnhardt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As seen during episodes of the Dale Jr. Download, Earnhardt is still perfectly capable of cutting loose and having a good time. 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