{"id":1369900,"date":"2021-06-07T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1369900"},"modified":"2021-06-08T11:30:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:30:18","slug":"nascar-hall-of-famer-dale-earnhardt-jr-is-expecting-some-tears-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nascar-hall-of-famer-dale-earnhardt-jr-is-expecting-some-tears-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. Is Expecting Some Tears Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All appears to be well with the retired Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/a> He's staying busy after a series of concussions<\/a> forced him into early NASCAR<\/a> retirement after the 2017 season. Junior got married and has two young daughters. He remains in the sport as a broadcaster and a team owner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things are going well, but he knows tears are coming. They're coming soon, but he doesn't know when.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has seen the good and the bad on and off the track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is introduced prior to the NASCAR Cup Series 62nd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Earnhardt Jr. has experienced the good and the bad in life and in NASCAR. The son of late NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt<\/a>, Junior carved out a very successful motorsports career. He won a pair of Daytona 500 races and was named Most Popular Driver for 15 straight seasons. He is a member of the 2021 NASCAR Hall of Fame class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earnhardt Jr. was forced to retire from the sport at an early age. He battled through concussions, which eventually took their toll. He endured the death of his father, who suffered a fatal crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001. Through it all, he persevered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since his retirement, he's settled down and had two daughters with his wife, Amy<\/a>. He remains close to the sport by working as a NASCAR analyst for NBC. He's also the co-owner of JR Motorsports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earnhardt Jr. sees himself shedding tears in the near future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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