By Driving No. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Feeding Those Wanting Him To Be Dad

For all the NASCAR fans that believe Dale Earnhardt Jr. should be his dad or at least drive like him, they’re finally going to get their wish. Well, for one night in July that is. The official announcement will come this Thursday on what would have been Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s 59th birthday. Wife Teresa, son Earnhardt Jr., daughter Kelly, and former car owner/friend Richard Childress will reveal that Earnhardt Jr. is running a No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona later this year. The car will be run out of the JR Motorsports stable with a Hendrick Motorsports engine, in a mutual agreement between Richard Childress Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. Thanks to NASCAR on FOX broadcaster Darrell Waltrip, this i...

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