Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a identified historical past buff and has a powerful affinity for every little thing with a classic hue. It’s why he’s now actively engaged on the second season of the Changing into Earnhardt podcast phase. The primary season debuted in 2023 and lined the whole lot of the 1979 Cup Collection season with Dale Earnhardt Sr. because the protagonist.
It provided an in depth take a look at The Intimidator’s journey to his first profession victory and Rookie of the 12 months honors. The second season will choose up from there and canopy the 1980 Cup Collection season. Junior lately spoke in regards to the enterprise on The Dale Jr. Obtain and shared the way it all started.
Junior had been to his aunt’s home after his grandmother handed away and located a few scrapbooks in there. The books have been made by his aunt again within the day and held each information article round Dale Sr. from 1979 and 1980. The depth and element that these articles carried impressed Junior to create a podcast collection across the interval and he did it efficiently.
Giving a teaser forward of the discharge, Junior stated, “There’s a high-profile break up with crew chief Jake Elder. How Jake handles that within the media is wild. Jake goes off the rails, Jake comes again on the rails. It’s simply wild. Dad and Cale (Yarborough) get nippy within the media late within the 12 months. Cale truly is actual important of Dad on the racetrack.”
“Simply watching that, form of reliving, placing your self within the second, going again via that exact 12 months — I believe it’s actually enjoyable for me,” he added. As a lot as a fan would, Junior is happy about diving deep into part of Dale Sr.’s life that’s fairly hazy from the viewpoints out there in 2025.
After recording for the collection in his studio final month, he expressed his happiness on X. He wrote, “This collection is a chance for all of us to study in regards to the quirky nature of the race groups and the cantankerous personalities that stuffed up the @NASCAR garages again then. I’m massively nostalgic for the previous historic moments in NASCAR competitors, so this collection is a ton of enjoyable for me.”
In the meantime, the Earnhardt docuseries that was lately launched on Prime Video was additionally met with constructive suggestions from the fandom. Expectations are that this deep dive into Dale Sr.’s 1980 season will obtain an analogous reception.
