Dale Earnhardt Jr. vs. Kevin Harvick
Third-generation driver and two-time Daytona 500 winner.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, broadcaster for Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports, podcaster, and businessman. He is the son of the late 7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt.
Quick Facts
- Primary teams
- Hendrick Motorsports (Jr); Richard Childress Racing (Harvick)
- Rivalry era
- Mid-2000s to Late 2010s
- Key tracks
- Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway
- Driver status
- Retired from Full-Time Cup Competition
- Car numbers
- #88 (Earnhardt Jr.); #4 (Harvick)
- Legacy role
- Top Competitors of the Gen-6 Era
Lore & Background
Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 8 Budweiser-sponsored Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. from 1999 to 2007, then moved to Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. 88 car from 2008 until his last full-time season in 2017. He has 26 Cup Series wins, is a two-time Daytona 500 winner (2004 and 2014), and won NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award fifteen consecutive times from 2003 to 2017.
Reader's Guide
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Did You Know?
- Earnhardt Jr. won consecutive NASCAR Busch Series Championships in 1998 and 1999.
- His nickname 'the Pied Piper' came from his success at Daytona and Talladega.
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