Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a stock car racing legend. He's won more than two dozen races and has been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He's since (mostly) retired from racing and recently gotten into writing. His latest release is a children's book called Buster Gets Back on Track. Dale Jr. joins the show to talk his racing career, about writing, and about why he collects wrecked cars from races.

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0:44.7	Dale Earnhardt Senior started racing stock cars in 1975. He was called the Intimidator,
0:52.2	one of racing's greatest drivers and one of its most aggressive.
0:57.0	In 2001, the last lap of the Daytona 500 he crashed and was killed.
1:03.6	My guest is the Intimidator's son, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is also a legend of stock car racing.
1:12.8	Last year he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He's one more than two dozen races including
1:18.1	Daytona twice. Dale Jr. is a champion, but he's not an Intimidator.
1:26.5	Indeed, as you're about to hear, he's actually kind of a sweetheart, smart, thoughtful,
1:33.0	bordering on and I say this with great affection, nerdy.
1:37.4	So it makes sense that he isn't just a driver, he's also a writer.
1:42.2	He's written two kids' books about a race car named Buster.
1:45.3	The new one, Buster, gets back on track, isn't about dominating the competition.
1:50.3	It's about managing big feelings. Our hero gets stressed, he gets overheated,
1:54.8	and he bails on the big race. Before he can come back, he has to learn that it's okay to be upset,
2:00.5	and it's also okay to take care of yourself.
2:03.3	Anyway, I'm so thrilled to get to talk to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Let's get into it.
2:11.6	Dale Earnhardt Jr. Welcome to Bullseye. I'm so happy to have you on the show.
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