Dale Earnhardt Jr., wey be one of de most popular figures for NASCAR, don drop bombshell about him future in de sport. For a recent episode of him podcast, de Dale Jr. Download, Earnhardt reveal say him no get plan to participate in any NASCAR series for de upcoming 2025 season.
Earnhardt, wey be two-time Busch Series Champion, explain say him desire for flexibility be de reason behind dis decision. Him say, ‘I no get plans. If I want to run one, I go run. If I no want, I no go run,’ showing say him dey open to any possibility wey might arise in de future.
Dis announcement come after him impressive performance at de Food City 300 held at Bristol Motor Speedway, where him secure seventh-place finish. Dis strong result spark discussions about whether dis race might be de end of him appearances in NASCAR.
Since Earnhardt step away from full-time racing in 2017, him have been selective about which Xfinity Series events him participate in, mainly influenced by personal preferences and sponsorship arrangements with JR Motorsports, de team him co-own.
Looking ahead, Earnhardt dey consider deeper involvement in broadcasting for 2025. Him go share him expertise with Amazon and TNT Sports as dem cover various NASCAR Cup Series races. As a commentator, Earnhardt will launch him broadcasting career with Amazon at de Coca-Cola 600 and will subsequently move to TNT Sports for further race coverage.
Despite shifting him focus to broadcasting, de thrill of racing still dey captivate Earnhardt. Him acknowledge say him might not be able to resist de urge to race for long. ‘But me, I’m probably go miss running. When I’m over there, I’ll probably be sitting there, thinking, ‘I should have run that race.’ It looks fun as a viewer, I enjoy where I can run the wall,’ him remark.