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🇺🇸 Dale Earnhardt Jr

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Xfinity, JR Motorsports. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Born
10 October 1974(b. 1974)
Nationality
United States
Current team
JR Motorsports
Series
NASCAR Xfinity
Status
Retired
Championships
21998, 1999
Career wins
24
Career podiums
50
Career starts
147
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
6,039
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,039
Rank 194 of 39,251 indexed, -347 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Dale Earnhardt Jr is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity for JR Motorsports. Earnhardt Jr is a two-time champion (1998, 1999), with 24 wins and 50 podiums from 147 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,039 ranks Earnhardt Jr 194th of 39,251 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2024 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2024-09-20NASCAR Xfinity Series at BristolNASCAR XfinityP7+9
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+169Las Vegas 1998NASCAR XfinityP2
+159Michigan 1997NASCAR XfinityP7
+143Nashville 1998NASCAR XfinityP3
+142Texas 1998NASCAR XfinityP1
+136Bristol 1998NASCAR XfinityP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Michigan5 starts+37
Bristol12 starts+26
Atlanta4 starts+16
Richmond7 starts+14
Struggles
Watkins Glen International4 starts-22
North Carolina5 starts-20
Talladega9 starts-12
Homestead5 starts-10
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2024▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P36+96,386
2023▸NASCAR Xfinity200000P27−1596,377
2022▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P34−376,536
2021▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P32−546,573
2020▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P27+66,627
2019▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P26+146,627
2018▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P33+226,607
2017▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports200000P40−426,585
2016▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports211000P22+726,627
2015▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports401000P23−56,627
2014▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports401000P18+706,555
2013▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports400000P20+1016,489
2012▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports400000P25+256,389
2011▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports301000P21+1346,364
2010▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports311000P20+136,230
2009▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports701010P18−1376,217
2008▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports902000P18+936,353
2007▸NASCAR XfinityDale Earnhardt Incorporated501000P25+56,261
2006▸NASCAR XfinityDale Earnhardt, Inc.522000P18+1936,256
2005▸NASCAR XfinityDale Earnhardt, Inc.401000P30−3096,063
2004▸NASCAR XfinityChance 2 Motorsports423010P17+1406,372
2003▸NASCAR XfinityDale Earnhardt, Inc.333010P18+1936,233
2002▸NASCAR XfinityChance 2 Motorsports322010P23−236,039
2001▸NASCAR XfinityNEMCO Motorsports100000P37−1296,062
1999▸NASCAR XfinityDale Earnhardt, Inc.32616050P1+4376,191
1998▸NASCAR XfinityDale Earnhardt, Inc.31714030P1+1,5865,754
1997▸NASCAR XfinityDale Earnhardt, Inc.800000P36+354,168
1996▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P38+2,7834,133
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Earnhardt Jr finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Jason Keller4,358107782973%
🇺🇸 Matt Kenseth5,50996544256%
🇺🇸 Mark Green3,06387662176%
🇺🇸 Elliott Sadler5,09283592471%
🇺🇸 Randy LaJoie4,18982572570%
🇺🇸 Mike McLaughlin4,53980493161%
🇺🇸 Kevin Lepage3,03779562371%
🇺🇸 Tim Fedewa4,21978562272%
🇺🇸 Jeff Green2,76075542172%
🇺🇸 Elton Sawyer4,80872522072%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,35523131057%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated7,05631233%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,805220100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Dale Earnhardt Jr is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity for JR Motorsports. Earnhardt Jr is a two-time champion (1998, 1999), with 24 wins and 50 podiums from 147 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,039 ranks Earnhardt Jr 194th of 39,251 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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