Talladega Superspeedway, IMHOF Give Dale Earnhardt Jr. His Father’s Race Car

By Michael Tomberlin

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will leave his last professional trip to Talladega Superspeedway with some special booze and an extra race car.

The track where Earnhardt won six times went to great lengths to ensure his last race there was memorable, regardless of where he’s at when the checkered flag waves on Sunday.

Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch and Sen. Gerald Dial, chairman of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, gave Earnhardt the race car Chevrolet Monte Carlo his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., drove when he won the 1980 NASCAR Championship. “There’s no better place for this iconic No. 2 car than in the hands of Dale Earnhardt Jr.,” Lynch said. “The Earnhardt family means more to Talladega Superspeedway than we can express, so it is our honor to present the race car his father drove to his first championship to him. We know he will cherish the car like no other. It is in good hands.”

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