A biography for Dale Earnhardt Jr.hasn’t been written yet.
“Some people ain't approachable, and some people are.”
“I am proud of the Earnhardt name, but it don't stand alone. You know, it's part of the sport, with all those other historic people that have been a part of it, and you don't want people to forget the part you had in it and what you did and the contributions you made and the sacrifices you made.”
“That's one thing that frustrates me is to hear people today say I don't have passion; my heart's not in it. Man, what the hell? You can't go to 38 races in 42 weeks with your heart out of it.”
“Orange is my favorite color overall.”
“I grew up around it. That was what my friends were listening to - some of my closest friends are big hip-hop fans.”
“There's broadcasters that make me enjoy what I'm seeing because of their energy and how they explain what's happening and paint that picture.”
“I'm not a huge fan of North Carolina barbecue. I like Memphis style barbecue and Kansas City.”
“When someone tells me they've never been to a race, I tell them that the first one they should go to is Bristol, Tennesee. The shape of the track, the energy, and excitement under the lights is similar to what you might get at a stick-and-ball game in college football or the NFL.”
“To me, I feel completely, um, utterly normal. I do everything everybody else does.”
“I can cook anything. Anything. I'm good.”
“For the longest time, I was just real nervous about privacy and people prying into my personal business.”
“Regardless of how I act, somebody is going to criticize me one way or the other.”
“A. J. Allmendinger is really hard to pass. He races really, really hard for every position. And you know, that's his right. But it's very frustrating at times.”
“I think that our personalities and our souls have so much - we're so much more than just blood vessels and bone and muscle.”
“I just Google whatever the hell I want to cook, and I try to cook it by what they tell me to do. If it's not good, I don't eat it.”
“'Castaway' is my favorite movie, and any time I read about a castaway or a story like that, it just interests me a lot.”
“I've been able to make a lot of money and live a lifestyle that I never dreamed of. And I've been able to provide for my family.”
“I was way behind in my maturity. I was a 30-year-old acting like a 23-year-old. So when I was 21, I was probably acting like a 15-year-old.”
“I look at my trophies and can't believe they're mine.”
“I get asked one question a lot: 'What celebrity encounter would render you starstruck?' The answer is simple - anyone who's ever strapped on a Redskins helmet, much less coached them to three Super Bowls.”