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{{short description|American racing driver (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name               = Dale Earnhardt Jr.
| image              = Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2025 Fall Phoenix.jpg
| caption            = Earnhardt Jr. at [[Phoenix Raceway]] in 2025
| birth_name         = Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr.<ref name="Official">{{cite web |title=DaleJr.com {{!}} Official Website of Dale Earnhardt Jr. |url=https://www.dalejr.com/about/biography/default.aspx |website=www.dalejr.com |access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1974|10|10}}
| birth_place        = [[Kannapolis, North Carolina]], U.S.
| height             = {{Height|ft=6|in=0}}
| weight             = {{convert|178|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| achievements       = [[1998 NASCAR Busch Series|1998]], [[1999 NASCAR Busch Series|1999]] [[NASCAR Busch Series]] Champion<br>[[2004 Daytona 500|2004]], [[2014 Daytona 500|2014]] [[Daytona 500]] Winner<br>[[2000 The Winston]] Winner<br>[[2003 Budweiser Shootout|2003]], [[2008 Budweiser Shootout|2008]] [[Budweiser Shootout]] Winner<br>[[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2003]], [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004]], [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008]], [[2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2015]], [[2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2016]] [[Can-Am Duel]] Winner<br>4 straight wins at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] (Fall 2001–Spring 2003)<br>[[2004 NASCAR Busch Series|2004]], [[2005 NASCAR Busch Series|2005]], [[2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2014]], [[2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2017]], [[2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2018]], [[2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2024]] Xfinity Series Champion Owner
| awards             = [[Bill France Sr.|Bill France]] Award of Excellence (2017)<br>Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame (2017)<br>[[NASCAR Hall of Fame]] (2021)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Albert |first=Zack |date=June 16, 2020 |title=Earnhardt Jr., Stefanik, Farmer elected to Hall of Fame's Class of 2021 |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/06/16/nascar-hall-of-fame-class-of-2021-inductees-announcement/ |access-date=June 18, 2020 |website=[[NASCAR]]}}</ref><br>[[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2003]]–[[2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2017 Cup Series]] [[NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award|Most Popular Driver]] (15 times)<br>[[1999 NASCAR Busch Series|1999 Busch Series]] [[NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award|Most Popular Driver]]<br>Named one of [[NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers]] (2023)
| Total_Cup_Races    = 631
| Years_In_Cup       = 19
| Prev_Cup_Pos       = 21st
| Previous_Year      = 2017
| Best_Cup_Pos       = 3rd ([[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2003]])
| First_Cup_Race     = [[1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1999]] [[1999 Coca-Cola 600|Coca-Cola 600]] ([[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Charlotte]])
| Last_Cup_Race      = [[2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2017]] [[2017 Ford EcoBoost 400|Ford EcoBoost 400]] ([[Homestead–Miami Speedway|Homestead]])
| First_Cup_Win      = [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]] [[2000 DirecTV 500|DirecTV 500]] ([[Texas Motor Speedway|Texas]])
| Last_Cup_Win       = [[2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2015]] [[2015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500|Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500]] ([[Phoenix International Raceway|Phoenix]])
| Cup_Wins           = 26
| Cup_Top_Tens       = 260
| Cup_Poles          = 15
| Total_Busch_Races  = 147
| Years_In_Busch     = 28
| Busch_Car_Team     =
| Prev_Busch_Pos     = 55th
| Prev_Busch_Year    = 2024
| Best_Busch_Pos     = 1st ([[1998 NASCAR Busch Series|1998]], [[1999 NASCAR Busch Series|1999]])
| First_Busch_Race   = [[1996 NASCAR Busch Series|1996]] [[Carolina Pride / Advance Auto Parts 250]] ([[Myrtle Beach Speedway|Myrtle Beach]])
| Last_Busch_Race    = [[2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2024]] [[2024 Food City 300|Food City 300]] ([[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]])
| First_Busch_Win    = [[1998 NASCAR Busch Series|1998]] [[My Bariatric Solutions 300|Coca-Cola 300]] ([[Texas Motor Speedway|Texas]])
| Last_Busch_Win     = [[2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2016]] [[2016 ToyotaCare 250|ToyotaCare 250]] ([[Richmond International Raceway|Richmond]])
| Busch_Wins         = 24
| Busch_Top_Tens     = 96
| Busch_Poles        = 10
| updated            = September 20, 2024
| module1            = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
| signature          = Dale jr sig.png
| signature_alt      = Dale Jr signature
}}}}
'''Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr.'''<!-- This is his official birth name, please don't change--> (born October 10, 1974), also known as "'''Dale Jr'''" or simply "'''Junior'''", is an American professional [[stock car racing]] driver, team owner, broadcaster for [[NASCAR on Prime Video|Amazon Prime Video]] and [[NASCAR on TNT Sports|TNT Sports]], and podcaster. A third-generation driver, he is the son of the late 7-time [[NASCAR Cup Series]] champion [[Dale Earnhardt]] and relative to many former and current drivers in the [[NASCAR]] ranks. Since retiring from full-time competition after the [[2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2017 NASCAR Cup Series season]], he has competed in select [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] and [[CARS Late Model Stock Tour]] races, driving for [[JR Motorsports]], a team of which he is a founder and co-owner of and which bears his namesake.

He became a [[color commentator]] for ''[[NASCAR on NBC]]'' in [[2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2018]] after retiring from driving full-time in NASCAR. After his contract with NBC expired after the 2023 season, he left for ''Amazon Prime Video'' and ''TNT Sports''' as part of new NASCAR coverage in NASCAR's next [[NASCAR on television and radio|TV contract]] that began in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/05/07/tnt-sports-dale-earnhardt-jr-broadcast-team-2025/ |title=TNT Sports, Amazon Prime add Dale Earnhardt Jr. to broadcast team starting in 2025 |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 8 [[Budweiser]]-sponsored Chevrolet for [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] (DEI), his father's team in the [[NASCAR Cup Series]], from his debut in [[1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1999]] until [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2007]]. In [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008]], he moved to [[Hendrick Motorsports]] to drive their No. 88 car. He remained with Hendrick until his last season as a full-time driver in 2017. Earnhardt has 26 wins in the Cup Series, a total that ranks him tied (with [[Fred Lorenzen]]) for 32nd in NASCAR history as of May 2024. He is a two-time champion of the Xfinity Series, winning in [[1998 NASCAR Busch Series|1998]] and [[1999 NASCAR Busch Series|1999]] when the series was known as the Busch Series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-Time NASCAR Cup Series Winners List - MRN|url=https://www.mrn.com/all-time-nascar-cup-series-winners/|access-date=November 10, 2020|website=MRN - Motor Racing Network|language=en-US}}</ref>

Earnhardt's success at [[Daytona International Speedway]] and [[Talladega Superspeedway]] throughout his career earned him the nickname "the Pied Piper".<ref>{{cite web|last=Seelman|first=Jacob|url=http://racechaseronline.com/2014/02/nascar-sprint-cup-sunday-dales-day-earnhardt-jr-wins-daytona-500/|title=NASCAR Sprint Cup: Sunday is Dale's Day as Earnhardt Jr. Wins Second Daytona 500|publisher=Race Chaser Online|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2014|archive-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404145332/http://racechaseronline.com/2014/02/nascar-sprint-cup-sunday-dales-day-earnhardt-jr-wins-daytona-500/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> He is a two-time [[Daytona 500]] winner ([[2004 Daytona 500|2004]] and [[2014 Daytona 500|2014]]), and won [[NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award]] fifteen consecutive times from 2003 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2017/11/27/most-popular-drivers-winners-2017-national-series/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. ends full-time racing career with 15th consecutive MPD Award|work=[[NASCAR]]|date=November 27, 2017|access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref>

==Early life and racing career==
===Early life and career===
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was born and raised in [[Kannapolis, North Carolina]], the son of Brenda Lorraine Jackson<ref name="Brenda Jackson">{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/04/22/brenda-jackson-mother-of-dale-jr-and-kelley-dies-at-65/ |title=Brenda Jackson, mother of Dale Jr. and Kelley, dies at 65 |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |date=April 22, 2019 |access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> and [[Dale Earnhardt]].<ref name=ancestry /> His maternal grandfather, Robert Gee Sr., was a NASCAR car builder. He has an elder sister, [[Kelley Earnhardt Miller|Kelley]]; an elder half-brother, [[Kerry Earnhardt|Kerry]], from his father's first marriage; and a younger half-sister, Taylor Earnhardt-Putnam, from his father's third marriage. He is of part [[German Americans|German]] ancestry.<ref name=ancestry>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wargs.com/other/earnhardt.html|title=Ancestry of Dale Earnhardt Jr.|website=www.wargs.com}}</ref> His parents divorced shortly after he was born, and he and Kelley lived with Brenda Earnhardt until their house was destroyed in a fire when he was six years old. As Brenda had no financial support after the fire, she gave up custody of the two children to Earnhardt Sr. prior to his marriage to [[Teresa Earnhardt|Teresa Houston]]. During Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s childhood, Kelley took care of him while their father and stepmother were busy with the race seasons. At the age of twelve, he was sent to [[Oak Ridge Military Academy]];<ref name="Walters">{{cite news |editor1-last=Walters |editor1-first=Shane |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr recalls childhood mischief |url=https://racingnews.co/2018/04/05/dale-earnhardt-jr-recalls-childhood-mischief/ |work=Racing News.co |location=Charlotte, NC}}</ref> three weeks later, Kelley quit high school to join him.<ref name="Bensinger">{{cite web |url=http://www.grahambensinger.com/index.php/episode-guide-2/recent-episodes-2/dale-earnhardt-jr/ |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. |author=Bensinger, Graham |website=[[In Depth with Graham Bensinger]] |publisher=GB Entertainment, LLC |access-date=September 26, 2018|author-link=Graham Bensinger }}</ref><ref name="Gumbel">{{cite web |url=https://www.hbo.com/real-sports-with-bryant-gumbel/all-episodes/september-2018 |title=Episode 258: Junior |author=Gumbel, Bryant |website=[[Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel]] |publisher=[[HBO]] |access-date=October 24, 2018|author-link=Bryant Gumbel }}</ref> He considered remaining at Oak Ridge for his senior year, but instead decided to attend [[Mooresville High School (North Carolina)|Mooresville High School]], from which he graduated in 1992.<ref name="Walters"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Marusak |first=Joe |date=October 28, 2014 |title=Lowe's, Dale Jr. back Iredell school bonds |url=https://www.heraldonline.com/latest-news/article11580737.html |work=The Herald |location=Rock Hill, SC |via=[[The Charlotte Observer]]}}</ref>

Earnhardt Jr. attended the high performance driving school run by [[Andy Hillenburg]]<ref>Greg Roza, [https://books.google.com/books?id=WLc1uaZ3uQYC&dq=dale+earnhardt+andy+hillenburg+driving+school&pg=PA9 Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Nascar Driver], 2006, page 9</ref> and began his racing career at the late age of 17 with his father, competing in the Street Stock division at [[Concord, North Carolina]]'s Motorsport Park. His first race car was a 1979 Monte Carlo that he co-owned with Kerry. By the age of nineteen, after two seasons of driving Street Stock Division, Earnhardt Jr. had honed his driving abilities to the point of joining the Late Model Stock Car Division. He competed on the North and South Carolina short tracks, driving a No. 3 Buick. While he did run various tracks during this time, Earnhardt Jr. primarily focused his efforts at the [[Myrtle Beach Speedway]] in South Carolina and the East Carolina Motor Speedway in [[Robersonville, North Carolina]], where he captured the pole for the Greenville Merchants 300 on October 28, 1994. There, he developed an in-depth knowledge of chassis setup and car preparation, while racing against his siblings. He worked at his father's dealership as a mechanic while he went to [[Mitchell Community College]] to earn an [[associate degree]] in [[Auto mechanic|automotive technology]].<ref>James MacDonald, [https://books.google.com/books?id=3bpQ6yDZof4C&dq=earnhardt+mitchell+community+college&pg=PA34 Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Racing's Living Legacy], 2008, pages 34-35</ref>

Earnhardt Jr. ran nine [[NASCAR Xfinity Series|Busch Series]] races between 1996 and 1997 for [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]], and [[Ed Whitaker]], respectively, before driving for his father's team in the Busch Series full-time in 1998, in which he started the season with an amazing blow over after contact with [[Dick Trickle]] and [[Buckshot Jones]] at Daytona, on the same weekend that his father had [[1998 Daytona 500|his first and only Daytona 500 win]]. Earnhardt won consecutive NASCAR Busch Series Championships in 1998 and 1999, barely edging [[Matt Kenseth]]. In 1998, he made his first start in the [[Winston Cup Series]], at the exhibition race held at the [[Twin Ring Motegi]] in [[Japan]]. Also in 1999, he drove in five Winston Cup races in the No. 8 [[Budweiser]] Chevrolet for DEI in preparation for a full-time Cup Series ride in 2000, with his best finish being a tenth place finish in at Richmond in the fall race.<ref name=NascarDriverBio>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/news/headline/cup/dale.earnhardt.bio/index.html |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Drive Bio on Nascar.com |publisher=Nascar.com |date=February 20, 2011 |access-date=May 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514000409/http://www.nascar.com/news/headline/cup/dale.earnhardt.bio/index.html |archive-date=May 14, 2011 }}</ref>

===2000===
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr car.jpg|thumb|left|Earnhardt (far right) racing alongside [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] (far left) and [[Jerry Nadeau]] (left) at the 2000 [[Coca-Cola 600]]]]

The 2000 season was Earnhardt's breakout year in the Winston Cup Series. He competed for the Raybestos [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year]] Award in 2000. His primary competitor for the award was [[Matt Kenseth]]. Kenseth outran Earnhardt in the season-opening [[Daytona 500]]. Earnhardt scored his first win in the DirecTV 500 at [[Texas Motor Speedway]], breaking the record held by his father Earnhardt Sr. for the fewest starts by a driver to earn his first victory in NASCAR's "modern era" by winning in his twelfth start, and also at [[Richmond International Raceway]]. He became the first rookie to win [[2000 The Winston|The Winston]].

Earnhardt played a part in recreating one Winston Cup milestone in 2000 when he competed with his father and half-brother Kerry in the [[Pepsi 400]] at [[Michigan International Speedway]]. That occasion was only the second time that a father had raced against two sons&nbsp;– [[Lee Petty]] and his two sons [[Richard Petty|Richard]] and [[Maurice Petty|Maurice]] had previously accomplished the feat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kerryearnhardtonline.com/subs/kerry.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002003547/http://www.kerryearnhardtonline.com/subs/kerry.html|url-status=dead|title=Kerry Earnhardt website|archive-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref>

Earnhardt ended the 2000 season with two wins, three top-fives, five top-tens, and two poles.

===2001===
{{See also|Death of Dale Earnhardt}}
The season began with the [[2001 Daytona 500]] and on the final lap of the race, Earnhardt Jr. and his teammate [[Michael Waltrip]] competed for the win, with Jr eventually finishing second to Waltrip.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Waltrip wins Daytona 500 |url=https://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2001/0218/1093405.html |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN Enterprises |access-date=February 18, 2001}}</ref>

Behind the leading two cars, Earnhardt Jr's father had crashed into the outside wall of turn 4 after [[Sterling Marlin]] made contact with his left rear bumper. Earnhardt Sr. was pronounced [[Death of Dale Earnhardt|dead]] at 5:16&nbsp;pm due to a [[basilar skull fracture]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGee |first1=Ryan |title=Dale Earnhardt's death at the Daytona 500 |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/nascar/story/_/id/30867892/dale-earnhardt-death-daytona-500-revisiting-day-crash |website=espn.com |date=February 11, 2021 |publisher=ESPN Enterprises |access-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref>

In the aftermath, many disgruntled fans sent death threats to Marlin and his family, blaming him for the crash; Earnhardt Jr. and Waltrip both requested that fans stop blaming anybody for Earnhardt Sr.'s death, and both the local police and NASCAR investigations into the crash cleared Marlin of any involvement. Earnhardt Jr. raced at [[North Carolina Speedway|Rockingham]] the following weekend but finished in 43rd place after a wreck on the first lap that looked eerily similar to his father's wreck.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macwatters |first1=Sandra |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Didn't Want to Race |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/588864-dale-earnhardt-jr-didnt-want-to-race |website=Bleacher Report |publisher=Bleacher Report Inc |access-date=January 29, 2011}}</ref>

Returning to Daytona for the [[2001 Pepsi 400|Pepsi 400]], Earnhardt Jr. made a comeback and had the dominant car of the race, leading 115 out of 160 laps. On the last restart, he managed to make a move from sixth to 1st-place in the span of two laps, with Waltrip holding off the field as Earnhardt Jr. took the checkered flag.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dean |first1=Zach |title=20 years ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won Daytona's Pepsi 400 months after dad's tragic death |url=https://eu.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/nascar/2021/08/22/dale-earnhardt-jr-2021-pepsi-400-nascar-michael-waltrip-daytona-500/8128467002/ |website=The Daytona Beach News-Journal |publisher=Halifax Media Group |access-date=August 22, 2021}}</ref>

He won the [[2001 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400|MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400]] at [[Dover International Speedway|Dover]], which was the first Winston Cup Series race following the [[September 11 attacks]] as the original scheduled race at [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]] was postponed until the end of the season. After the race, he performed a [[Polish victory lap]] while holding a large American flag out the driver's side window.

In October, Earnhardt Jr. took his second restrictor plate win as he won the [[Good Sam Club 500|EA Sports 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]], for which he also scored a Winston No Bull 5 $1 million bonus. He was docked 25 points, however, after his car failed post-race inspection. With this win, DEI swept three of the four restrictor plate races for 2001, only failing to win the spring Talladega race. He finished the 2001 season eighth in the points standings with three wins, nine top-fives, fifteen top-tens, and two poles.<ref>{{cite web|title=NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings 2001|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2001/data/standings_official.html|publisher=NASCAR.com|access-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref>

===2002–2003===
[[File:Daleearnhardtjr.jpg|thumb|right|Earnhardt at the Pepsi 400 in 2002]]

In 2002, Earnhardt Jr. had a roller-coaster season. He struggled after enduring a [[concussion]] from a head-on collision to the outside wall at the [[2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500|California]] race in April&nbsp;– an injury he did not admit to until mid-September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Earnhardt kept concussion a secret |url=https://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2002/0925/1436613.html |access-date=September 25, 2002 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN Enterprises |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> In the three races following California, he finished no better than thirtieth. However, Earnhardt Jr. rallied to sweep both [[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]] races (leading a dominating 133 of 188 laps in the spring race), a pair of Bud Pole Awards, and an eleventh-place finish in the points standings with eleven top-fives and sixteen top-ten's.

In 2003, Earnhardt Jr. became a true title contender, scoring a record-breaking fourth consecutive win at Talladega, after being involved in a 27-car crash on lap four. He struggled for most of the race and was at points a half-lap down, only catching back up to the pack through a caution. The win was controversial because with five laps to go, it appeared that Earnhardt went below the yellow line to gain position, but NASCAR ruled that [[Matt Kenseth]] had forced him below the line, making it a clean pass.

He later scored a victory at [[Can-Am 500|Phoenix]] in October, recording a career-best third-place effort in the point standings, with thirteen top-fives and 21 top-tens. He also took home the NMPA Most Popular Driver award for the first time in his career.<ref name=NascarDriverBio />

===2004–2006===
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr car2006.jpg|thumb|left|Earnhardt in the pits at the spring 2006 Bristol race]]

In 2004, Earnhardt won the [[2004 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], six years to the day after his father won his only title in the Great American Race (and three years after his father was killed in the [[2001 Daytona 500|2001 race]]). Earnhardt came very close to sweeping Speedweeks, as in addition to the Daytona 500, he also won his Gatorade Duel and the Busch Series race. However, he finished second in the [[Budweiser Shootout]] to [[Dale Jarrett]].

On July 18, during the summer off-weekend, Earnhardt crashed a [[Chevrolet Corvette C5-R]] during a practice for the [[American Le Mans Series]] [[2004 Grand Prix of Sonoma|Grand Prix of Sonoma]] at [[Infineon Raceway]]. The car slid off course and hit a concrete barrier during warm-up the day of the race, rupturing a fuel line and causing the car to burst into flames with him still inside. He suffered second and third-degree burns on his neck, chin, and legs, partially due to not wearing a protective [[Balaclava (clothing)|balaclava]] with his helmet. The burns prevented him from finishing two races where he was relieved by [[Martin Truex Jr.]] (at New Hampshire) and his DEI teammate [[John Andretti]] (at Pocono) in the middle of the races. In the fall, Earnhardt became the first driver to sweep a weekend at [[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]] by winning both the Busch and Nextel Cup races in the same weekend.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr and team in the winners circle photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|Earnhardt and his team in victory lane]]
Earnhardt was able to qualify for the NASCAR ten-race playoff and had his fifth NEXTEL Cup win of the season (a career high) at Talladega. However, he was penalized 25 points for the use of an obscenity during the television broadcast, in violation of a new NASCAR rule prohibiting participants from using obscene language<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1895384|title=Post-Talladega expletive costs Earnhardt|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=October 6, 2004|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> (the rule had been created the week after the Daytona 500, in the wake of the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|Super Bowl half-time show controversy]]). That incident, combined with two consecutive DNFs in the Chase, eventually dropped him out of the running, and he finished fifth in the 2004 NEXTEL Cup Chase despite a career-high six wins at Daytona, Atlanta, Richmond, Bristol, Talladega and defending his fall win at Phoenix (though under the non-Chase points system, Earnhardt would have tied his third place points finish of the previous year). He closed off the 2004 season with six wins, sixteen top-fives, and 21 top-tens. He also picked up his second consecutive Most Popular Driver Award.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}

At the close of the 2004 season, it was revealed that Tony Eury Sr. would be promoted to the team manager position for the DEI corporation, while [[Tony Eury Jr.]] became the crew chief for [[Michael Waltrip]] for the 2005 season. Peter Rondeau, a Chance 2 employee who also helped Earnhardt win the Busch Series race at Bristol in August, became the crew chief for Earnhardt in 2005. Rondeau served as Earnhardt's crew chief until the [[Coca-Cola 600]] weekend when he was replaced with DEI chief engineer Steve Hmiel, who helped Earnhardt score his lone win of 2005 at Chicagoland in July when he took the lead from [[Matt Kenseth]] on the last cycle of pit stops. Earnhardt was eliminated from any possible competition for the [[NEXTEL Cup]] championship after suffering an engine failure at the [[California Speedway]]. Earnhardt was reunited with his cousin, Tony Eury Jr., after the fall Richmond weekend, and results improved immediately. Earnhardt finished the season nineteenth in points. For the third straight year, he took home the NMPA Most Popular Driver Award.

[[File:dalejrmerchandisehauler.JPG|thumb|right|An Earnhardt merchandise hauler]]
Earnhardt's proficiency as a car owner continued. His race team outside of DEI, [[JR Motorsports]], in 2005 fielded a car in the USAR Hooters ProCup Series, winning once and qualifying for the Four Champions playoff. Mark McFarland moved to the Busch Series in 2006, driving the No. 88 JR Motorsports US Navy Chevrolet, with Richard Childress Racing providing assistance; however, he was fired before the fall Michigan race, the [[Carfax 250]]. He was replaced by [[Robby Gordon]] and [[Martin Truex Jr.]] for the rest of the year. Long-time short track racer Shane Huffman drove Earnhardt's USAR Hooters ProCup car in 2006. In 2006, during the spring weekend at [[Talladega Superspeedway]], Earnhardt and other DEI drivers drove with special black [[livery|paint schemes]] on their cars, reminiscent of his late father's famous No. 3 paint scheme. On [[Father's Day (United States)|Father's Day]] in 2006, he drove a vintage Budweiser car at Michigan International Speedway to honor both his grandfather ([[Ralph Earnhardt]]) and his father, who at one point in both their careers used the No. 8 car. After rain caused the race to be ended early, Earnhardt finished third with [[Kasey Kahne]] winning the race. After seventeen races in the 2006 season, Earnhardt sat third in the championship standings with one win, coming at Richmond in May 2006.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}

During the race at New Hampshire, he experienced the second engine failure of his 2006 season, ultimately leading to a 43rd-place finish. Following New Hampshire was the race at Pocono, where he was running in the middle of the pack when he crashed in turn 2. These two events catapulted him to 11th place in the points standings, out of the Chase for the Cup. At [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], Earnhardt and his crew made a critical decision to stay out on the final pit stop to get a much-needed top-ten finish to move him up to 10th in the points. He made the [[2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup]] after finishing seventeenth in the [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|Chevy Rock and Roll 400]] at [[Richmond International Raceway]] on September 9, 2006. He came close to winning at Talladega and was leading on the last lap when [[Brian Vickers]] made contact with Earnhardt's future teammate [[Jimmie Johnson]], sending Johnson into Earnhardt and spinning both of them out. His points position going into the Chase was sixth. He finished the season fifth in the point standings, 147 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

===2007: Final season at DEI===
[[File:DaleEarnhardtJr.Texas2007.jpg|left|thumb|Earnhardt turning into the garage at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] in 2007]]
[[File:DaleEarnhardtJrSharpieBuschCar2007Miami.jpg|thumb|right|Dale Jr.'s No. 8 Sharpie Busch car at the Sharpie display at the 2007 Ford Championship Weekend at the [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]]]]

Earnhardt began the [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series]] season by finishing 32nd at the [[2007 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]] as a result of a late race crash. His first top-ten came at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] in the [[Food City 500]], where he finished seventh. His first top-five came at [[Martinsville Speedway]] in the Goody's Cool Orange 500. He led 136 laps and finished fifth. He collected his third top-ten of the season and his eighth at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] with his seventh place performance in the 2007 [[Aaron's 499]]. On May 14, 2007, he was docked one hundred driver championship points, car owner [[Teresa Earnhardt]] was docked 100 owner points, and his crew chief, Tony Eury Jr., was fined $100,000 and suspended for six races due to the use of illegal mounting brackets used to attach the wing to his car. During the April race at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] he drove the last 10 laps in the No. 5 car of [[Kyle Busch]] owned by [[Rick Hendrick]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Blount|first=Terry|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/columns/story?id=2839339|title=Dale Jr.'s decision to drive the No. 5 scrutinized|work=[[ESPN]]|date=April 17, 2007|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref>

On May 27, 2007, Earnhardt rode a [[camouflage]] No. 8 car in the [[Coca-Cola 600]] on [[Memorial Day]] to raise money for the families of military troops. [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Jimmie Johnson]], [[Greg Biffle]], [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]], [[Ward Burton]], [[Denny Hamlin]], [[Casey Mears]], [[Shane Huffman]], and [[Bill Elliott]] also changed their paint schemes for the occasion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6790150|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512233946/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6790150|url-status=dead|title=Dale Jr. camo car, other schemes honor troops|archive-date=May 12, 2007}}</ref> He finished 8th, after leading with seven laps to go, but he had to pit for fuel and [[Casey Mears]] finished with the win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?seriesid=2&id=2884595|title=Mears stretches fuel to win Coca-Cola 600, first Cup race|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=May 28, 2007|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref>

On August 5, 2007, Earnhardt earned his first pole position in a race since 2002 at [[Pocono Raceway]]. Although [[Kurt Busch]] won the race, Earnhardt had a dramatic comeback to finish second after spinning out and experiencing shocking troubles. Earnhardt led for eight laps before Busch took over.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?series=2&id=2962313|title=Kurt Busch makes statement with dominating win at Pocono|date=August 5, 2007|website=ESPN|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> On August 12 at [[Watkins Glen International]], Earnhardt was making the push into the top-twelve of the [[Nextel Cup]] standings from his No. 13 position. After being in the No. 2 position during the race, Earnhardt had engine problems on lap 64 and had to end his race day. After the Glen, he tried furiously to reach the twelfth spot in the standings. However, a resurgence by [[Kurt Busch]] and a blown engine during the final race at [[Richmond International Raceway|Richmond]] ended his Chase hopes. That was his last chance to participate in the Championship at [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] (DEI). After the 2007 season, Dale Jr. won the NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver award for the fifth consecutive time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/901 |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Fifth Consecutive NASCAR NMPA Chex® Most Popular Driver Award |author=Mike Irwin |publisher=Motor Sports News |date=November 29, 2007 |access-date=May 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728025545/http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/901 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 }}</ref>

After the season, Earnhardt, who had always been fascinated with [[Australian V8 Supercar Series|Australian V8 Supercars]], test drove the cars on vacation in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Dale Jr. Download - Dirty Mo Media: Paul Morris: Burnouts at the Bar on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-morris-burnouts-at-the-bar/id603707723?i=1000480851158|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=FLASHBACK: Dale Earnhardt Jr in a Supercar|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/flashback-dale-earnhardt-jr-in-a-supercar/|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=Supercars|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Earnhardt to drive V8 Supercars in Australia|url=https://us.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/earnhardt-to-drive-v8-supercars-in-australia/2256989/|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=Motorsport|date=December 7, 2007 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=American Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. poses with the V8 supercar...|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/american-nascar-driver-dale-earnhardt-jr-poses-with-the-v8-news-photo/78204433|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=Getty Images|date=December 2, 2007 |language=en-us}}</ref>

===Move to Hendrick Motorsports===
After much speculation, Earnhardt announced on May 10, 2007, that he would leave Dale Earnhardt Inc., the company founded by his father, to drive for another team in 2008. Earnhardt expressed that his decision was based entirely on his desire to achieve his career goal of a [[Sprint Cup Series|Sprint Cup Championship]], and his apparent belief that he would not be able to attain that objective while driving for DEI. He said that unless he could gain majority ownership, and therefore control, of DEI, he was not confident in the organization's ability to field the elite-level equipment that would yield the elusive title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insiderracingnews.com/Writers/LC/082707.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235911/http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/LC/082707.html|url-status=dead|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr., The Gravest Loss In The History Of NASCAR?|archive-date=September 27, 2007|website=www.insiderracingnews.com}}</ref>

[[File:DaleNumber88Announcement.jpg|left|thumb|Dale Earnhardt Jr. (left) standing between two different paint schemes for the No. 88 Chevy, with Lt. Gen. [[Clyde A. Vaughn]], director of the [[Army National Guard]], and Rick Hendrick, in Dallas, where the announcement was made on September 19, 2007]]

On June 13, 2007, he announced at a press conference that he had signed a five-year contract with [[Hendrick Motorsports]], replacing [[Kyle Busch]]. At the time, [[Hendrick Motorsports|Hendrick]] consisted of [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Jimmie Johnson]], and [[Casey Mears]].
One month later, on July 13, 2007, it was announced that his long-time primary sponsor [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] would not be with Earnhardt when he made the move to Hendrick. Other contractual agreements in place at Hendrick Motorsports are said to have prevented a relationship with Bud.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/07/13/dearnhardtjr.budweiser/index.html|title=This Bud's for ... ? Dale Jr., longtime sponsor to split|access-date=July 13, 2007|archive-date=July 16, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716011258/http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/07/13/dearnhardtjr.budweiser/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Due to a previous friendship between team owner [[Rick Hendrick]] and Earnhardt's father, Earnhardt later said that going to drive for Hendrick almost felt like driving for a second family team.<ref name="DJDHendrick">{{cite web |title=275 - Rick Hendrick: I'm Not Gonna Let Him Fail |url=https://player.fm/series/the-dale-jr-download-dirty-mo-media/ep-275-rick-hendrick-im-not-gonna-let-him-fail |website=Player.fm |publisher=Dirty Mo Media |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=September 23, 2019 |archive-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723150601/https://player.fm/series/the-dale-jr-download-dirty-mo-media/ep-275-rick-hendrick-im-not-gonna-let-him-fail |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 15, 2007, it was announced that Earnhardt would not be taking his familiar No. 8 with him to Hendrick Motorsports in 2008. His late grandfather, [[Ralph Earnhardt]], used that number, while Earnhardt picked it when he entered the Cup Series in 1999. His father also used No. 8 early in his career. Earnhardt Jr. blamed his stepmother for not allowing the No. 8 to move with him to Hendrick Motorsports. Earnhardt said negotiations broke down when Teresa Earnhardt asked for part of the licensing revenue, along with wanting the number back after he retired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?seriesId=2&id=2980474|title=Dale Jr.: Teresa Earnhardt made 'ridiculous' requests for No. 8|work=ESPN|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=August 18, 2007|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> (The No. 8 team, after a successful season in 2008 with co-drivers [[Mark Martin]] and [[Aric Almirola]], would end up being shut down in 2009 after DEI's merger with [[Ganassi Racing]]).

Earnhardt moved to the No. 88 car with [[Tony Eury Jr.]] coming to Hendrick to remain as his crew chief.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?seriesId=2&id=3004004|title=Eury to remain Earnhardt's crew chief; Mears to drive No. 5|work=ESPN|date=September 4, 2007|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> On September 19, 2007, the official announcement was made that Earnhardt would be driving the No. 88 [[Mountain Dew AMP]]/[[United States National Guard|National Guard]] Chevrolet Impala for the 2008 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/09/19/dearnhardtjr.sponsors.number.jmenzer/index.html|title=Earnhardt 'amped' about car, future with Hendrick|publisher=nascar.com|date=September 19, 2007|access-date=May 15, 2011|archive-date=May 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511050742/http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/09/19/dearnhardtjr.sponsors.number.jmenzer/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The No. 88, according to NASCAR archives, was driven by Ralph Earnhardt, his paternal grandfather, in 1957. His maternal grandfather, Robert Gee, was one of the first employees of All Star Racing, initially a Late Model Sportsman (now Xfinity Series) team with Gee as Hendrick's partner, which is now Hendrick Motorsports. Hendrick said about Earnhardt and his uncles, "I can look at Robert Gee Jr., or Jimmy Gee, or Dale Jr. and all I see is Robert Gee. They're the spitting image of him. I go back and look at pictures from when we did things together, and I have to say, I owe Robert a lot."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/opinion/06/13/dearnhardtjr.rhendrick.dcaraviello/1.html|title=Earnhardt and Hendrick Come from the Same Place|access-date=January 2, 2008|date=June 13, 2007|work=NASCAR|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|archive-date=October 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010064848/http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/opinion/06/13/dearnhardtjr.rhendrick.dcaraviello/1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Starting in the 2008 season, Hendrick Motorsports merged its Nationwide Series team to Earnhardt's JR Motorsports, with the cars coming from Earnhardt's shop, which employs his mother and uncles.

===2008===
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr addresses media at HMS headquarters.jpg|right|thumb|Earnhardt addresses the media at [[Hendrick Motorsports]] headquarters on January 23, 2008]]
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr with Nationwide Series No 83 car.jpg|thumb|left|Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 83 NAVY Chevrolet in the [[2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series]].]]
[[File:Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2008 Amp Chevy Impala.jpg|thumb|right|Earnhardt Jr at Daytona]]
Earnhardt started the 2008 season by winning the [[2008 Budweiser Shootout|Budweiser Shootout]], a non-points-paying exhibition. It was his first race for Hendrick. He led for a total of 47 out of seventy laps, a Budweiser Shootout record. He followed that up five days later with a win in the first of the [[2008 Gatorade Duels|Gatorade Duels]]. This was his third career win in the duels, however, he was unable to follow it up with victory in the [[2008 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], finishing ninth. [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] was the winner of the event.

Earnhardt was docked fifty points because his rear spoiler did not meet the specified height in the Nationwide Series. His crew chief [[Chad Walter]] was fined $35,000, suspended for six races, and placed on probation until December 31, 2008. Team owner [[Rick Hendrick]] was also docked fifty owner points along with Earnhardt.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2004192964_digs21.html "Post-Daytona penalties handed down"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602160452/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2004192964_digs21.html |date=June 2, 2008 }} by Jaymes Song, ''[[Seattle Times]]'', February 21, 2008</ref>

At [[2008 Lifelock 400|Michigan]], Earnhardt broke his 76-race winless streak, managing to stretch his fuel mileage enough to allow him to win under a caution on the last lap of a green-white-checkered (overtime) finish. He did not find much success after the Michigan win. He then went back to Talladega Superspeedway for the [[2008 AMP Energy 500|AMP Energy 500]], where he was en route to a possible win before being caught up in "The Big One" late in the race. He headed to [[Martinsville Speedway]], where he finished 2nd to teammate [[Jimmie Johnson]]. He ended the season in the garage area at Homestead Miami Speedway in The Ford 400 after losing his brakes with just a few laps to go in the race. Earnhardt finished the season 12th in points, 557 points behind champion Jimmie Johnson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/standings/2008/W/|title=Standings - Racing-Reference}}</ref>

===2009===
In the season-opening [[2009 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], Earnhardt began well, even leading for a lap. However, multiple misfortunes, including a missed pit stop and a one-lap penalty for pitting outside of his pit box, sent him far into the back of the running order. Earnhardt was then directly involved in a controversial crash on lap 124, when, while fighting to return to the lead lap, he came in contact with [[Brian Vickers]] while fighting to be the first driver one lap down (who gets a free pass should the caution flag come out), causing a 10-car pileup which included [[Denny Hamlin]], [[Scott Speed]], [[Jimmie Johnson]], [[Kyle Busch|Kyle]] and [[Kurt Busch]], [[Robby Gordon]], [[Jamie McMurray]], and [[Carl Edwards]]. Vickers and Kyle Busch later criticized Earnhardt, who denied purposely clipping Vickers. Earnhardt criticized Vickers for blocking him on the inside. The race concluded early due to the rain, and Earnhardt officially finished 27th. He later apologized for his actions but maintained that he never intended to wreck Vickers.

After a blown engine at California and falling to 35th in owners' points, he finished 10th at Las Vegas and reached 29th place in points. He finished 8th at Martinsville. He had a string of poor finishes, including 20th at Texas and 31st at Phoenix after being spun out by [[Casey Mears]]. He gained confidence in his team with a very strong performance at Talladega, leading for twenty laps, and finishing second to his protege [[Brad Keselowski]] after Keselowski sent Edwards flying into the catch fence. However, two weeks later at Richmond, Earnhardt finished 27th. He was again spun out late in the race at Darlington and ended the race in 27th place. He then finished 10th in the All-Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Earnhardt's poor performance continued as he finished 40th at the Coca-Cola 600 due to an ill-handling race car, after which Tony Eury Jr. was fired as his crew chief on May 28, 2009. [[Lance McGrew]] was named interim crew chief starting with the June 2009 race at Pocono, with team manager Brian Whitesell calling the shots at Dover the previous week.<ref>{{cite web|author=staff and wire reports |url=http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/05/28/teuryjr.out.crew.chief.dearnhardtjr/index.html |title=Eury Jr. out as crew chief for slumping Earnhardt |publisher=[[NASCAR]] |date=May 28, 2009 |access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Earnhardt finished twelfth at Dover for the Autism Speaks 400 with McGrew as his crew chief after contending for the lead. At Pocono Raceway, however, he again ended with a 27th-place finish. Earnhardt improved thereafter following the change, finishing fifteenth at [[Chicagoland Speedway]], though he had one DNF at Daytona International Speedway after being taken out of the race early in a large pileup.

At the Carfax 400 at Michigan, Earnhardt charged to the front near the end of the race and finished third; he also earned his second top-five finish this season in the same race. Earnhardt finished ninth in the Sharpie 500 a week later at Bristol, but his bad luck continued at the Auto Club Speedway when he was involved in a multi-car incident. After a 39th qualifying run at Lowe's Motor Speedway, he said "I'm about to the end of my rope".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allleftturns.com/earnhardt-jr-beyond-frustration |title=Earnhardt Jr. Beyond Frustration |publisher=Allleftturns.com |date=October 17, 2009 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=April 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406111431/http://www.allleftturns.com/earnhardt-jr-beyond-frustration |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the fall Talladega race, Earnhardt had a solid run, including leading several laps, before finishing in eleventh place. Lance McGrew had the "interim" taken off of his title, and he continued working with the No. 88 team through the end of the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2009-10-30-earnhardt-crew-chief_N.htm|work=USA Today|title=Hendrick keeping McGrew as Earnhardt's crew chief in 2010|first=Nate|last=Ryan|date=October 30, 2009|access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> Earnhardt ended 2009 winless, scoring two top-fives, five top-tens, an average finish of 23.3, and finished a career low 25th in points.

===2010===
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sonoma 2010.jpg|thumb|Earnhardt during the [[2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350]]]]
On February 6, 2010, Earnhardt qualified second overall for the 52nd [[2010 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]] after losing the pole position to teammate [[Mark Martin]]. He started first in the Gatorade Duel No. 2 on February 11 of that year. He finished eleventh in the 2010 [[Budweiser Shootout]] after struggling with an ill-handling car for most of the race.

On February 13, 2010, while running in the front of the pack at the [[DRIVE4COPD 300|Daytona Nationwide Series race]], Earnhardt was caught up in a multi-car wreck, causing his car to flip upside down on the backstretch. He walked away from the wreck uninjured. His driver, [[Danica Patrick]], was caught up in another wreck before Earnhardt flipped. The next day, during the [[2010 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], Earnhardt made a late charge to the front of the pack. After restarting tenth with two laps to go, Earnhardt used four fresh tires and a series of aggressive moves to make his way to second on the final lap, but his bid for victory was foiled by [[Jamie McMurray]] as Earnhardt finished second. Earnhardt enjoyed a hot start to the year, qualifying well in the season's first two months and winning the pole for the spring race at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] in March. He finished fifteenth in the race and stayed within Chase for the Sprint Cup contention for much of the season's first half.

In a year defined by inconsistency, however, Earnhardt scored only two additional Top 5 finishes after the Daytona 500: a 4th-place result at the [[2010 Coke Zero 400|Coke Zero 400]], and an additional 4th-place finish at [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]] in September. He wrapped up the year with eight top-tens and a 21st-place finish in points. Hendrick Motorsports did a major crew chief shuffle following the season, pairing Earnhardt's crew chief McGrew with Mark Martin, while Gordon's crew chief, Steve Letarte, moved to the No. 88 team, and Gordon inherited Martin's crew chief, Alan Gustafson.

Earnhardt's Nationwide Series results offered more optimism in 2010. On July 2, Earnhardt raced a blue-and-yellow No. 3 Wrangler [[Chevrolet]] (painted to pay tribute to his father and fans) and drove it to victory lane in the Nationwide Series' Subway Jalapeño 250 at Daytona. On December 2, 2010, it was announced that Earnhardt won the NMPA Most Popular Driver award for the eighth consecutive time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2023 |title=NMPA Most Popular Driver Award winners |url=https://www.nascar.com/gallery/nmpa-most-popular-driver-award-winners/ |access-date=June 3, 2024 |website=nascar.com}}</ref>

===2011===
[[File:Bristol, 31911.jpg|thumb|right|Earnhardt at Bristol]]
He began the season by drawing the pole position at the [[2011 Budweiser Shootout]], where he finished nineteenth in the race.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sporting News Wire Service |url=http://www.nascar.com/news/110211/shootout-lineup/index.html |title=Earnhardt draws Shootout pole |publisher=[[NASCAR]] |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=February 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215125553/http://www.nascar.com/news/110211/shootout-lineup/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On February 13, he earned his first pole position at Daytona International Speedway, as well as his first at a track that uses [[restrictor plate]]s. Due to a practice crash, he had to start at the back of the field for both the duel race and the 500. He finished 24th in the [[2011 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]] after being wrecked with four laps to go.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/results_unofficial.html |title=Nascar.Com |publisher=[[NASCAR]] |date=February 20, 2011 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=October 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015040208/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/results_unofficial.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Over the next seven races, Earnhardt would achieve five top-ten finishes, including a second place finish at Martinsville after losing the lead to Kevin Harvick with four laps to go, and a fourt -place finish at [[2011 Aaron's 499|Talladega]] in a photo finish with [[Jimmie Johnson]], [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Mark Martin]], [[Clint Bowyer]], and [[Kevin Harvick]]. Earnhardt came within half a lap of snapping his then-104 race winless streak at the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, when he ran out of fuel during a green-white-checkered finish,<ref>{{cite web|last=Caraviello|first=David|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/3/6/top-10-bad-luck-moments-las-vegas.html|title=TOP 10 BAD LUCK MOMENTS IN NASCAR|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2014}}</ref> finishing seventh. The following week at Kansas, Earnhardt finished 2nd to [[Brad Keselowski]]. He followed this up with a solid 6th-place finish at Pocono. Over the course of the next three races, Earnhardt would slide to seventh in the Championship points, finishing 21st at Michigan, 41st at Infineon, and 19th at Daytona. On September 1, 2011, Earnhardt announced he had signed a five-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. 88 until 2017. On September 19, 2011, Earnhardt made his first [[Chase for the Sprint Cup]] appearance since 2008 at Chicagoland. At the season finale at Homestead, he finished eleventh and finished seventh in the final points standings. On December 1, 2011, it was announced that Earnhardt won the Most Popular Driver award for the ninth consecutive time.

===2012===
Earnhardt started eighth in the Budweiser Shootout, led for several laps, and finished twentieth after being caught up in a six-car crash on lap 55 that also involved [[Matt Kenseth]], [[Joey Logano]], and [[Kevin Harvick]]. In the [[2012 Gatorade Duels|Gatorade Duel]], Earnhardt performed strongly, starting on the outside pole in the first duel race. He led a few laps in the early part of the race before finishing 2nd to [[Tony Stewart]] after his Nationwide Series teammate [[Danica Patrick]] smashed hard into the inside wall in a last-lap crash on the back straightaway. In the postponed [[2012 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], he finished 2nd behind [[Matt Kenseth]], after passing [[Greg Biffle]] on the last lap. At Phoenix, Earnhardt's car struggled most of the race and came out with a 14th-place finish.
[[File:Dale Jr - Kobalt Tools 400 2012.jpg|thumb|right|Dale Jr. competing in the [[2012 Kobalt Tools 400]].]]
At Las Vegas, Earnhardt led seventy laps early but finished 10th based on a bad pit strategy. At Bristol, Earnhardt finished 15th following a late race contact with teammate Jeff Gordon and a speeding penalty. Earnhardt would back this up with a pair of back-to-back 3rd-place finishes at Auto Club and Martinsville Speedway, leaving him 2nd in the standings.

In the following weeks, Earnhardt would bring a string of top-tens: tenth at Texas, seventh at Kansas, second at Richmond, and 9th at Talladega, where he led ten laps. The following week, Earnhardt struggled for most of the race at Darlington and had to settle for a seventeenth-place finish. At the All-Star Race, Earnhardt won the Sprint Showdown, leading all 40 laps to race his way into the big event. In the event, Earnhardt won the 4th segment and in the final ten-lap shootout, had to settle for a fifth-place finish. In the following two weeks, Earnhardt would post finishes of sixth at Charlotte and fourth at Dover heading into the summer months. At the newly-repaved Pocono Raceway, Earnhardt led 36 laps during the race but made a late race fuel pit stop from third place with just over twenty laps to go, finishing eighth and standing second in points. At the [[2012 Quicken Loans 400]] at Michigan, Earnhardt dominated the race, leading 95 laps, and won, snapping a 143-race winless streak, almost four years to the day after his last win on June 15, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/junior-ends-skid-wins-at-michigan |title=Junior ends skid, wins at Michigan |date=June 17, 2012 |work=[[Fox Sports]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618165440/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-ends-drought-with-win-in-Michigan |archive-date=June 18, 2012 }}</ref> Earnhardt would suffer a 23rd-place finish at Sonoma after being wrecked in a green-white-checkered finish, but was still able to cross the finish line intact and on the lead lap, continuing his streak of being the only driver to finish all races on the lead lap. He would back this up with a fourth-place finish in the [[Quaker State 400 (Kentucky)|Quaker State 400]] at Kentucky Speedway.

The following week at Daytona, a last-lap crash resulted in a fifteenth-place finish for Earnhardt, but he still kept his streak of being the only driver to finish every single lap in every race. Earnhardt backed up with a couple of top-five finishes, finishing fourth at both Loudon and Indianapolis, where he gained the points lead for the first time since 2004 after points leader [[Matt Kenseth]] was taken out in a late-race crash. Back at Pocono, Earnhardt was running in the second position, but a break in the transmission sent the 88 to the garage. But he came back out eighteen laps down and finished 32nd, due to rain that came and ended the race and a late race wreck involving Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, and Denny Hamlin. His streak of completing on the lead lap came to an end, but he still maintained the points lead with five races until the chase cutoff. At Watkins Glen, Earnhardt had a steady Top 10 going in the final laps, but a late race spin resulted in a 28th-place finish, which would drop the No. 88 team from first to fourth in the points.

Returning to Michigan for the [[2012 Pure Michigan 400|Pure Michigan 400]], Earnhardt had to start in 42nd place after a crash in practice forced him to move to a backup car. He led for a number of laps mid-race and finished on the lead lap in 4th place. Earnhardt, [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] and [[Kasey Kahne]] also escaped engine difficulties that plagued [[Jimmie Johnson]], [[Jeff Gordon]], and [[Tony Stewart]]. At [[Bristol Motor Speedway]], Earnhardt started 16th after a qualifying rainout; he led thirteen laps in the race before pit road penalties resulted in a twelfth-place finish. The finish locked him into the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup, alongside Greg Biffle and teammate Jimmie Johnson. At Atlanta Motor Speedway, Earnhardt went a lap down early but recovered to earn a seventh-place finish. The following week at Richmond International Raceway, Earnhardt earned his first pole of the season. He would go on to lead 69 laps, but a late race pit stop resulted in the 88 team getting a fourteenth place finish, and being seeded seventh in the standings. In the first race of the chase at Chicagoland Speedway, Earnhardt finished eighth despite having to start at the rear of the field due to an engine change. Finishes of thirteenth and eleventh at Loudon and Dover left the 88 team seventh in the standings.

====Concussion====
On the morning of October 11, 2012, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Earnhardt would have to sit out the [[Bank of America 500]] at Charlotte and the [[Hollywood Casino 400]] at Kansas due to a concussion from a 25-car crash on the last lap at Talladega on October 7, 2012. That weekend, Earnhardt finished 20th at Talladega when he took a hard lick in a crash after making contact with [[Bobby Labonte]]. Prior to this, Earnhardt had suffered a concussion during an August 29 test at [[Kansas Speedway]]. [[Regan Smith (racing driver)|Regan Smith]] was announced to replace him at those two races.<ref name=concussion>{{cite news|title=Dale Jr. Has Concussion, Out 2 Races|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/dale-jr-has-concussion-out-2-races |access-date=October 11, 2012 |newspaper=Fox Sports |date=October 11, 2012 |agency=Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011171344/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/Dale-Earnhardt-Jr-has-concussion-out-2-races |archive-date=October 11, 2012 }}</ref> Prior to the concussion, Earnhardt had competed in 461 consecutive races, dating back to the 1999 Atlanta event. The 2012 Bank of America 500 marked the first race since the [[1979 Southern 500]] that an Earnhardt had not competed in the Sprint Cup Series, as [[Dale Earnhardt]] had competed in every race from that one up until his death in the [[2001 Daytona 500]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dale Earnhardt Sr. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=earnhda01|access-date=October 21, 2012|author=Racing-Reference.Info}}</ref> On October 23, 2012, Earnhardt was cleared for the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville after missing two races. He started strong in the race, but a late race spin with Carl Edwards placed for a 21st-place finish.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nascar.Com |url=http://www.nascar.com/news/121023/dearnhardtjr-cleared-for-martinsville/index.html |title=Earnhardt Jr. set for Martinsville return |publisher=[[NASCAR]] |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026023654/http://www.nascar.com/news/121023/dearnhardtjr-cleared-for-martinsville/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> His first top ten finish after returning to the track was a seventh-place finish at Texas. At Phoenix, Earnhardt fought an ill-handling car and finished 21st. At the season finale, at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Earnhardt would finish tenth. This was his first top-ten finish at the 1.5-mile track and his twentieth of the season. He closed the season twelfth in the final standings. On November 29, 2012, it was announced that Earnhardt won the NMPA Most Popular Driver Award for the tenth consecutive year. This tied [[Bill Elliott]]'s streak of ten consecutive wins in the award.

===2013===
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Texas April 2013.jpg|thumb|left|Earnhardt during practice for the [[2013 NRA 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]]]]
[[File:Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 2013 STP Gas Booster 500 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Earnhardt on pit road during the [[2013 STP Gas Booster 500]] at [[Martinsville Speedway]]]]
Earnhardt started the 2013 season with an eighth-place finish in the rechristened [[Sprint Unlimited]]. He qualified 11th for the Budweiser Duel, but he blew an engine in practice, and he was forced to drop to the rear of the field. After narrowly missing a three-car wreck between [[Carl Edwards]], [[Trevor Bayne]], and [[Regan Smith (racing driver)|Regan Smith]], he finished ninth. He finished fourth at the [[DRIVE4COPD 300]] after submarining under [[Alex Bowman]]'s car in a violent last lap wreck.

In the Sprint Cup Series, Earnhardt hit a slight resurgence, and in the first five races of the season, he recorded three top-five finishes and five top-ten finishes. It began with a second-place finish to teammate [[Jimmie Johnson]] at the [[2013 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], Earnhardt's third runner-up finish in the 500 since 2010. The following week at Phoenix, he led for 47 laps but was shuffled back in traffic during a cycle caution flag pit stop, which allowed [[Carl Edwards]] to assume the lead while Junior finished in fifth place. This was followed by two more top-ten finishes: seventh at Las Vegas and sixth at Bristol. At Fontana, Earnhardt started mid-pack and after a couple of mistakes, including a lengthy pit stop caused by missed lug nuts on a right rear tire, he came home in second place finish, assuming the points lead as a result of [[Brad Keselowski]] going off pace and falling back. Two weeks later in Martinsville, Earnhardt struggled throughout the race and spun out after [[Danica Patrick]] was hit by [[Brian Vickers]] and sent into Earnhardt and ended up finishing 24th, two laps down, losing the points lead to Jimmie Johnson.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bruce|first=Kenny|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/07/earnhardt-loses-spot-atop-standings.html|title=Earnhardt loses spot atop standings|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=April 7, 2013|access-date=April 11, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412015021/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/07/earnhardt-loses-spot-atop-standings.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At Texas, Earnhardt ran near the front until lap 187, when his battery alternator quit and he ended up finishing 29th. At Kansas, he ran near the front until a debris caution happened while he, [[Ricky Stenhouse Jr.]], and [[Carl Edwards]] were all on pit road. Earnhardt would go a lap down, take the wave-around, and finish sixteenth. At Richmond, he finished tenth. At Talladega, he went a lap down early after some banging with [[Travis Kvapil]]. However, with a caution for a crash on lap 43, Earnhardt got the free pass to get back on the lead lap. He made his way back up through the field to the top five but slipped back to seventeenth at the end.

The following week at Darlington, Earnhardt raced inside the top ten much of the night before settling for a 9th-place finish. He was one of only a few cars who were able to avoid being put a lap down by [[Kyle Busch]].

The following week in the Sprint All-Star Race, Earnhardt battled a tight-handling car much of that night before finishing seventh. The following week, for the Coca-Cola 600, Earnhardt lost an engine and finished 39th, giving him his first DNF since 2011. The next two weeks saw a rebound, with finishes of tenth at Dover and third at Pocono. At the Quicken Loans 400, Earnhardt led 23 laps but suffered an engine failure, and finished 37th in what was the lowest point of the season for the Hendrick Motorsports teams as a whole ([[Kasey Kahne]] and [[Jeff Gordon]] both had DNF's due to crashes, and [[Jimmie Johnson]] cut a tire with five laps to go).<ref>{{cite web|last=Bruce|first=Kenny|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/06/16/jimmie-johnson-michigan-results-quicken-loans-400.html|title=Trouble snares Hendrick quartet at Michigan|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=June 16, 2013|access-date=June 16, 2013|archive-date=June 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620153523/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/06/16/jimmie-johnson-michigan-results-quicken-loans-400.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the low of Michigan, Earnhardt had a twelfth place finish at Sonoma.

At Kentucky, Earnhardt won the pole and set a new track qualifying speed record with a lap time of 29.406 seconds and a speed of {{convert|183.636 |mph}}.<ref name="lineup">{{cite web | url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6045&StatType=Qualifying | title=2013 Quaker State 400 Qualifying Results | publisher=Motor Racing Network | access-date=June 28, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704101243/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6045&StatType=Qualifying | archive-date=July 4, 2013 }}</ref> Though he started on the pole, he lost the lead to [[Carl Edwards]] early. However, while Earnhardt was leading after the restart from a competition caution (due to a rain delay), [[Denny Hamlin]] cut a tire and the carcass came up the track and was struck by Earnhardt's splitter and also by [[Jimmie Johnson]]'s car, causing significant damage. Earnhardt had to make several charges through the field to salvage a twelfth-place finish. He then took an eighth-place finish at the Coke Zero 400. He, Johnson, and [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] were the only three drivers to sweep the top ten in both Daytona races.

Earnhardt then battled a struggling car at New Hampshire, where he finished fourteenth. After the final off week, he found some consistency with finishes of sixth at Indianapolis and fifth at Pocono, while battling loose wheels and vibrations in a span of two weeks.

The No. 88 team then had two bad weeks, with a thirtieth-place finish at Watkins Glen due to a late race crash with [[Kasey Kahne]]. The next week, Earnhardt blew a right front tire while running in the top ten. The damage was enough that he finished 26 laps down, in 36th place. This evaporated his Chase cushion, but with finishes of tenth at Bristol and eighth at Atlanta, he was able to rebuild this cushion. At Richmond, the last race of the regular season, Earnhardt only needed to finish 32nd or better to make the Chase. A thirteenth-place finish did this, and he entered the Chase seeded in ninth place. This was the first time in Earnhardt's career that he had made three straight Chase appearances. In the first Chase race at [[Chicagoland Speedway]], Earnhardt suffered an engine failure, placing him last in Chase competition. He bounced back at [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]], leading seventeen laps and finishing sixth. The result was good enough to move Earnhardt up to 11th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings with eight races left in the season.

At Dover, Earnhardt won his second pole of the season, setting a new qualifying speed record of 161.849&nbsp;mph. This was the first time since 2002 that he had recorded more than one pole during a season. During the race, Earnhardt would lead eighty laps but would finish second to [[Jimmie Johnson]]. The following week at Kansas, he finished eighth. Making his five-hundredth Cup start at Charlotte, Earnhardt led nineteen laps early but finished 15th while battling a tight race car. The following week at Talladega, Earnhardt led 38 laps and was about to receive a push from [[Austin Dillon]] to overtake [[Jamie McMurray]] on the last lap when [[Ricky Stenhouse Jr.]] tapped Dillon, causing that driver to spin out and then get hit by [[Casey Mears]], leaving Earnhardt with a 2nd-place finish. The following week at Martinville, Earnhardt earned an eighth-place finish. The next week at Texas, he had a solid night, finishing second to Johnson for the third time in the season (after Daytona and Dover). The next week at Phoenix, Earnhardt started by being forced to pit with a loose wheel early, putting him a lap down. However, a caution allowed him to use the free pass to get back on the lead lap and salvage a fourth-place finish.

At the season finale, the last 67 laps saw a tight battle for the lead between Earnhardt, [[Matt Kenseth]]; and [[Denny Hamlin]]. Hamlin won while Earnhardt finished third, giving him his first top-five at Homestead. He finished off the season fifth in the points, with two pole positions, ten top-fives, and a career-high 22 top-tens.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bruce|first=Kenny|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/1/15/dale-earnhardt-jr-steve-letarte-2014-season-lameduck-success-sprint-cup-series.html|title=DON'T COUNT OUT EARNHARDT JR., LETARTE IN 2014|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref>

On December 5, 2013, Earnhardt won the Most Popular Driver Award for the eleventh consecutive year, breaking [[Bill Elliott]]'s record, who scored ten straight awards from 1991 to 2000.

===2014===
[[File:P1 PowerboatRacing 6-7-14-3293 (14183463777).jpg|thumb|left|Earnhardt's 2014 Cup Series car]]
[[File: Earnhardt Jr.-RSR 3.9.14.JPG|thumb|Earnhardt Jr. at Las Vegas Motor Speedway]]
The No. 88 team made headlines even before the start of the season. During the regular Daytona Winter test in January, it was announced that crew chief Steve Letarte would step down from the pit box after the season to become a full-time member of the upcoming [[NASCAR on NBC]] broadcast team, alongside [[Jeff Burton]] and [[Rick Allen (television announcer)|Rick Allen]]. Earnhardt and Letarte reassured that this move would not interfere with them winning races and competing for the championship at the season's end. In the [[2014 Sprint Unlimited|Sprint Unlimited]], Earnhardt led for seven laps, but in the last segment, contact with [[Marcos Ambrose]] caused him to hit the wall in turn 1, finishing ninth. In the [[2014 Budweiser Duels|first Budweiser Duel]], Earnhardt started 4th, and led 14 laps before fading back to finish where he started.

In the [[2014 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], Earnhardt started ninth. His car hung around mid-pack for most of the first quarter of the race. After a six-hour and 22-minute red flag, Earnhardt's car came alive, taking the lead with 70 laps remaining. He led 54 of the last 70 laps and he held off [[Denny Hamlin]] and [[Brad Keselowski]] to win his second Daytona 500, just 10 years after his first one.<ref>{{cite web|last=Peltz |first=Jim |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nascar-daytona-500-finish-20140223,0,1516398.story |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins rain-delayed Daytona 500 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 23, 2014 |access-date=February 27, 2014}}</ref> The following week at Phoenix, Earnhardt continued his momentum, finishing 2nd to [[Kevin Harvick]]. At Las Vegas, Earnhardt gambled on fuel in the remaining forty laps, but he ran out of gas while leading on the last lap, finishing second to eventual race winner [[Brad Keselowski]]. At Bristol, he was strong early and had a chance to become the first driver since [[Richard Petty]] to start a season with four straight Top 2 finishes, until tire problems forced him to make an unscheduled stop, leaving him to finish 24th, four laps down.

At Auto Club Speedway, Earnhardt started fifteenth. However, on lap 44, his car lost a right front tire and hit the outside wall in turn 2, bringing out a caution, making him one of several victims of tire failures that plagued the race. After being repaired and falling to the back of the lead lap, Earnhardt made several charges through the field to salvage a twelfth-place finish, keeping him at second place in the points. The following week at Martinsville, Earnhardt battled inside the top-five all day, leading 25 laps, and finished third, giving him his fourth Top 3 finish of the season, and regained the points lead. At Texas, he crashed on lap 13 and caught on fire. He finished last and fell five positions in points and dropped to 31 points behind the new points leader [[Jeff Gordon]]. The following week at Darlington, Earnhardt raced among the top-five all night and was leading on a green-white-checkered finish, before finishing 2nd to [[Kevin Harvick]].

At Richmond, after the Easter off week, Earnhardt was strong in the race, racing among the top-three late, and led seven laps, but a green-white-checkered, and bad brakes forced Earnhardt to a 7th-place finish. The following week at Talladega, Earnhardt raced among the pack until the middle of the race, when he took the lead. He led for 26 laps, but the last 30 laps saw the car take a conservative pace, and he was never able to regain any track position, finishing 26th. At Kansas, for the first night race at the track, Earnhardt ran solidly in the top-five, even leading a few laps, before finishing fifth.

For the Sprint All-Star Race, Earnhardt started sixth, but battled a tight car all night and was never a real contender. Earnhardt crossed the finish line 4th. The following week at the Coca-Cola 600, he raced inside the top-five for most of the night, before making an unscheduled pit stop for an engine vibration. This resulted in a nineteenth-place finish, only two laps down. The following week at Dover, Earnhardt raced inside the top-ten all day and was running in the top-five late, but a mistake on pit road left them with a 9th-place finish.
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sonoma 2014.jpg|thumb|right|Dale Jr. competing in the [[2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350]] at [[Sonoma Raceway|Sonoma]].]]
At Pocono, Earnhardt started eighth and stayed inside the top ten most of the afternoon. On the last restart, he was behind [[Brad Keselowski]]. In a reversal of the events at Las Vegas, with five laps to go, Keselowski tried to move behind the lap down car of [[Danica Patrick]] to get a piece of trash off his grille, which caused Earnhardt to slip by and never look back en route to his first victory at Pocono and second of the season. The win marked the first time since 2004 that he had won multiple races in a season. The next week at Michigan, Earnhardt started inside the top-five, but finished seventh, after several cars had different pit strategies. The next week at Sonoma, Earnhardt had his statistical best road course finish, staying in the top ten for most of the race, and finished third. The following week at Kentucky, Earnhardt finished fifth.

Returning to Daytona, Earnhardt was involved in an early sixteen-car pileup on the front straightaway on lap twenty, but was able to salvage a fourteenth-place finish by the time the race was called for rain after 112 of 160 laps.

Earnhardt was able to bounce back the following week at New Hampshire with a tenth-place finish. With the finish, he clinched a Chase berth, with him being enough inside the top-thirtieth and having two victories. The following week, he finished ninth at Indianapolis.

The questions referring to the replacement of Steve Letarte were finally answered on July 30, for it was announced that Greg Ives, [[Chase Elliott]]'s Nationwide Series crew chief at [[JR Motorsports]], would return to Hendrick Motorsports, and take over Earnhardt's pit box for 2015.

Returning to Pocono, Earnhardt started ninth. He ran inside the top ten for most of the race and took the lead from [[Greg Biffle]] with fourteen laps to go. Earnhardt had built up a lead in excess of three seconds when the caution came out for [[Kurt Busch]]'s cut tire on lap 154, erasing his lead. He then sweated out a four-lap shootout on the last restart to take his third win of the year, marking the first time since 2006 that a driver swept both Pocono races ([[Denny Hamlin]] was the last driver). This win tied Earnhardt with [[Jimmie Johnson]] and [[Brad Keselowski]] for most wins of the season up to that point.

At Watkins Glen, Earnhardt finished eleventh, and due to [[Jeff Gordon]] struggling, assumed the points lead, for the first time since Martinsville in April. The following week at Michigan, he made contact with [[Kyle Larson]] on pit road, but through hard work from his pit crew, was able to lead four laps and salvage a fifth-place finish.

The following week at Bristol, while running fifth, leader Denny Hamlin was wrecked by Kevin Harvick while racing for the lead, which then sent Hamlin's car into the inside wall. Hamlin's car then slid right back up in front of the No. 88 and slammed into the left-side door of the car, and the contact was bad enough to send Earnhardt behind the wall and suffer a 39th-place finish. This was his second DNF of the year, after the early exit in the spring Texas race.

In the final race of NASCAR's regular season at Richmond, Earnhardt made his debut with a Nationwide-sponsored No. 88. He raced to a 12th-place finish, after what was a long, difficult night for the team. Despite struggling at the 3/4-mile track, Earnhardt seeded third in the Chase grid, behind series leader Brad Keselowski, and tied with [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Jimmie Johnson]], and [[Joey Logano]] for second place. He started the Challenger Round of the Chase with an eleventh-place finish in Chicago. The following week at New Hampshire, Earnhardt finished a solid ninth-place finish, giving him a comfortable advantage to make the Contender Round after Dover. At Dover, he finished seventeenth to make it to the next round.

At Kansas, after a fifth-place run in the spring, Earnhardt was looking to repeat this feat to start off as a contender with a solid finish to help his chances to extend his run for the championship. After leading 45 laps in the same car he used to win both Pocono races earlier in the season, a cut right front tire resulted in a 39th-place finish. That finish caused him to fall to eleventh place in points, 25 points behind eighth place. He came to Charlotte needing a win or a good finish. He led early, but around lap 133, his shifter broke due to a vibration (a similar problem had befallen [[Jimmie Johnson]] at Michigan in August). He had to make multiple pit stops to fix the problem and never recovered, ending up twentieth. He fell to last in the Chase standings, 26 points behind eighth.

At Talladega, Earnhardt started 28th and led for 31 laps. However, a crash on the back straightaway when he was turned by [[Greg Biffle]] ended his title contention chances and left him with a 31st-place finish.

Despite being knocked out of the Chase, Earnhardt continued to be consistent. At Martinsville, he led 79 laps and was leading with ten laps to go when a caution came out for a wreck between [[Kyle Larson]] and [[Marcos Ambrose]]. On the resulting restart, Earnhardt was running fifth. During the restart, he slipped through the pack and overtook [[Tony Stewart]] for the lead in turn 4. He continued to hold the lead to win the race ahead of [[Jeff Gordon]]. It was Earnhardt's first career win at Martinsville.

Returning to Texas, Earnhardt had a rather average run, starting twelfth and finishing sixth. At Phoenix, he had a solid day and got another top-ten, finishing eighth. At Homestead, Earnhardt had a tire problem early. He got the free pass and managed to crack the top five at one point, but fell back late to finish fourteenth. He finished eighth in the final standings with what was the best season for Earnhardt since 2004, with four wins, twelve top-fives, twenty top-tens, and an average finish of 12.2. For the twelfth straight year, Earnhardt won the NMPA Most Popular Driver Award.

===2015===
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At the end of 2014, Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief [[Steve Letarte]] departed Hendrick Motorsports to join [[NASCAR on NBC]]'s broadcasting team. Letarte was replaced by [[Chase Elliott]]'s 2014 Xfinity crew chief Greg Ives. Due to the National Guard dropping their motorsports sponsorships, Earnhardt Jr. also got a new sponsor in the form of [[Nationwide Insurance]].

[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead in the Daytona 500.jpg|thumb|left|Earnhardt racing alongside [[Joey Logano]] on lap 115 of the [[2015 Daytona 500]].]]
Earnhardt Jr. kicked off 2015 with a ninth-place finish in the Sprint Unlimited. On February 19, he won the first Budweiser Duel in what was his fourth triumph in the Budweiser Duels. In the Daytona 500, he led for over thirty laps, but on one of the last restarts, he made a move that mired him in the middle without help, and fell back to sixteenth with fifteen laps to go, but managed to make his way back to third place by the last lap. This was his fifth top-three finish in the Daytona 500 in six years, after his runner-up finishes in 2010, 2012, and 2013, and his win in 2014.

At Atlanta, Earnhardt Jr. came home with another third-place finish, and at Las Vegas, he finished 4th, scoring his third top-five finish after taking two tires during green flag pit-stops with 30 laps to go. At Phoenix, he had his worst finish of the year, with a last-place finish after a tire blowout. At Auto Club, he finished sixth. At Martinsville, he also ran inside the top twenty until a tire blowout made him get involved in a massive pileup that destroyed the front end of his car. Because of this crash, he would go on to finish 36th. At Texas, he narrowly was beaten by [[Kevin Harvick]] for 2nd-place. At Bristol, he ran as high as 3rd-place until a loose wheel put him two laps down. Although he never got them back, he was able to bring home a 16th-place finish, only two laps down. At Richmond, he ran in the Top 10 all day until he and [[Tony Stewart]] made contact, but managed to finish 14th.

At Talladega, Earnhardt Jr. started in the second row. He stayed near the front of the pack for most of the day, taking the lead with 27 laps to go and sailing away to his sixth win at the track and his first since October 2004, tying him with teammate [[Jeff Gordon]] for most wins among active drivers at Talladega. At Kansas, he finished third after staying out on the last caution. At Charlotte, he gambled on fuel and barely beat out [[Matt Kenseth]] and [[Martin Truex Jr.]] for another third-place finish. Earnhardt led three laps at Dover, but a penalty for speeding on pit road cost him, although he was able to finish fourteenth two laps down.

At Pocono, Earnhardt ran in the top ten all day. On a late restart, he and [[Brad Keselowski]] cut their tires from incidental contact, and a caution flew seconds later when Keselowski hit the wall after making contact with [[Brett Moffitt]]. Earnhardt Jr. pitted and restarted 29th with 20 laps to go and salvaged an 11th-place finish. Earnhardt finished 2nd in the rain-shortened Michigan race after he could not pass Kurt Busch on the last restart before the race was called for rain on lap 138. Earnhardt also had another solid Top 10 run at Sonoma, finishing 7th.

Returning to Daytona, Earnhardt Jr. won the pole for the [[2015 Coke Zero 400|Coke Zero 400]] after qualifying was rained out and the starting lineup was set by opening practice times. In the race itself, after enduring a rain delay, he took the lead early on lap eight, and after leading 97 laps, held off multiple charges from [[Jimmie Johnson]] and [[Denny Hamlin]] in the closing laps to take his second win of the year. The win itself, however, was overshadowed by the last lap crash that saw [[Austin Dillon]]'s car fly into the catch fence. Earnhardt Jr. also became only the 23rd driver in NASCAR Sprint Cup history to lead over 8,000 laps. He achieved this milestone when he led 97 laps. This brought his career total laps led count to 8,051.

At Kentucky, Earnhardt Jr. struggled with overheated brakes and even caused a caution when he brushed the outside wall in turns 3 and 4 halfway through the race. Later, on lap 206, he would be the subject of controversy when he rear-ended [[Danica Patrick]] and spun her out, in part because of his faulty brakes. Patrick retaliated by cursing at Earnhardt on the radio and ramming him on pit road. Earnhardt was perplexed with Patrick's reaction, saying, "I mean, what am I supposed to say other than the truth? We didn't have any brakes going into the corner. I know better than to run into her because it gets so much attention. There wasn't nothing I could do. I mean, as hard as I hit her, what the hell did she think I was doing? Trying to wreck her? We ain't got no problem. It's not like we were having a problem out on the racetrack with her. It's not like I just drew her name out of a hat and decided she was the one I was going to run into tonight."<ref name="Dale Earnhardt Jr. perplexed after contact with Danica Patrick at Kentucky" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/07/12/dale-earnhardt-jr-danica-patrick-kentucky-contact/30041219/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. perplexed after contact with Danica Patrick at Kentucky|last=Gluck|first=Jeff|publisher=Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.|date=July 12, 2015|website=usatoday.com|access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:5 Hour Energy DSC 0130 (19898142271).jpg|thumb|right|Earnhardt Jr. racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2015]]
At New Hampshire, Earnhardt Jr. started 19th and finished 5th.

At Indianapolis, Earnhardt Jr. was running well until lap 147, when he got forced into the grass in turn 1 and spun out. He was able to salvage a 22nd-place finish.

Returning to Pocono, Earnhardt Jr. was involved in a spin on a restart on lap 72 that also involved [[Kurt Busch]]. His car did not take severe damage, however, and despite running mid-pack for most of the second half of the race and running 17th with four laps to go, he ended up finishing 4th after many other drivers, including the leaders at four laps to go, ran out of fuel.

At Watkins Glen, Earnhardt was able to start seventh and finished eleventh after running in the Top 10 all day, but running out of fuel on the last lap.

Returning to Michigan, Earnhardt Jr. started inside the top ten and was running in the top three in the early part of the race. After battling an ill-handling racecar, he was able to finish tenth.

Earnhardt returned to Bristol looking for his first win at that track since 2004. He qualified 26th, and after the first caution came out, he would pit. During the pit stop, the crew left a wheel loose, and Earnhardt pitted again. After going a lap down multiple times in the race, he got the Lucky Dog and got back on the lead lap. After moving up to the top five later on in the race, he would settle for a ninth-place finish.

The series would take an off week and return to Darlington. Again, Earnhardt would have to start mid-pack. He would run outside the top ten most of the day, but the crew would make the right adjustments, and they would finish 8th.

The regular season finale would take place at Richmond for the 26th race. Earnhardt would qualify 29th and was puzzled in his interview afterwards. During the race, Earnhardt made steady climbs and by halfway had cracked the top ten. Earnhardt would climb as high as fourth and end up finishing fifth. He made the chase for the 8th time in his career and was seeded sixth for the first Chase race.

Earnhardt Jr. opened the Challenger Round with a twelfth-place finish at Chicagoland. At New Hampshire, he ran up front for most of the day, but an emergency fuel stop with two laps to go led him to finish 25th, two laps down, and at the bottom of the Chase cutline. At Dover, despite falling back at a few points, Earnhardt Jr. was locked in a battle with [[Jamie McMurray]] for control of the final transfer spot into the Contender Round. He almost did not make it into the next round, with his chances being saved thanks to a caution for [[Brett Moffitt]]'s crash on lap 357, keeping him from having to make a green flag pit stop to replace a loose wheel. On the last restart, Earnhardt Jr. overtook McMurray on the outside and finished third, clinching the final transfer spot and bumping McMurray out of the Chase.

At Charlotte, Earnhardt Jr was battling for a position inside the top ten when he made contact with [[Carl Edwards]] and hit the wall, ending up 29th. At Kansas, Earnhardt Jr had to pit for a loose wheel under green and ended up finishing 21st, two laps down. Heading into Talladega, he basically needed to win to advance. He led 61 laps, but he slid his tires coming onto pit road and ended up having to take two tires instead of fuel only, while others were taking fuel only. He ended up in the front row, heading into the only GWC. But a wreck behind him ended up cutting it short, and he ended up second upon a review, eliminating him from the championship. At Martinsville, the week after he was eliminated from Chase Contention, he was strong all race, taking home a 4th-place finish at the track. At Texas the following week, Earnhardt recovered from an early spin to finish 6th. Earnhardt Jr. managed to get his third victory of the season at Phoenix, after the race was called for rain. At the season finale at Homestead, Earnhardt crashed early in the race, finishing fortieth. For the 13th consecutive year, Earnhardt won the NMPA Most Popular Driver Award.

===2016===
[[File:Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - Sarah Stierch 04.jpg|thumb|right|Earnhardt Jr. at the [[2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350]] ]]
Earnhardt started the 2016 season with a crash in the Sprint Unlimited on lap 23 when [[Brian Vickers]] cut down a tire and hit him, damaging the side of his car. This would allow him to finish fifteenth, four laps down. He then went on to win the first [[Can-Am Duel]] race for the second year in a row. In the Daytona 500, he was strong early in the race, but with thirty laps to go, he spun off of turn 4 while trying to make a move and hit the SAFER barrier head-on. He would wind up 36th. The following week in Atlanta, he was very strong, finishing second. The following week, at Las Vegas, Earnhardt had a car that was solid all day and ended with an eighth-place finish. At the spring race in Phoenix, he led for a good portion of the race but stayed out on old tires during overtime. Because of this, he slid his tires on the start, finishing fifth. At Fontana the next week, he struggled throughout the race in the early stages, even being as low as 34th. But in overtime, he made a charge, finishing eleventh. At Martinsville, he spun on lap five, spending 300 laps one lap down. But in the end, he finished fourteenth and on the lead lap. In Texas, he was strong late in the race, finishing second to Kyle Busch, who won back-to-back races. At Bristol, he stalled his car on the start, going two laps down. But as the race went on, his car came to life and he finished second.

When the Xfinity Series came to Richmond for the running of the Toyota Care 250, Earnhardt would finish second in the first heat race. In the main feature, he would dominate and win the race holding off [[Ty Dillon]] for his first Xfinity win since 2010 and his first for JR Motorsports.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jensen |first=Tom |url=http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-richmond-international-raceway-sprint-cup-xfinity-toyota-owners-400-042316 |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. could break out the broom at Richmond International Raceway |work=[[Foxsports.com]] |date=April 23, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2016 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On lap fifty at the spring Talladega race, he got loose in the draft and, just like Daytona, he hit the wall, damaging his car. This would result in a 40th-place finish. At Kansas, he started 22nd and finished fifteenth. The following week at Dover, he would start second because qualifying was rained out, but was involved in a late wreck on a botched restart, finishing 32nd.

In the All-Star Race, qualifying was rained out, so he started tenth due to owner points, but was able to finish third.

====Concussions end season====
In July, Earnhardt was diagnosed with concussion-like symptoms and would miss the second half of the year as a result. He was replaced by [[Alex Bowman]] for the [[2016 New Hampshire 301|New Hampshire 301]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/7/14/dale-earnhardt-jr-missing-new-hampshire-race-with-concussion-symptoms.html|title=Dale Jr. to Miss Sunday's Race at New Hampshire|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=Turner Sports Network|author=Staff report|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> and [[Jeff Gordon]] at the [[2016 Brickyard 400|Brickyard 400]] and [[2016 Pennsylvania 400|Pennsylvania 400]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/07/20/jeff-gordon-return-brickyard-400-dale-earnhardt-jr/87335172/|title=Out of retirement, Jeff Gordon to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Brickyard 400|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=July 20, 2016|access-date=July 20, 2016}}</ref> On September 2, Earnhardt announced he would sit out the remainder of the season with Gordon and Bowman continuing their replacement roles in the 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/9/2/dale-earnhardt-jr-sit-out-rest-of-2016-injury-concussion.html|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Miss Rest of 2016 Season|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=Turner Sports Network|last=Bruce|first=Kenny|date=September 2, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=December 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216234147/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/9/2/dale-earnhardt-jr-sit-out-rest-of-2016-injury-concussion.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 8, 2016, Earnhardt was medically cleared to return to competition in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/12/8/dale-earnhardt-jr-cleared-to-return-nascar-competition.html|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Cleared to Resume NASCAR Competition|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=Turner Sports Network|last=Bruce|first=Kenny|date=December 8, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=December 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208184748/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/12/8/dale-earnhardt-jr-cleared-to-return-nascar-competition.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Despite missing the second half of the season, Earnhardt Jr. won the NMPA Most Popular Driver Award for the fourteenth consecutive time.

It was also during this year that Junior would announce, that after his death, his brain would be donated to science to research how his concussions impacted his brain.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

===2017: Final year===
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr. Homestead 2017.jpg|thumb|Earnhardt during his final race as a full-time Cup driver in the [[2017 Ford EcoBoost 400]]]]
Earnhardt started the [[2017 Daytona 500]] qualifying 2nd but was wrecked while leading mid-race, and finished 37th. After a string of lackluster finishes, he managed to score a top-five at the newly repaved Texas. It was his first and only top-five finish of the year. On April 25, 2017, Earnhardt announced that 2017 would be his final year driving full-time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2017/4/25/dale-earnhardt-jr-retire-following-2017-season.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425183409/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2017/4/25/dale-earnhardt-jr-retire-following-2017-season.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2017|title=Earnhardt Jr. to Retire Following 2017 Season|last=Albert|first=Zack|date=April 25, 2017|publisher=NASCAR}}</ref> Earnhardt Jr. failed to make the Playoffs in his final year, posting a thirteenth place finish at Richmond, needing a win to make it in. In his final restrictor plate race at Talladega, Earnhardt would start on the pole and he would miss three big wrecks in the closing laps to finish seventh. In his final career race, Earnhardt started in 24th place and finished in 25th place. He ended up in 21st in points standings. He ended up with only one top-five, eight top-tens, two poles, and seven DNF's. However, he did win his fifteenth consecutive and final Most Popular Driver award. Even though fifteen straight years of Earnhardt being most popular driver is a NASCAR record, he is second all-time to [[Bill Elliott]], who has sixteen most popular driver awards, including ten straight.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/nascar-awards-dale-earnhardt-jr-the-most-popular-driver-for-15th-straight-year/ | title=NASCAR awards: Dale Earnhardt Jr. the most popular driver for 15th straight year | work=CBS Sports | date=December 1, 2017 | first=Matthew | last= Meyer}}</ref>

===2018–present===
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr. Richmond 2018.jpg|thumb|left|Earnhardt during an Xfinity Series race at [[Richmond Raceway]] in 2018.]]
[[File:Dale earnhardt jr. (49562239661).jpg|thumb|right|Earnhardt Jr. at [[Daytona International Speedway]] in 2020]]
After his retirement, Earnhardt began sporadically racing in the Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports. In 2018, he ran the fall Xfinity race at Richmond in the No. 88, after qualifying second, he dominated by leading 96 of the 250 laps, but would ultimately finish fourth after a late race restart.<ref>{{cite web|last=Albert|first=Zack|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/09/21/dale-earnhardt-jr-return-richmond-xfinity-series/|title=Earnhardt Jr.'s Xfinity return was an important personal moment|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> The following year, he contested the [[2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200]] at Darlington, his first Xfinity start at the track since 1999, driving a No. 8 designed after his father's 1975 Cup car.<ref>{{cite web|last=Long|first=Dustin|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/08/29/dale-earnhardt-jr-excited-to-race-at-darlington-and-honor-his-father/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. excited to race at Darlington and honor his father|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> After starting 15th, he finished fifth; he had originally finished sixth but was promoted one position following [[Denny Hamlin]]'s disqualification.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martinelli|first=Michelle R.|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/08/dale-earnhardt-jr-sr-nascar-darlington-throwback-paint-scheme|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. gave a shoutout to his dad after Darlington race, and fans went nuts|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|publisher=For The Win|date=August 31, 2019|access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>

In 2020, Earnhardt shared the No. 8 with [[Daniel Hemric]] and [[Jeb Burton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jrmracing.com/media/2019/11/13/hemric-joining-jr-motorsports-for-xfinity-series-action-in-2020|title=Hemric Joining JR Motorsports for Xfinity Series Action in 2020|work=[[JR Motorsports]]|date=November 13, 2019|access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> At the [[2020 Daytona 500]], Earnhardt Jr. was named the Honorary Starter and waved the [[Racing flags#Green flag|green flag]] to officially begin the race. It was soon announced Earnhardt would compete in the [[2020 Hooters 250|Hooters 250]] at [[Homestead–Miami Speedway|Homestead-Miami Speedway]] that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/06/11/dale-earnhardt-jr-set-for-2020-on-track-debut-in-homestead-miami-xfinity-series-race/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Set for 2020 debut in Homestead Xfinity race &#124; NASCAR|date=June 11, 2020}}</ref> Earnhardt finished 5th.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/06/13/dale-earnhardt-jr-xfinity-series-jr-motorsports-homestead-miami/|title=Dale Jr. Ponders Xfinity future after Homestead top five &#124; NASCAR|date=June 14, 2020}}</ref>

It was announced on September 10, 2021, that he would be running in the [[2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2021]] running of the [[Go Bowling 250]], with his paint scheme honoring the ones who lost their lives in the [[September 11 attacks|9/11]] attacks exactly twenty years ago to the day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://richmond.com/sports/local/nascar-arrives-in-town-with-a-9-11-tribute-dale-jr-coming-out-of-retirement/article_316ebb90-2616-5bbb-a100-6475355d8339.html|title=NASCAR arrives in town with a 9/11 tribute, Dale Jr. coming out of retirement, and a high-stakes playoff race|first=MICHAEL PHILLIPS Richmond|last=Times-Dispatch|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=September 10, 2021 |accessdate=December 18, 2022}}</ref>

On April 8, 2022, Earnhardt made his Xfinity series start at Martinsville and would ultimately finish eleventh after starting thirtieth. He drove the No. 88 in the race for the first time since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/2021/10/27/dale-earnhardt-jr-to-compete-in-spring-nascar-xfinity-series-race-at-martinsville-speedway-on-april-8-2022/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Compete in Spring NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Martinsville Speedway on April 8, 2022 - Martinsville Speedway}}</ref>

Earnhardt expanded his Xfinity schedule from one race to two in 2023, with [[Hellmann's and Best Foods|Hellmann's]] sponsoring him at [[2023 Food City 300|Bristol]] in September and [[Bass Pro Shops]] sponsoring him at Homestead-Miami in October.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nascar/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-to-run-two-nascar-xfinity-series-races-in-2023/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. to run two NASCAR Xfinity series races in 2023|website=CBSSports.com|date=November 2, 2022 |access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lemasters|first=Ron|url=https://www.jrmracing.com/media/2023/07/06/dales-double-earnhardt-jr-locks-in-both-nxs-races-in-2023|title=Dale's Double: Earnhardt Jr. Locks in Both NXS Races in 2023|website=JR Motorsports|date=July 6, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> At Bristol, he was running near the lead with 30 laps to go until a fire in the shifter tunnel column resulted in a thirtieth place DNF.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/09/15/nascar-xfinity-series-playoffs-bristol-race-recap-2023/ |title=Justin Allgaier takes lead late, wins Xfinity playoff race at Bristol |first=Reid |last=Spencer |website=[[NASCAR]] |date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=September 17, 2023}}</ref>

On September 20, 2024, Earnhardt raced in the Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol. He drove the No. 88 and finished in seventh place despite a myriad of issues with the car and not having raced in nearly a year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportsdesk |first=B. V. M. |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s NASCAR Comeback: Top-10 Finish & Post-Race Celebration |url=https://bvmsports.com/2024/09/21/dale-earnhardt-jr-s-nascar-comeback-top-10-finish-post-race-celebration/ |access-date=September 22, 2024 |website=BVM Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Other racing===
On top of his 26 career NASCAR Cup regular-season victories, Earnhardt has also won nine exhibition races. He won the 2003, 2004, 2008, 2015, and 2016 Budweiser Duels, the [[2000 The Winston]], the 2003 and 2008 Budweiser Shootout, and the 2012 Sprint Showdown. He finished second in the 1999 IROC race from Michigan International Speedway, barely losing to his father. In 1998, he was one of a select few drivers invited to race in the NASCAR Thunder/Motegi 500 in Motegi, Japan. He achieved a sixth-place finish in this overseas race.

On April 20, 2022, Earnhardt won on his debut in the [[iRacing]] MOONCAR series, racing vintage 1987 Winston Cup stock cars at Talladega in dramatic fashion, flipping across the start/finish line.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://racingnews.co/2022/04/21/dale-earnhardt-jr-won-on-iracing-while-backwards-upside-down-video/ |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr won on iRacing while backwards & upside down (Video) |website=Racing News |date=April 21, 2022 |access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref> On September 1, he finished third at the CARS Tour Window World 125 at [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|North Wilkesboro]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://myfox8.com/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-runs-3rd-at-north-wilkesboro-speedway/ |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. runs 3rd at North Wilkesboro Speedway |first=Chris |last=Weaver |publisher=[[WGHP]] |date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref> On November 20, Earnhardt finished ninth at the South Carolina 400 at Florence Motor Speedway.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/11/20/brenden-queen-survives-thrilling-night-at-florence-motor-speedway-for-south-carolina-400-victory/ |title=Brenden Queen survives thrilling night at Florence Motor Speedway for South Carolina 400 victory |first=Brandon |last=White |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=November 20, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>

On October 22, 2024, Earnhardt announced that he will reunite with Budweiser and drive the No. 8 in select Late Model races in 2024 and 2025, starting with the 2024 South Carolina 400 at Florence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/10/22/dale-earnhardt-jr-reuniting-with-budweiser-in-late-model-stock-races/ |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. reuniting with Budweiser in late model stock races |website=[[Jayski's Silly Season Site]] |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media |date=October 22, 2024 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>

==Team ownership==
===Chance 2 Motorsports===
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In 2003, Earnhardt and his stepmother, Teresa, founded Chance 2 Motorsports as a separate entity from DEI. The company hired [[Martin Truex Jr.]] to drive the No. 8 in the 2004 and 2005 Busch Series season, and he would go on to win the championship both years. Truex won twelve races for the team, and Earnhardt added four more, three of which were in 2003. The company would later endure financial struggles and go out of business in 2006, and Truex, Earnhardt, and the No. 8 car returned to DEI.

===JR Motorsports===
{{main|JR Motorsports}}

Earnhardt is a co-owner of JR Motorsports with his older sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, a NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series team. In 2014, the team won their first NASCAR national championship, as [[Chase Elliott]] drove the No. 9 [[NAPA Auto Parts]] car to the [[2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series]] championship. In 2015, JR Motorsports began fielding a part-time team in the Truck Series, with [[Cole Custer]] driving the No. 00 [[Haas Automation]] Chevrolet Silverado in 10 races. Kasey Kahne also drove part-time in the Truck Series, with the two drivers winning at [[Gateway Motorsports Park]] and Charlotte, respectively.  JR Motorsports also has a very successful regional late model program, with [[Josh Berry]] capturing the 2012 Motor Mile Championship in the Whelen All-American series. Berry was also able to win a second track championship at [[Hickory Motor Speedway]].

==Crew chief==
In June 2025, Earnhardt took on the role of interim [[crew chief (auto racing)|crew chief]] for JR Motorsports driver [[Connor Zilisch]] for the Xfinity Series race at [[Pocono Raceway]], following a one-race suspension being issued to the team's regular crew chief, [[Mardy Lindley]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR crew chief |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6440889/2025/06/20/dale-earnhardt-jr-nascar-crew-chief-xfinity-series/ |website=The New York Times |date=June 20, 2025 |accessdate=June 21, 2025}}</ref> Zilisch won the race, giving Earnhardt his first win as a crew chief in his first appearance in the role.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr Just Won His First Race as a NASCAR crew chief |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a65141957/dale-earnhardt-jr-won-his-first-race-nascar-crew-chief/ |website=Road & Track |access-date=June 21, 2025 |date=June 21, 2025}}</ref>

==Broadcasting career==
===NBC (2018–2023)===
In 2016, Earnhardt was a guest analyst in NASCAR Cup and Xfinity race broadcasts on Fox and NBC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/6/4/dale-earnhardt-jr-to-make-fox-television-debut-michigan-xfinity-race.html |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr., FOX booth: Driver to call XFINITY Series race at Michigan |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |date=June 4, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2017 |archive-date=October 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031061824/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/6/4/dale-earnhardt-jr-to-make-fox-television-debut-michigan-xfinity-race.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Earnhardt joined the ''[[NASCAR on NBC]]'' broadcasting team as a color commentator for the 2018 season.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-nascars-earnhardt-jr-headed-to-nbc-broadcast-booth-in-2018-2017-7 Dale Earnhardt Jr to join NBC broadcast booth in 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603180843/http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-nascars-earnhardt-jr-headed-to-nbc-broadcast-booth-in-2018-2017-7 |date=June 3, 2023 }} - Business Insider / AP, July 24, 2017</ref> He made his debut on [[NBCSN]]'s ''[[NASCAR America]]'' on March 12, 2018, joining [[Leigh Diffey]], [[Jeff Burton]], and his former crew chief [[Steve Letarte]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2018/03/12/dale-earnhardt-jr-debut-nbc-nascar-america-monday/418744002/|title=Earnhardt Jr. praises Harvick on 'NASCAR America' debut Monday on NBC |last=Velin |first=Bob |work=USA Today |publisher= Gannett Company |date= March 12, 2018 |access-date= March 13, 2018}}</ref> In his debut at the [[2018 Overton's 400]] at [[Chicagoland Speedway]], he coined his catchphrase: "Slide job!" when [[Kyle Busch]] and [[Kyle Larson]] battled for the lead on the final lap.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/06/dale-earnhardt-jr-nascar-nbc-tv-booth-broadcast-letarte |title=How Dale Earnhardt Jr. went from shy to confident in NASCAR's broadcast booth |first=Michelle R. |last=Martinelli |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=June 28, 2019 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/06/26/slide-job-dale-jr-and-nbc-team-fired-up-for-chicagoland-remainder-of-season/ |title=Slide job! Dale Jr. and NBC team 'fired up' for Chicagoland, remainder of season |first=Marissa |last=Fuller |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |date=June 26, 2019 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nascar/news/social-roundup-dale-jr-s-slide-job-takes-over-the-internet |title=Social Roundup: Dale Jr.'s 'Slide Job!' takes over the Internet |first=Daniel |last=McFadin |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=July 1, 2019 }}</ref>

===Amazon Prime Video and TNT (2025 onwards)===
On February 29, 2024, ''[[The Athletic]]'' reported that Earnhardt Jr's contract with ''[[NASCAR on NBC]]'' expired after the 2023 season and would reportedly be leaving NBC for [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] and [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]'s new NASCAR coverage in the next TV contract that starts in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Marchand |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5307726/2024/02/29/dale-earnhardt-jr-amazon-warner-bros-nbc-sports/ |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaving NBC for Amazon Prime, Warner Bros. Discovery: Sources |website=[[The Athletic]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]] |date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

On May 7, 2024, it was officially announced that he would join the broadcast teams of [[Sports on Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime Video]] and [[TNT Sports (United States)|TNT]] starting in 2025, presumably continuing as a color commentator. Earnhardt will also participate in a [[Bleacher Report]] content series that will be co-produced with his [[Dirty Mo Media]] production company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Jordan |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. joining Amazon and TNT Sports as NASCAR commentator starting in 2025 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2024/05/07/dale-earnhardt-jr-amazon-tnt-sports-nascar-commentator/73600107007/ |access-date=May 7, 2024 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=May 7, 2024}}</ref>

==Business interests==
Earnhardt owns Hammerhead Entertainment, a media production company that created and produced the TV show ''[[Back in the Day (2006 TV program)|Back in the Day]]'', which aired on [[SPEED (TV channel)|SPEED]]. Hammerhead also produced "Shifting Gears", a show on [[ESPN2]] that chronicled his 2008 team switch.

He was a partners with a group of investors who were building Alabama Motorsports Park, a Dale Earnhardt Jr. Speedway.<ref>[http://www.alabamamotorsportspark.com/about Alabama Motorsports Park website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529173943/http://www.alabamamotorsportspark.com/about/ |date=May 29, 2008 }}, alabamamotorsportspark.com; accessed June 29, 2015.</ref> The track was to be located near Mobile, Alabama, and would feature stock car racing, [[kart racing]], and a road course. This would have joined with his partial ownership of [[Paducah International Raceway]]. 
[[File:Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Tallahassee.jpg|thumb|right|Tallahassee Chevrolet dealership]]
{{as of|2013}}, Earnhardt has his own signature line of eyeglass frames, partnering with NY Eye Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkeye.net/dalejr/index.html|title=Profile|publisher=Newyorkeye.net|access-date=February 27, 2014|archive-date=March 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302131858/http://www.newyorkeye.net/dalejr/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2012, he entered the automobile dealer business, opening Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Buick-GMC-Cadillac in [[Tallahassee, Florida]] in association with car owner [[Rick Hendrick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20120814/BUSINESS02/120814017/Earnhardt-Hendrick-settle-in-as-new-GM-dealers-in-Tallahassee?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CBUSINESS|title=Earnhardt, Hendrick settle in as new GM dealers in Tallahassee|last=Hodges|first=Dave|date=August 14, 2012|work=[[Tallahassee Democrat]]|access-date=August 15, 2012|location=Tallahassee, FL}}</ref>

Earnhardt co-owns the Whiskey River Beer and Wings restaurants in Charlotte, North Carolina, and at the Charlotte Airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/13143527/1/dale-earnhardt-jr-brings-hometown-feel-to-americans-charlotte-hub.html |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brings Hometown Feel to American's Charlotte Hub |first=Ted |last=Reed |website=[[TheStreet.com]] |date=May 8, 2015 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>

Earnhardt is also the co-owner of FilterTime, a residential [[air filter]] delivery service, alongside former NASCAR driver [[Blake Koch]].

Earnhardt has been a long-time sim racer. In November 2020, he officially joined iRacing as an executive director and was part of the management committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iracing.com/dale-earnhardt-jr-joins-iracing-as-executive-director/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Joins iRacing as Executive Director|last=iRacing PR|date=November 2, 2020|work=[[iRacing.com]]|access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref>

On January 9, 2023, a consortium consisting of Earnhardt's DEJ Management, [[Jeff Burton|Jeff Burton Autosports, Inc.]], [[Kevin Harvick Incorporated]], and [[Trackhouse Racing Team]] purchased the [[CARS Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://carsracingtour.com/cars-tour-enters-2023-season-under-new-ownership-group/ |title=CARS Tour Enters 2023 Season Under New Ownership Group |publisher=[[CARS Tour]] |date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2023/01/09/dale-earnhardt-jr-jeff-burton-kevin-harvick-and-justin-marks-purchase-cars-tour/ |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Justin Marks purchase CARS Tour |website=[[Jayski's Silly Season Site]] |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media |date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>

==In popular media==
[[File:DaleJrSignature.jpg|thumb|right|A Dale Jr. autograph]]

===Films===
He was featured in the video ''[[Playboy]]: Celebrity Photographers'' (2003) where he photographed [[Nicole, Erica, and Jaclyn Dahm|The Dahm Triplets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387499/|title=Playboy: Celebrity Photographers|date=September 2, 2003|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> He appeared in the 2006 film ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]].'' In the movie, he is seen asking Ricky Bobby ([[Will Ferrell]]) for his autograph, and tells Ricky "don't tell any of the other drivers." There is also a deleted scene on the DVD where he calls Ricky a "dirty liar" and asks him for money he owed him. The No. 8 car also appeared in ''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]'' in the final race, where Herbie overtook him. The likeness of the 8 car as well as his voice, appeared in the first Cars movie from Disney/Pixar. His No. 88 car also appeared in the 2011 film ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' as the vehicle form of Roadbuster, one of a trio of NASCAR stock cars equipped with armor and heavy machine guns called the "Wreckers" (the other Wreckers were based on the No. 42 and No. 48 cars driven respectively by [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] and [[Jimmie Johnson]]).{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} The Wrecker versions of these cars circled the track during the opening pace laps of the [[2011 Daytona 500]] ([[Josh Duhamel]], [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] and [[Michael Bay]] were also the grand marshals for that race, in which Earnhardt crashed on lap 203 after making contact with [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]]).

===Television===
He hosted ''Back in the Day'', a show that recapped races from the 1960s and 1970s with trivia and information. The show debuted on the [[Speed Channel]] on February 6, 2007. He has also appeared in an episode of the TV show ''[[Yes, Dear]]''. He has also been on two episodes of ''[[MTV Cribs]]''. The first episode originally aired in 2001. The second episode featuring the Western town Earnhardt built originally aired in 2009. His production company, Hammerhead Entertainment also assisted in creating a [[DirecTV]] special called "Fast Lane For Fun", in which Earnhardt's Whisky River was shown in one episode.{{when|date=October 2016}} In 2010, he appeared in an episode of ''[[Shaq Vs.]]'', where he was racing against [[Shaquille O'Neal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/shaq-says-auto-racing-was-the-toughest-three-hours-of-his-life|title=Shaq says auto racing was the toughest three hours of his life|date=August 1, 2013|work=For The Win|access-date=May 9, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2013 Earnhardt made an appearance on the show ''[[Fast N' Loud]]'' where he requested [[Richard Rawlings]] from Gas Monkey Garage to build him a custom-built car for a road trip vacation. He has a home renovation show for the [[DIY Network]] called "Renovation Realities: Dale Jr. and Amy".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-wife-amy-home-renovation-show-diy-network-nascar-retirement/kd3m4hb145rn1ciso50l9pdxc|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. nails next gig: home-renovation show on DIY Network|date=May 9, 2017|work=Sporting News|access-date=May 9, 2017|archive-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709103251/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-wife-amy-home-renovation-show-diy-network-nascar-retirement/kd3m4hb145rn1ciso50l9pdxc|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later voiced Chip Racerson Jr. in one episode of the 2013 animated series ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'' called "Teen Titans Vroom!" In 2020, Earnhardt hosted ''[[Lost Speedways]]'', a television documentary series that saw him travel to and explore abandoned racetracks across the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/05/15/dale-jr-richard-petty-nascar-lost-speedways-peacock-july-15/|title=Dale Jr.'s ''Lost Speedways'' coming to Peacock on July 15|publisher=NBC Sports|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=May 15, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

===Voice acting===
* His voice is featured in the [[video game]] ''[[Scarface: The World is Yours]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/04/scarface-casts-voice-actors|title=Scarface Casts Voice Actors|last=Hatfield|first=Daemon|date=May 4, 2006|work=[[IGN]]|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
* He voiced himself in [[Disney]]/[[Pixar]]'s movie ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' as a No. 8 car (painted in resemblance to Earnhardt's actual car) named "Junior" with the DEI logo on the hood.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1124D188C3D5DF60&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|title=Stock 'Cars': Pixar's underfueled animated comedy still a spectacle|last=Gire|first=Dann|date=June 9, 2006|work=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]]|access-date=October 13, 2013|location=Arlington Heights, IL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122092326/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1124D188C3D5DF60&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|archive-date=November 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Budweiser logos were censored from the No. 8 to prevent alcoholic advertising to gain a "G" (General) rating.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}
* His voice was used for the character Chase Davis in an episode of the [[Disney Channel]]'s ''[[Handy Manny]]''. Chase helps Manny compete in the Wood Valley 500 auto race in "Handy Manny's Big Race".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/365542-dale-earnhardt-jr-to-be-featured-on-hanny-manny-on-march-20th|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Be Featured On ''Handy Manny'' On March 20|last=McCubbin|first=Ashley|date=March 19, 2010|work=Bleacher Report|publisher=Turner Sports|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
* He played himself in "[[The Hangover: Part Tubbs]]", a 2013 episode of ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Olmstead |first1=Christiopher |title=Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Makes Cameos on Cleveland Show |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1570019-dale-earnhardt-jr-kasey-kahne-and-tony-stewart-to-be-featured-on-cleveland-show |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

===Music===
Until its rebranding in 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrjrmusic.com/post/124165676369/the-future-starts-tomorrow-well-maybe-friday|title=THE FUTURE STARTS TOMORROW (WELL, MAYBE FRIDAY ACTUALLY…)|work=[[JR JR]]|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=July 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716105809/http://www.jrjrmusic.com/post/124165676369/the-future-starts-tomorrow-well-maybe-friday|archive-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> the band [[Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.]] was named after Earnhardt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/docs/201106/espn-magazine-pick_1308353779281.pdf |title= Junior Jams |publisher=ESPN Magazine}}</ref> Earnhardt is a noted fan of [[Ellicott City, Maryland]] rock band [[The Dangerous Summer (band)|The Dangerous Summer]] and produced the [[music video]] for the band's song "Ghosts".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-the-dangerous-summer/|title=Scene Superfan Dale Earnhardt Jr. Promotes a Show With The Dangerous Summer|last=Darus|first=Alex|date=July 24, 2018|work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>

====Music video appearances====
He has made appearances in several music videos, including:
* "[[Show Me What You Got]]" by [[Jay-Z]], along with [[Danica Patrick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542820/jay-z-races-danica-patrick-comeback-clip.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721033016/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542820/jay-z-races-danica-patrick-comeback-clip.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2012|title=Jay-Z Rides With Dale Earnhardt Jr., Races Danica Patrick in Comeback Clip|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|date=October 10, 2006|work=[[MTV]]|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
* "Anti-Pop" by [[Matthew Good Band]].<ref>{{cite web|author=MatthewGoodBandVEVO |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyNwY08H49Y  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/DyNwY08H49Y| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Matthew Good Band - Anti-pop | date=October 8, 2009 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=October 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2012}}
* "[[Steve McQueen (Sheryl Crow song)|Steve McQueen]]" by [[Sheryl Crow]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Glase|first=Tim|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2002/10/Issue-30/Sponsorships-Advertising-Marketing/Jeff-Gordon-Dale-Jr-Named-Most-Marketable-NASCAR-Drivers.aspx|title=Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr. Named Most Marketable NASCAR Drivers|publisher=[[Sports Business Daily]]|date=October 24, 2002|access-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref>
* "Rough and Ready" by [[Trace Adkins]].<ref name="Beaut">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2008-12-11/nascars-most-beautiful-people-dale-earnhardt-jr|title=NASCAR's most beautiful people: Dale Earnhardt Jr.|last=Spanberg|first=Erik|date=December 11, 2008|work=[[Sporting News]]|access-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213002154/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2008-12-11/nascars-most-beautiful-people-dale-earnhardt-jr|archive-date=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
* "[[The Road I'm On]]" by [[3 Doors Down]], along with [[Tony Stewart]].<ref name="Beaut"/>
* "Right on Time" by [[O.A.R. (band)|O.A.R.]].<ref name="Music">{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/133640-nascar-and-music-a-match-made-in-victory-lane|title=Nascar and Music: A Match Made In Victory Lane|last=Bradeen|first=Amanda|date=March 3, 2009|work=Bleacher Report|publisher=Turner Sports|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
* "[[Rockstar (Nickelback song)|Rockstar]]" by [[Nickelback]].<ref name="Beaut"/>
* "Warrior" by [[Kid Rock]].<ref name="Music"/>
* "[[Back in the Saddle (Luke Combs song)|Back in the Saddle]]" by [[Luke Combs]], along with [[Richard Petty]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Jessica |date=July 28, 2025 |title=5 Must-Hear New Country Songs: Luke Combs, Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/best-new-country-songs-luke-combs-greensky-bluegrass-1236031498/ |access-date=July 29, 2025 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Radio===
Earnhardt hosted a show on [[Sirius XM Radio]]'s [[Sirius XM Sports Nation]] called ''Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Unrestricted''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Corey|first=Deitz|title=NASCAR Drivers Doing Weekly XM Satellite Radio Shows|url=http://radio.about.com/od/xmsatelliteradioprograms/qt/blDaleJimmie.htm|publisher=About.com|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=April 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404045011/http://radio.about.com/od/xmsatelliteradioprograms/qt/blDaleJimmie.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Beginning the 2013 season, Earnhardt's Hammerhead Entertainment and his Dirty Mo Radio podcasting network began producing ''[[The Dale Jr. Download]]'', a weekly podcast which recaps his race weekend. It was hosted by Taylor Zarzour and Mike Davis up until the end of the 2016 season. For the 2017 season Dale Jr and his road manager, Tyler Overstreet replaced Davis and Zarzour as the hosts of ''The Dale Jr. Download''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/02/14/dale-earnhardt-jr-radio-daytona-500/1920367/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. launching online podcast network|last=Gluck|first=Jeff|date=February 14, 2013|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=October 13, 2013|location=McLean, VA}}</ref> However, Davis continued to make an occasional appearance on the podcast. In 2018, edited versions of ''The Dale Jr. Download'' began airing on [[NBCSN]] featuring interviews with current and former NASCAR personalities. When NBCSN shut down, the show moved to NBC's [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] streaming service in 2022.

===Video games===
Earnhardt has been featured on the cover of NASCAR-themed video games twice; he appeared on the cover of [[EA Sports]]' ''[[NASCAR Thunder 2003]]'', and also was voted to be on the cover of ''[[NASCAR The Game: Inside Line]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2012/08/22/nascar-video-game-release.html|title=Junior Edges Kahne for NASCAR Video Game Cover|author=Official Release|work=NASCAR|publisher=NASCAR Media Group|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-date=June 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621233119/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2012/08/22/nascar-video-game-release.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A long-time member of and advocate for ''[[iRacing]]'', Earnhardt joined the service's parent company as executive director in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Named iRacing Executive Director |url=https://www.speedsport.com/nascar/nascar-cup-series/dale-earnhardt-jr-named-iracing-executive-director/ |access-date=August 22, 2023}}</ref> In 2022, the trophy for the [[eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series]] was renamed in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |title=iRacing Championship trophy renamed in Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s honor |url=https://www.yahoo.com/video/iracing-championship-trophy-renamed-dale-210620636.html |website=sports.yahoo.com |access-date=August 22, 2023 |date=October 11, 2022}}</ref>

==Politics==
In a 2004 interview with [[Mike Wallace]] (not fellow competitor) on ''[[60 Minutes]]'', Earnhardt revealed himself to be a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and a supporter of [[George W. Bush]].<ref name="60 Minutes">{{cite news|last=Leung|first=Rebecca|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earnhardt-jr-dad-helped-save-me|title=Earnhardt Jr.: Dad Helped Save Me|work=[[CBS News]]|date=September 27, 2004|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> Despite this, he took his crew out to see the film ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' earlier that year,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ashenfelter|first=Mark|url=http://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1896397|title=Earnhardt Jr. wiser, seeking respect|work=[[ESPN.com]]|date=October 6, 2004|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.northernexpress.com/news/opinion/article-860-be-an-american-see-for-yourself|title=Be an American - See for Yourself|magazine=Northern Express|date=July 14, 2004|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> explaining, "I like hearing both sides of the argument. I thought the movie was well done. But my dad was a Republican, and I'm a Republican, and so [it's] not that I came out of there going, 'I ain't voting for Bush again.' That didn't happen, and I didn't expect that to happen. I just wanted to go and enjoy the movie."<ref name="60 Minutes"/>

Earnhardt is a longtime opponent of the [[modern display of the Confederate flag]] at NASCAR events.<ref name="opposedconfederateflag">{{cite news|last=Larson|first=Mike|url=http://autoweek.com/article/nascar-sprint-cup/dale-earnhardt-dale-jr-both-opposed-confederate-flag|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. opposed to Confederate flag, as his father was|magazine=[[Autoweek]]|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> He wrote in his 2001 autobiography ''Driver #8'' about his experience being asked about the flag in a Q&A at Richmond International Raceway (now [[Richmond Raceway]]) the [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|previous year]].<ref name="opposedconfederateflag"/> "I think it means something different to me than it does to y'all..." he responded.<ref name="opposedconfederateflag"/> He has distanced himself from race fans who display the flag, explaining, "It never really was me."<ref name="60 Minutes"/> In 2006, Earnhardt told [[Dan Wetzel]] of [[Yahoo! Sports]]: "We live in a country where you can speak freely and do as you may. I don't know (if) what that flag stands for is the same for me as it is the guy who might have it flying out there. I am not going to agree with everything everybody does all my life. So I don't have any control over it."<ref>{{cite news|last=Wetzel|first=Dan|author-link=Dan Wetzel|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/red-flag-065800112--nascar.html|title=Red flag|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=October 10, 2006|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> Following the [[Charleston church shooting]] in 2015, Earnhardt told reporters: "I think it's offensive to an entire race. It does nothing for anybody to be there flying, so I don't see any reason. It belongs in the history books and that's about it."<ref>{{cite news|last=Gluck|first=Jeff|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/06/26/dale-earnhardt-jr-jeff-gordon-confederate-flag-nascar/29349435|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Confederate flag: 'It's offensive to an entire race'|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref>

In January 2009, Earnhardt expressed enthusiasm following [[Barack Obama]]'s presidential inauguration: "I'm as excited as everybody else is about him. I wish I had been able to go to the inauguration. I would love to meet him. That would be a great honor."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/racing/blog/_/name/blount_terry/id/3850101/obama-fan-penny-pinching-earnhardt|title=Obama has a fan in penny-pinching Earnhardt|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=January 21, 2009|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref>

In April 2012, Earnhardt became a partner of the [[American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dalejr.com/media/dalejr/2012/04/25/earnhardt-jr-to-partner-with-clean-coal-campaign|title=Earnhardt Jr. To Partner With Clean Coal Campaign|date=April 25, 2012|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> He addressed delegates to the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]] at Charlotte Motor Speedway on behalf of the coalition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-headlines-event-for-democratic-national-convention-delegates-082912|title=Junior luncheon part of convention|work=[[Foxsports.com]]|date=August 29, 2012|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926143756/http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-headlines-event-for-democratic-national-convention-delegates-082912|archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, Earnhardt recorded an advertisement for America's Power, encouraging [[voter turnout]] for the [[United States elections, 2014|U.S. elections that year]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=Tom|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2014/10/dale-earnhardt-jr-promotes-coal-in-new-video.html|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. promotes coal in new video|newspaper=[[American City Business Journals|Columbus Business First]]|date=October 28, 2014|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref>

In May 2012, Earnhardt singled out Republican [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Jack Kingston]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] while speaking against an amendment to a defense bill that would prohibit the military from funding sponsorships in professional sports.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Owens|first=Jeff|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/2829332-dale-earnhardt-jr-national-guard-ryan-newman-us-army-military-sponsorships|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. invites congressman to NASCAR race to learn more about military sponsorships|magazine=[[Sporting News]]|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926143527/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/2829332-dale-earnhardt-jr-national-guard-ryan-newman-us-army-military-sponsorships|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2017, Earnhardt revealed that his family immigrated from [[Germany]] in the 1770s to escape [[religious persecution]], saying "America is created by immigrants."<ref>{{cite news|last=Mazza|first=Ed|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dale-earnhardt-jr-immigration_us_588ff3efe4b02772c4e8e470|title=NASCAR Star Dale Earnhardt Jr. Speaks Out For Immigration|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Martinelli|first=Michelle R.|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/02/dale-earnhardt-jr-immigration-tweet-donald-trump-german-heritage-religious-persecution-immigration-ban-nascar-daytona-500|title=Why the 'America is created by immigrants' message is so important to Dale Earnhardt Jr.|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> In August, he spoke out against hatred, bigotry and racism following the attacks in [[Unite the Right rally|Charlottesville, Virginia]] and [[2017 Barcelona attacks|Barcelona, Spain]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Martinelli|first=Michelle R|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/charlottesville-barcelona-terrorism-white-nationalist-rally-dale-earnhardt-jr-reaction-nascar-bristol|title=Dale Jr. reacts to Charlottesville, Barcelona: 'What in the hell is going on in this world?'|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=August 17, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> In September, after [[U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|protests of the U.S. national anthem]] gained traction following criticism from [[Donald Trump]], Earnhardt expressed support for peaceful protesters, quoting former president [[John F. Kennedy]] on [[Twitter]]: "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gajanan|first=Mahita|url=https://time.com/4955774/nascar-trump-protest-dale-earnhardt-jr/|title=Pro Racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sides With NFL Players Protesting Trump|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:DaleEarnhardtJr.Family2018(cropped).jpg|thumb|Earnhardt with his family in late 2018]]
Earnhardt is a passionate [[Washington Commanders]] fan and has been known to have their scores relayed to him during races.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gluck |first=Jeff |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2011/1/20/1946592/dale-earnhardt-jr-washington-redskins-nascar-hendrick-amp-national-guard |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr.: I Understand How My Fans Feel|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|access-date=October 24, 2012|date=January 20, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="highbeam.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-112073688.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106050612/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-112073688.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. Visits Beloved Redskins|publisher=HighBeam|access-date=February 27, 2014}}</ref> "During the race season, [if] I'm under caution, I'm getting stats and numbers told to me over the radio during the race," Earnhardt said. "I've got to know. I can't concentrate on what I'm doing if I don't know what the Redskins are doing. My fans tell me if I lose, it ruins their week. But if the Redskins lose, it ruins my week." Earnhardt once dreamed of playing football for Washington, but states that he "wasn't built" for it. "I was 5–3 (5'3", 160&nbsp;cm) when I got my driver's license at the age of 16," he said, "so I wasn't going to make much of a football player."<ref name="highbeam.com"/> He currently owns a [[Learjet 60]] private jet with the tail number N8JR.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/dale-earnhardt-jr-not-ready-to-tie-the-knot-just-yet|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. not ready to tie the knot just yet|work=Fox Sports|date=December 7, 2013|access-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211012502/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/shake-and-bake/dale-earnhardt-jr-not-ready-to-tie-the-knot-just-yet-120713|archive-date=February 11, 2014}}</ref> 

Earnhardt also owns a yard of wrecked race cars on a property in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/blogs/Off-Track/dale-earnhardt-jr-car-graveyard-tour-team-chevy-part-1.html|title=TAKE A TOUR OF DALE JR.'S CAR GRAVEYARD|work=NASCAR|publisher=NASCAR Media Group|author=Staff Report|date=March 4, 2015|access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref> Some of the most notable cars include [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'s [[2012 Daytona 500]] car that collided with a jet dryer,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/story/2012-03-09/Dale-Earnhardt-puts-wrecked-Montoya-car-in-yard/53448486/1|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. adds wrecked Montoya car to collection|last=Leistikow|first=Chad|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=March 11, 2012|access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref> [[David Gilliland]]'s [[2014 5-hour Energy 400]] car that was destroyed in a violent impact with the tri-oval wall, and Earnhardt's own [[2014 Duck Commander 500]] car that was wrecked from incidental contact with wet infield grass on lap 12 that cut a tire.

On June 17, 2015, Earnhardt announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend Amy Reimann.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pockrass|first1=Bob|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets engaged to longtime girlfriend|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/13097634/dale-earnhardt-gets-engaged-long-girlfriend-amy-reimann|website=ESPN.com|access-date=June 17, 2015|date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> After winning his 14th Most Popular Driver Award in 2016, he announced their marriage would take place on New Year's Eve.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilhelm|first=Chase|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-wins-nascars-most-popular-driver-reveals-wedding-date-120216|title=Dale Jr. wins NASCAR's Most Popular Driver, reveals wedding date|work=[[Foxsports.com]]|date=December 2, 2016|access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> They got married at [[Richard Childress]]' [[Childress Vineyards]] in [[Lexington, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pockrass|first1=Bob|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets married on New Year's Eve|url=http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/18387620/dale-earnhardt-jr-gets-married-new-year-eve|website=ESPN|date=January 1, 2016}}</ref>

In March 2016, Earnhardt announced that he plans to donate his brain for concussion research when he dies.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 28, 2016|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. will donate brain for research|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/03/28/dale-earnhardt-jr-will-donate-brain-science/82342096/}}</ref>

In October 2017, Earnhardt revealed that he and his wife were expecting their first child.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dale-earnhardt-amy-having-baby-966461/|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. and wife Amy expecting first child|last=Spencer|first=Lee|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|date=October 16, 2017|access-date=October 17, 2017}}</ref> Their daughter, Isla Rose Earnhardt, was born on April 30, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/05/dale-earnhardt-jr-amy-wife-baby-daughter-isla-birth-story-nascar|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been 'a basket of nerves and crying' since his daughter was born|last=Martinelli|first=Michelle R.|work=For The Win|publisher=USA Today|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> In March 2020, Earnhardt revealed that he and Amy were expecting their second child.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/dale-earnhardt-jr-expecting-second-child-wife-amy-pregnant/|title=Fatherhood, Lap 2! Dale Earnhardt Jr. Expecting Second Child - See His Priceless Reaction|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> The couple welcomed their second child, Nicole Loraine Earnhardt, on October 12, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. announces the birth of his second child |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/motorsports/2020/10/16/nascar-dale-earnhardt-jr-baby-daughter-amy-nicole-lorraine-announcement/81521525007/ |website=USA Today |access-date=July 29, 2025 |date=October 16, 2020}}</ref>

On April 22, 2019, Brenda Jackson, Earnhardt's mother, died at the age of 65 after years of battling cancer. She had served as an accounting specialist for JR Motorsports since 2004.<ref name="Brenda Jackson"/>

Earnhardt is a supporter of the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]] and {{as of|2018|March|lc=y}} has granted over 250 wishes.<ref>{{Citation|last=Make-A-Wish America|title=Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Grants over 250 Wishes, Thank You! {{!}} Make-A-Wish|date=November 16, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnACmL0D1_o|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> He also founded The Dale JR. Foundation, which is a charity dedicated to giving to underprivileged individuals with a focus on youth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dale Jr. Foundation |url=https://www.thedalejrfoundation.org/ |access-date=September 16, 2025 |website=The Dale Jr. Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref>

On August 15, 2019, a [[Cessna Citation Latitude]] private jet carrying Earnhardt, his wife Amy, daughter Isla Rose, and dog Gus was involved in a [[bounced landing]] at [[Elizabethton Municipal Airport]] in [[Elizabethton, Tennessee]] and caught fire. None of the passengers was seriously injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/08/15/dale-earnhardt-jr-plane-crash-tennessee-bristol/ |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr., wife Amy 'safe' after plane crash in Tennessee |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |date=August 15, 2019 |access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref> He announced on [[Twitter]] about a week after the accident that he still intended to participate in the Xfinity Series one-off entry at [[Darlington Raceway|Darlington]] the week afterwards, even though his lower back had gotten sizeable bruises and swelling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DaleJr/status/1164338992042717185|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. verified account|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> Earnhardt finished fifth in the Darlington race after having sufficiently recovered to be taking part in the event, confirming before the race he was feeling great and had been assured there was no risk for him in taking part.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-lucky-plane-crash/4524924/|title=Earnhardt Jr. opens up on plane crash|publisher=Motorsport.com|last=Utter|first=Jim|date=August 30, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>

Earnhardt suffers from kosmemophobia, which is a fear of jewelry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/03/dale-earnhardt-jr-amy-jewelry-phobia-explains-why-kosmemophobia-nascar|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. explains: 'My jewelry phobia is real'|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref>

==Motorsports career results==

===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led. **&nbsp;– All laps led.</span>)

====Monster Energy Cup Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan="43" | [[NASCAR Cup Series|Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! 32
! 33
! 34
! 35
! 36
! {{Tooltip|MENCC|Monster Energy NASCAR Cup classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1999]]
! rowspan=9| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
! rowspan=9| 8
! rowspan=9| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[1999 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400|CAR]]
| [[1999 Las Vegas 400|LVS]]
| [[1999 Cracker Barrel 500|ATL]]
| [[1999 TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]
| [[1999 Primestar 500|TEX]]
| [[1999 Food City 500|BRI]]
| [[1999 Goody's Body Pain 500|MAR]]
| [[1999 DieHard 500|TAL]]
| [[1999 California 500|CAL]]
| [[1999 Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>16</small>
| [[1999 MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]
| [[1999 Kmart 400|MCH]]
| [[1999 Pocono 500|POC]]
| [[1999 Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]
| [[1999 Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1999 Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]<br><small>43</small>
| [[1999 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]
| [[1999 Brickyard 400|IND]]
| [[1999 Frontier @ the Glen|GLN]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer|MCH]]<br><small>24</small>
| [[1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500|BRI]]
| [[1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300|NHA]]
| [[1999 MBNA Gold 400|DOV]]
| [[1999 NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]
| [[1999 UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]
| [[1999 Winston 500|TAL]]
| [[1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|CAR]]
| [[1999 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500k|PHO]]
| [[1999 Pennzoil 400|HOM]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 NAPA 500|ATL]]<br><small>14</small>
| colspan=2|
! 48th
! 500
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/1999/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400|CAR]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2000 CarsDirect.com 400|LVS]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500|ATL]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Mall.com 400|DAR]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2000 DirecTV 500|TEX]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Goody's Body Pain 500|MAR]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 DieHard 500|TAL]]<br><small>42</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 NAPA Auto Parts 500|CAL]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2000 Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[2000 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]'''<br><small>4*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2000 MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Kmart 400|MCH]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 thatlook.com 300|NHA]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Global Crossing @ The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[2000 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer|MCH]]'''<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 goracing.com 500|BRI]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400|RCH]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Dura Lube 300|NHA]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 MBNA.com 400|DOV]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Winston 500|TAL]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|CAR]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500k|PHO]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Pennzoil 400|HOM]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 NAPA 500|ATL]]<br><small>20</small>
| colspan=2|
! 16th
! 3516
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2000/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2001]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2001 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Dura Lube 400|CAR]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500|ATL]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400|DAR]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[2001 Harrah's 500 (NASCAR)|TEX]]'''<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Virginia 500|MAR]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2001 Talladega 500|TAL]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500|CAL]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2001 Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2001 MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Kmart 400|MCH]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Dodge/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2001 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Tropicana 400|CHI]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2001 New England 300|NHA]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2001 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2001 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Global Crossing at the Glen|GLN]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer|MCH]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400|RCH]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2001 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400|DOV]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Protection One 400|KAN]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2001 UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Old Dominion 500|MAR]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2001 EA Sports 500|TAL]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|CAR]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Pennzoil Freedom 400|HOM]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[2001 NAPA 500|ATL]]'''<br><small>7*</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 New Hampshire 300|NHA]]<br><small>24</small>
! 8th
! 4460
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2001/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2002]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Subway 400|CAR]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 MBNA America 500|ATL]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400|DAR]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>4*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Samsung/RadioShack 500|TEX]]<br><small>42</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 Virginia 500|MAR]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2002 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500|CAL]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Coca-Cola Racing Family 600|CLT]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Sirius Satellite Radio 400|MCH]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2002 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2002 Tropicana 400|CHI]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 New England 300|NHA]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[2002 Pepsi 400 presented by Farmer Jack|MCH]]'''<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400|RCH]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 New Hampshire 300|NHA]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 MBNA All-American Heroes 400|DOV]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[2002 Protection One 400|KAN]]'''<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2002 EA Sports 500|TAL]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2002 UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 Old Dominion 500|MAR]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 NAPA 500|ATL]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|CAR]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2002 Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>21</small>
! 11th
! 4270
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2002/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2003]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Subway 400|CAR]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]<br><small>2*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (March)|ATL]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400|DAR]]<br><small>6*</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Samsung/RadioShack 500|TEX]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2003 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Virginia 500|MAR]]<br><small>3*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2003 Auto Club 500|CAL]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>41</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 MBNA Armed Forces Family 400|DOV]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2003 Sirius 400|MCH]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Dodge/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2003 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 Tropicana 400|CHI]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2003 New England 300|NHA]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 GFS Marketplace 400|MCH]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2003 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Chevy Rock & Roll 400|RCH]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 MBNA America 400|DOV]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 EA Sports 500|TAL]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Banquet 400|KAN]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2003 UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2003 Subway 500|MAR]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (October)|ATL]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2003 Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|CAR]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>24</small>
! 3rd
! 4815
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2003/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2004 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Subway 400|CAR]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2004 Golden Corral 500|ATL]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400|DAR]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Samsung/Radio Shack 500|TEX]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Advance Auto Parts 500|MAR]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Auto Club 500|CAL]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2004 Chevy American Revolution 400|RCH]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes"|DOV]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 DHL 400|MCH]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Tropicana 400|CHI]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Siemens 300|NHA]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Sirius at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 GFS Marketplace 400|MCH]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2004 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Pop Secret 500|CAL]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Chevy Rock & Roll 400|RCH]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 MBNA America 400|DOV]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2004 EA Sports 500|TAL]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Banquet 400|KAN]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Subway 500|MAR]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500|ATL]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2004 Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>23</small>
! 5th
! 6368
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2004/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2005 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Auto Club 500|CAL]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]<br><small>42</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Golden Corral 500|ATL]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2005 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Advance Auto Parts 500|MAR]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500|TEX]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2005 Subway Fresh 500|PHO]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2005 Dodge Charger 500|DAR]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Chevy American Revolution 400|RCH]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 MBNA RacePoints 400|DOV]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Batman Begins 400|MCH]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Dodge/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>42</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2005 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2005 USG Sheetrock 400|CHI]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2005 New England 300|NHA]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2005 Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 GFS Marketplace 400|MCH]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2005 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Sony HD 500|CAL]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400|RCH]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2005 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400|DOV]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 UAW-Ford 500|TAL]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Banquet 400|KAN]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>42</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Subway 500|MAR]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500|ATL]]<br><small>4*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2005 Dickies 500|TEX]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>19</small>
! 19th
! 3780
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2005/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>8*</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Auto Club 500|CAL]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 Golden Corral 500|ATL]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 DirecTV 500|MAR]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500|TEX]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Subway Fresh 500|PHO]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2006 Crown Royal 400|RCH]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 Dodge Charger 500|DAR]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400|DOV]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 3M Performance 400|MCH]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 USG Sheetrock 400|CHI]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 Lenox Industrial Tools 300|NHA]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 AMD at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 GFS Marketplace 400|MCH]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 Sony HD 500|CAL]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Chevy Rock & Roll 400|RCH]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Dover 400|DOV]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 Banquet 400|KAN]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 UAW-Ford 500|TAL]]<br><small>23*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Subway 500|MAR]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500|ATL]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 Dickies 500|TEX]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>19</small>
! 5th
! 6328
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2006/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2007]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Auto Club 500|CAL]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Kobalt Tools 500|ATL]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2007 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2007 Goody's Cool Orange 500|MAR]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Samsung 500|TEX]]<br><small>{{Tooltip|36|Also relieved Kyle Busch in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet}}</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500|PHO]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2007 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400|RCH]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2007 Dodge Avenger 500|DAR]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2007 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Autism Speaks 400|DOV]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2007 Citizens Bank 400|MCH]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2007 Lenox Industrial Tools 300|NHA]]<br><small>4*</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 USG Sheetrock 400|CHI]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[2007 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]'''<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Centurion Boats at the Glen|GLN]]<br><small>42</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 3M Performance 400|MCH]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2007 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2007 Sharp AQUOS 500|CAL]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Chevy Rock & Roll 400|RCH]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2007 Dodge Dealers 400|DOV]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2007 LifeLock 400|KAN]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 UAW-Ford 500|TAL]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Subway 500|MAR]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Pep Boys Auto 500|ATL]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Dickies 500|TEX]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>36</small>
! 16th
! 3929
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2007/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008]]
! rowspan=10| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
! rowspan=10| 88
! rowspan=10| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2008 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Auto Club 500|CAL]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 UAW-Dodge 400|LVS]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 Kobalt Tools 500|ATL]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500|MAR]]<br><small>6*</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[2008 Samsung 500|TEX]]'''<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500|PHO]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2008 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400|RCH]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 Dodge Challenger 500|DAR]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>5*</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks|DOV]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2008 LifeLock 400|MCH]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Lenox Industrial Tools 301|NHA]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2008 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]<br><small>8*</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 LifeLock.com 400|CHI]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Centurion Boats at the Glen|GLN]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 3M Performance 400|MCH]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Pepsi 500|CAL]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 Chevy Rock & Roll 400|RCH]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Camping World RV 400|DOV]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman|KAN]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2008 AMP Energy 500|TAL]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2008 Tums QuikPak 500|MAR]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Pep Boys Auto 500|ATL]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Dickies 500|TEX]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2008 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2008 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>41</small>
! 12th
! 6127
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2008/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2009]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 Auto Club 500|CAL]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2009 Shelby 427|LVS]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Kobalt Tools 500|ATL]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2009 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500|MAR]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Samsung 500|TEX]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500|PHO]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2009 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400|RCH]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com|DAR]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Autism Speaks 400|DOV]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Pocono 500|POC]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 LifeLock 400|MCH]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301|NHA]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 LifeLock.com 400|CHI]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2009 Carfax 400|MCH]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2009 Sharpie 500|BRI]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Pep Boys Auto 500|ATL]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400|RCH]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 AAA 400|DOV]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 Price Chopper 400|KAN]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Pepsi 500|CAL]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America|CLT]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500|MAR]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 AMP Energy 500|TAL]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Dickies 500|TEX]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500|PHO]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>28</small>
! 25th
! 3422
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2009/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2010]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2010 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Auto Club 500|CAL]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Shelby American|LVS]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[2010 Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]'''<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2010 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500|MAR]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600|PHO]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2010 Samsung Mobile 500|TEX]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400|RCH]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Showtime Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Autism Speaks 400|DOV]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500|POC]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400|MCH]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2010 Lenox Industrial Tools 301|NHA]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2010 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 LifeLock.com 400|CHI]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen|GLN]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Carfax 400|MCH]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Irwin Tools Night Race|BRI]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Emory Healthcare 500|ATL]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Air Guard 400|RCH]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2010 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 AAA 400|DOV]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Price Chopper 400|KAN]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Pepsi Max 400|CAL]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500|MAR]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 AMP Energy Juice 500|TAL]]<br><small>39*</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 AAA Texas 500|TEX]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix)|PHO]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>27</small>
! 21st
! 3953
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2010/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2011]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[2011 Daytona 500|DAY]]'''<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500|PHO]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Kobalt Tools 400|LVS]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Jeff Byrd 500|BRI]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Auto Club 400|CAL]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2011 Goody's Fast Relief 500|MAR]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Samsung Mobile 500|TEX]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2011 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400|RCH]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Showtime Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 FedEx 400|DOV]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2011 STP 400|KAN]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 5-hour Energy 500|POC]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400|MCH]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>41</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Quaker State 400|KEN]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301|NHA]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500|POC]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Pure Michigan 400|MCH]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Irwin Tools Night Race|BRI]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 AdvoCare 500|ATL]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400|RCH]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2011 GEICO 400|CHI]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 AAA 400|DOV]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Hollywood Casino 400|KAN]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Good Sam Club 500|TAL]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Tums Fast Relief 500|MAR]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 AAA Texas 500|TEX]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Kobalt Tools 500|PHO]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Ford 400|HOM]]<br><small>11</small>
! 7th
! 2290
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2011/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2012]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500|PHO]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 Kobalt Tools 400|LVS]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Auto Club 400|CAL]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500|MAR]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 Samsung Mobile 500|TEX]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 STP 400|KAN]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Capital City 400|RCH]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Bojangles' Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 FedEx 400|DOV]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 Pocono 400|POC]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Quicken Loans 400|MCH]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Quaker State 400|KEN]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Lenox Industrial Tools 301|NHA]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Pennsylvania 400|POC]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Pure Michigan 400|MCH]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Irwin Tools Night Race|BRI]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[2012 Federated Auto Parts 400|RCH]]'''<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 GEICO 400|CHI]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 AAA 400|DOV]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500|TAL]]<br><small>20</small>
| [[2012 Bank of America 500|CLT]]
| [[2012 Hollywood Casino 400|KAN]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Tums Fast Relief 500|MAR]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 AAA Texas 500|TEX]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 AdvoCare 500 (Phoenix)|PHO]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 Ford EcoBoost 400|HOM]]<br><small>10</small>
! 12th
! 2245
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2012/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2013]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500|PHO]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Kobalt Tools 400|LVS]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Auto Club 400|CAL]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 STP Gas Booster 500|MAR]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 NRA 500|TEX]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 STP 400|KAN]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Toyota Owners 400|RCH]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Bojangles' Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 FedEx 400|DOV]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Party in the Poconos 400|POC]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 Quicken Loans 400|MCH]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[2013 Quaker State 400|KEN]]'''<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Camping World RV Sales 301|NHA]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Gobowling.com 400|POC]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Pure Michigan 400|MCH]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Irwin Tools Night Race|BRI]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Federated Auto Parts 400|RCH]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 GEICO 400|CHI]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[2013 AAA 400|DOV]]'''<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Hollywood Casino 400|KAN]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Camping World RV Sales 500|TAL]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500|MAR]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 AAA Texas 500|TEX]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 AdvoCare 500 (Phoenix)|PHO]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Ford EcoBoost 400|HOM]]<br><small>3</small>
! 5th
! 2363
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2013/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
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! [[2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2014]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2014 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 The Profit on CNBC 500|PHO]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 Kobalt 400|LVS]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Auto Club 400|CAL]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 STP 500|MAR]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Duck Commander 500|TEX]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 Bojangles' Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Toyota Owners 400|RCH]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Aaron's 499|TAL]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 5-hour Energy 400|KAN]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 FedEx 400|DOV]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2014 Pocono 400|POC]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Quicken Loans 400|MCH]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 Quaker State 400|KEN]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Camping World RV Sales 301|NHA]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2014 Gobowling.com 400|POC]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 Pure Michigan 400|MCH]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Irwin Tools Night Race|BRI]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Oral-B USA 500|ATL]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Federated Auto Parts 400|RCH]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 MyAFibStory.com 400|CHI]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 AAA 400|DOV]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Hollywood Casino 400|KAN]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 GEICO 500|TAL]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2014 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500|MAR]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 AAA Texas 500|TEX]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500|PHO]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Ford EcoBoost 400|HOM]]<br><small>14</small>
! 8th
! 2301
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2014/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2015]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500|ATL]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Kobalt 400|LVS]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 CampingWorld.com 500|PHO]]<br><small>43</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 Auto Club 400|CAL]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 STP 500|MAR]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Duck Commander 500|TEX]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Toyota Owners 400|RCH]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2015 GEICO 500|TAL]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 SpongeBob SquarePants 400|KAN]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FedEx 400|DOV]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400|POC]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Quicken Loans 400|MCH]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2015 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]''<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Quaker State 400|KEN]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 5-hour Energy 301|NHA]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Windows 10 400|POC]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 Pure Michigan 400|MCH]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 Irwin Tools Night Race|BRI]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 Bojangles' Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Federated Auto Parts 400|RCH]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 myAFibRisk.com 400|CHI]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Sylvania 300|NHA]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 AAA 400|DOV]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Hollywood Casino 400|KAN]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega|TAL]]<br><small>2*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500|MAR]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 AAA Texas 500|TEX]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500|PHO]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Ford EcoBoost 400|HOM]]<br><small>40</small>
! 12th
! 2310
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2015/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! [[2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2016]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2016 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500|ATL]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2016 Kobalt 400|LVS]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2016 Good Sam 500|PHO]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Auto Club 400|CAL]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 STP 500|MAR]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2016 Duck Commander 500|TEX]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2016 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Toyota Owners 400|RCH]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 GEICO 500|TAL]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Go Bowling 400|KAN]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism|DOV]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|  [[2016 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400|POC]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 FireKeepers Casino 400|MCH]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Quaker State 400|KEN]]<br><small>13</small>
| [[2016 New Hampshire 301|NHA]]
| [[2016 Brickyard 400|IND]]
| [[2016 Pennsylvania 400|POC]]
| [[2016 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2016 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race|BRI]]
| [[2016 Pure Michigan 400|MCH]]
| [[2016 Bojangles' Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[2016 Federated Auto Parts 400|RCH]]
| [[2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400|CHI]]
| [[2016 Bad Boy Off Road 300|NHA]]
| [[2016 Citizen Soldier 400|DOV]]
| [[2016 Bank of America 500|CLT]]
| [[2016 Hollywood Casino 400|KAN]]
| [[2016 Hellmann's 500|TAL]]
| [[2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500|MAR]]
| [[2016 AAA Texas 500|TEX]]
| [[2016 Can-Am 500|PHO]]
| [[2016 Ford EcoBoost 400|HOM]]
! 32nd
! 461
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2016/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! [[2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2017]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500|ATL]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Kobalt 400|LVS]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Camping World 500|PHO]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Auto Club 400|CAL]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 STP 500|MAR]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500|TEX]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Toyota Owners 400|RCH]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 GEICO 500|TAL]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Go Bowling 400|KAN]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism|DOV]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Axalta presents the Pocono 400|POC]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 FireKeepers Casino 400|MCH]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[2017 Coke Zero 400|DAY]]'''<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Quaker State 400|KEN]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Overton's 301|NHA]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Overton's 400|POC]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Pure Michigan 400|MCH]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race|BRI]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Bojangles' Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Federated Auto Parts 400|RCH]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Tales of the Turtles 400|CHI]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 ISM Connect 300|NHA]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Apache Warrior 400|DOV]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Bank of America 500|CLT]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[2017 Alabama 500|TAL]]'''<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Hollywood Casino 400|KAN]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 First Data 500|MAR]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 AAA Texas 500|TEX]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Can-Am 500|PHO]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Ford EcoBoost 400|HOM]]<br><small>25</small>
! 21st
! 668
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2017/W|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref>
|}

=====Daytona 500=====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Start
! Finish
|-
| [[2000 Daytona 500|2000]]
| rowspan=8| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
| rowspan=8| [[Chevrolet]]
|align=center| 8
|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
|-
| [[2001 Daytona 500|2001]]
|align=center| 6
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|-
| [[2002 Daytona 500|2002]]
|align=center| 5
|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
|-
| [[2003 Daytona 500|2003]]
|align=center| 2
|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
|-
| [[2004 Daytona 500|2004]]
|align=center| 3
|align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''
|-
| [[2005 Daytona 500|2005]]
|align=center| 5
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
|-
| [[2006 Daytona 500|2006]]
|align=center| 7
|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|-
| [[2007 Daytona 500|2007]]
|align=center| 5
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
|-
| [[2008 Daytona 500|2008]]
| rowspan=10| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| rowspan=10| [[Chevrolet]]
|align=center| 3
|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|-
| [[2009 Daytona 500|2009]]
|align=center| 14
|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
|-
| [[2010 Daytona 500|2010]]
|align=center| 2
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|-
| [[2011 Daytona 500|2011]]
|align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 24
|-
| [[2012 Daytona 500|2012]]
|align=center| 5
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|-
| [[2013 Daytona 500|2013]]
|align=center| 18
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|-
| [[2014 Daytona 500|2014]]
|align=center| 9
|align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''
|-
| [[2015 Daytona 500|2015]]
|align=center| 3
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
|-
| [[2016 Daytona 500|2016]]
|align=center| 3
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
|-
| [[2017 Daytona 500|2017]]
|align=center| 2
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
|}

====Xfinity Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=42| [[NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series|NASCAR Xfinity Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! 32
! 33
! 34
! 35
! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1996 NASCAR Busch Series|1996]]
! rowspan=2| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
! rowspan=2| 31
! rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Goody's Headache Powder 300|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench Service 200|CAR]]
| [[Hardee's Fried Chicken 250|RCH]]
| [[Busch Light 300|ATL]]
| [[BellSouth / Opryland USA 320|NSV]]
| [[Dura Lube 200|DAR]]
| [[Goody's Headache Powder 250|BRI]]
| [[Sundrop 300|HCY]]
| [[Meridian Advantage 200|NZH]]
| [[Red Dog 300|CLT]]
| [[GM Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]
| [[Winston Motorsports 300|SBO]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250|MYB]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[Lysol 200|GLN]]
| [[Sears Auto Center 250|MLW]]
| [[Stanley 200|NHA]]
| [[Humminbird Fishfinder 500K|TAL]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Dura Lube 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite Platinum 250|RCH]]
| [[MBNA 200|DOV]]
| [[All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]
| [[Jiffy Lube Miami 300|HOM]]
| colspan=9|
! 77th
! 121
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/1996/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1997 NASCAR Busch Series|1997]]
| [[Gargoyles 300|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench Service 200|CAR]]
| [[Hardee's Fried Chicken 250|RCH]]
| [[Stihl Outdoor Power Tools 300|ATL]]
| [[Las Vegas 300|LVS]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Galaxy Foods 300|HCY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Coca-Cola 300 (Texas)|TEX]]
| [[Moore's Snacks 250|BRI]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320|NSV]]<br><small>39</small>
| [[Birmingham Auto Dealers 500K|TAL]]
| [[United States Cellular 200|NHA]]
| [[Core States Advantage 200|NZH]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]
| [[GM Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]
| [[Winston Motorsports 300|SBO]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Lysol 200|GLN]]<br><small>39</small>
| [[Sears Auto Center 250|MLW]]
| [[Advance Auto Parts 250 (Myrtle Beach)|MYB]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Gateway 300|GTW]]<br><small>38</small>
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]<br><small>7</small>
| colspan=4|
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300|CLT]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AC Delco 200|ROK]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Jiffy Lube Miami 300|HOM]]<br><small>13</small>
| colspan=5|
! rowspan=2| 47th
! rowspan=2| 684
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/1997/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[Wellrich Motorsports]]
! 7
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| colspan=22|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Food City 250|BRI]]<br><small>22</small>
| [[Dura Lube 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite Platinum 250|RCH]]
| [[MBNA 200|DOV]]
|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300|CAL]]<br><small>34</small>
| colspan=7|
|-
! [[1998 NASCAR Busch Series|1998]]
! rowspan=2| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
! rowspan=2| 3
! rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[NAPA Auto Parts 300|DAY]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Service Plus 200|CAR]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Sam's Town Las Vegas 300|LVS]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[BellSouth Mobility/Opryland 320|NSV]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Moore's Snacks 250|BRI]]'''<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Coca-Cola 300 (Texas)|TEX]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Galaxy Food Centers 300|HCY]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Touchstone Energy 300|TAL]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Gumout Long Life Formula 200|NHA]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[First Union 200|NZH]]'''<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[MBNA Platinum 200|DOV]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hardee's 250|RCH]]<br><small>2*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Lycos.com 250|PPR]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Lysol 200|GLN]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[DieHard 250|MLW]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Myrtle Beach 250|MYB]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300|CAL]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Lycos.com 300|SBO]]'''<br><small>13*</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pepsi 200 presented by DeVilbiss|MCH]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Food City 250|BRI]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Dura Lube 200|DAR]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Autolite Platinum 250|RCH]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[MBNA Gold 200|DOV]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300|CLT]]<br><small>3*</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Carquest Auto Parts 250|GTW]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Stihl 300|ATL]]<br><small>2*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Jiffy Lube Miami 300|HOM]]<br><small>42</small>
| colspan=4|
! 1st
! 4469
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/1998/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[1999 NASCAR Busch Series|1999]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[NAPA Auto Parts 300|DAY]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Alltel 200|CAR]]'''<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Yellow Freight 300|ATL]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Coca-Cola 300 (Texas)|TEX]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[BellSouth Mobility 320|NSV]]'''<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Moore's Snacks 250|BRI]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Touchstone Energy 300|TAL]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Auto Club 300|CAL]]'''<br><small>3*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Busch 200 (New Hampshire)|NHA]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hardee's 250|RCH]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[First Union 200|NZH]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[MBNA Platinum 200|DOV]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Textilease/Medique 300|SBO]]'''<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Lysol 200|GLN]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[DieHard 250|MLW]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[Myrtle Beach 250|MYB]]'''<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[NAPA Autocare 250|PPR]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Carquest Auto Parts 250|GTW]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[NAPA 200 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Food City 250|BRI]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dura Lube 200|DAR]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Autolite Platinum 250|RCH]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[MBNA Gold 200|DOV]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300|CLT]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Kmart 200|CAR]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Outback Steakhouse 200|PHO]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[HotWheels.com 300|HOM]]<br><small>2*</small>
| colspan=3|
! 1st
! 4647
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/1999/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2001 NASCAR Busch Series|2001]]
! [[NEMCO Motorsports]]
! 87
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[NAPA Auto Parts 300|DAY]]
| [[Alltel 200|CAR]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Great Clips 300|ATL]]
| [[SunCom 200|DAR]]
| [[Cheez-It 250|BRI]]
| [[Jani-King 300|TEX]]
| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]
| [[Subway 300|TAL]]
| [[Auto Club 300|CAL]]
| [[Hardee's 250|RCH]]
| [[CVS Pharmacy 200 Presented by Bayer|NHA]]
| [[Nazareth 200|NZH]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]<br><small>29</small>
| [[MBNA Platinum 200|DOV]]
| [[Outback Steakhouse 300|KEN]]
| [[GNC Live Well 250|MLW]]
| [[GNC Live Well 200 (Watkins Glen)|GLN]]
| [[Sam's Club Presents the Hills Bros. Coffee 300|CHI]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 250|GTW]]
| [[NAPA Autocare 250|PPR]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[NAPAonline.com 250|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[South Carolina 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite / Fram 250|RCH]]
| [[MBNA.com 200|DOV]]
| [[Mr. Goodcents 300|KAN]]
| [[Little Trees 300|CLT]]
| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]
| [[Outback Steakhouse 200|PHO]]
| [[Sam's Club 200|CAR]]
| [[GNC Live Well 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 118th
! 76
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2001/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2002 NASCAR Busch Series|2002]]
! [[Richard Childress Racing]]
! 3
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[EAS/GNC Live Well 300|DAY]]<br><small>1*</small>
| [[1-866RBCTerm.com 200|CAR]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Darlingtonraceway.com 200|DAR]]
| [[Channellock 250|BRI]]
| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]
| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]
| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]
| [[Auto Club 300|CAL]]
| [[Hardee's 250|RCH]]
| [[Busch 200 (New Hampshire)|NHA]]
| [[Stacker 2 200|NZH]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]<br><small>36</small>
| [[MBNA Platinum 200|DOV]]
| [[Inside Traxx 300 Presented by Met-Rx|NSH]]
| [[Kroger 300|KEN]]
| [[GNC Live Well 250|MLW]]
| [[Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250|DAY]]
| [[Tropicana Twister 300|CHI]]
| [[Charter Pipeline 250|GTW]]
| [[NetZero 250 (PPIR)|PPR]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Cabela's 250|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]
| colspan=10|
! rowspan=2| 60th
! rowspan=2| 425
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2002/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
! rowspan=3| 8
! rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| colspan=25|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Funai 250|RCH]]'''<br><small>1*</small>
| [[MBNA All-American Heroes 200|DOV]]
| [[Mr. Goodcents 300|KAN]]
| [[Little Trees 300|CLT]]
| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]
| [[Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[Sam's Club 200|CAR]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (fall)|PHO]]
| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]
|
|-
! [[2003 NASCAR Busch Series|2003]]
! [[Chance 2 Motorsports]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Koolerz 300|DAY]]<br><small>1*</small>
| [[Rockingham 200|CAR]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Darlingtonraceway.com 200|DAR]]
| [[Channellock 250|BRI]]
| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]<br><small>1*</small>
| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]
| [[1-800-Pitshop.com 300|CAL]]
| [[Hardee's 250|RCH]]
| [[Charter Pipeline 250|GTW]]
| [[Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200|NZH]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]
| [[MBNA Armed Forces Family 200|DOV]]
| [[Trace Adkins Chrome 300|NSH]]
| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]
| [[GNC Live Well 250|MLW]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Winn-Dixie 250|DAY]]'''<br><small>1**</small>
| [[Tropicana Twister 300|CHI]]
| [[New England 200 (Nationwide)|NHA]]
| [[TrimSpa Dream Body 250|PPR]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Cabela's 250|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Winn-Dixie 200 Presented by PepsiCo|DAR]]
| [[Funai 250|RCH]]
| [[Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger|DOV]]
| [[Mr. Goodcents 300|KAN]]
| [[Little Trees 300|CLT]]
| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]
| [[Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (fall)|PHO]]
| [[Target House 200|CAR]]
| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]
|
! 66th
! 555
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2003/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2004 NASCAR Busch Series|2004]]
! [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
! rowspan=3| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Hershey's Kisses 300|DAY]]<br><small>1*</small>
| [[Goody's Headache Powder 200|CAR]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| [[Sharpie Professional 250|BRI]]
| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]
| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]
| colspan=28|
! rowspan=2| 49th
! rowspan=2| 677
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2004/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[Chance 2 Motorsports]]
! rowspan=2| 81
| colspan=7|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]<br><small>2*</small>
| [[Stater Brothers 300|CAL]]
| [[Charter 250|GTW]]
| [[Funai 250|RCH]]
| [[Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200|NZH]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]
| [[MBNA America 200|DOV]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]
| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]
| [[Alan Kulwicki 250|MLW]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 250|DAY]]<br><small>17</small>
| [[Tropicana Twister 300|CHI]]
| [[Siemens 200|NHA]]
| [[Goulds Pumps / ITT Industries Salute to the Troops 250|PPR]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Cabela's 250|MCH]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Food City 250|BRI]]'''<br><small>1*</small>
| [[Target House 300|CAL]]
| [[Emerson Radio 250|RCH]]
| [[Stacker 2 Hundred Presented by YJ Stinger|DOV]]
| [[Mr. Goodcents 300|KAN]]
| [[Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300|CLT]]
| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]
| [[Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (fall)|PHO]]
| [[BI-LO 200|DAR]]
| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]
|
|-
! [[2005 NASCAR Busch Series|2005]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hershey's Take 5 300|DAY]]<br><small>3</small>
| [[Stater Brothers 300|CAL]]
| [[Telcel-Motorola 200|MXC]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]
| [[Sharpie Professional 250|BRI]]
| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| [[Funai 250|RCH]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]
| [[MBNA RacePoints 200|DOV]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]
| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]
| [[SBC 250|MLW]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 250|DAY]]<br><small>40</small>
| [[USG Durock 300|CHI]]
| [[New England 200 (Nationwide)|NHA]]
| [[ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250|PPR]]
| [[Wallace Family Tribute 250 presented by Shop 'n Save|GTW]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Domino's Pizza 250|MCH]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Food City 250|BRI]]<br><small>7</small>
| [[Ameriquest 300|CAL]]
| [[Emerson Radio 250|RCH]]
| [[Dover 200 (fall race)|DOV]]
| [[United Way 300|KAN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]<br><small>39</small>
| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]
| [[O'Reilly Challenge|TEX]]
| [[Arizona 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]
! 75th
! 410
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2005/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2006 NASCAR Busch Series|2006]]
! rowspan=2| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
! rowspan=2| 8
! rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hershey's Kissables 300|DAY]]<br><small>17</small>
| [[Stater Brothers 300|CAL]]
| [[Telcel-Motorola 200|MXC]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Nicorette 300|ATL]]
| [[Sharpie Mini 300|BRI]]
| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]
| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]
| [[Circuit City 250|RCH]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]
| [[StonebridgeRacing.com 200|DOV]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]
| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]
| [[AT&T 250|MLW]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 250|DAY]]<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[USG Durock 300|CHI]]<br><small>15</small>
| [[New England 200 (Nationwide)|NHA]]
| [[Goody's 250|MAR]]
| [[Busch Silver Celebration 250|GTW]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Carfax 250|MCH]]<br><small>1</small>
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Ameriquest 300|CAL]]
| [[Emerson Radio 250|RCH]]
| [[Dover 200 (fall race)|DOV]]
| [[Yellow Transportation 300|KAN]]
| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]
| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]
| [[O'Reilly Challenge|TEX]]
| [[Arizona.Travel 200|PHO]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]<br><small>7</small>
! 53rd
! 761
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2006/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Orbitz 300|DAY]]<br><small>7</small>
| [[Stater Brothers 300|CAL]]
| [[Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200|MXC]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Nicorette 300|ATL]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Sharpie Mini 300|BRI]]<br><small>6</small>
| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]
| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]<br><small>29</small>
| [[Circuit City 250|RCH]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]
| [[Dover 200 (Spring Race)|DOV]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]
| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]
| [[AT&T 250|MLW]]
| [[Camping World 200 presented by RVs.com|NHA]]
| colspan=12|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]<br><small>3</small>
| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]
| [[O'Reilly Challenge|TEX]]
| [[Arizona Travel 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]
! rowspan=2| 60th
! rowspan=2| 668
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2007/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=5| [[JR Motorsports]]
! 88
! rowspan=5| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| colspan=18|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 250|DAY]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[USG Durock 300|CHI]]
| [[Gateway 250|GTW]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[NAPA Auto Parts 200|CGV]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Carfax 250|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Camping World 300 (Fontana)|CAL]]
| [[Emerson Radio 250|RCH]]
| [[RoadLoans.com 200|DOV]]
| [[Yellow Transportation 300|KAN]]
| colspan=5|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2008]]
! 5
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Camping World 300 (Daytona)|DAY]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Stater Brothers 300|CAL]]<br><small>7</small>
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Nicorette 300|ATL]]<br><small>15</small>
| [[Sharpie Mini 300|BRI]]
| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]<br><small>7</small>
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| [[Corona México 200|MXC]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]<br><small>6</small>
| [[Lipton Tea 250|RCH]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| colspan=6|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 250|DAY]]<br><small>3</small>
| [[Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)|CHI]]
| [[Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250|GTW]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200|CGV]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>30</small>
| [[Carfax 250|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Camping World RV Service 300|CAL]]
| [[Emerson Radio 250|RCH]]
| [[Camping World RV Sales 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]
| [[Kroger On Track for the Cure 250|MEM]]
| [[O'Reilly Challenge|TEX]]
| [[Hefty Odor Block 200|PHO]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]<br><small>3</small>
! rowspan=2| 42nd
! rowspan=2| 1235
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2008/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! 83
| colspan=12|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[Heluva Good! 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]
| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]
| [[Camping World RV Rental 250|MLW]]
| [[Camping World RV Sales 200 (Loudon)|NHA]]
| colspan=17|
|-
! [[2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2009]]
! 5
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Camping World 300 (Daytona)|DAY]]<br><small>7</small>
| [[Stater Brothers 300|CAL]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[Scotts Turf Builder 300|BRI]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]<br><small>20</small>
| [[Nashville 300|NSH]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[Lipton Tea 250|RCH]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]<br><small>13</small>
| [[Heluva Good! 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]
| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]
| [[NorthernTool.com 250|MLW]]
| [[Camping World RV Sales 200 (Loudon)|NHA]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Subway Jalapeño 250|DAY]]<br><small>40</small>
| [[Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)|CHI]]
| [[Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250|GTW]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Carfax 250|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[NAPA Auto Parts 200|CGV]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Degree V12 300|ATL]]'''<br><small>3</small>
| [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]
| [[Dover 200 (fall race)|DOV]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[Copart 300|CAL]]
| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]
| [[Kroger On Track for the Cure 250|MEM]]
| [[O'Reilly Challenge|TEX]]
| [[Able Body Labor 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]
! 51st
! 901
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2009/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2010]]
! 88
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DRIVE4COPD 300|DAY]]<br><small>29</small>
| [[Royal Purple 300|CAL]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Scotts Turf Builder 300|BRI]]
| [[Nashville 300|NSH]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]
| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]
| [[Bubba Burger 250|RCH]]
| [[Royal Purple 200|DAR]]
| [[Heluva Good! 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[TECH-NET Auto Service 300 powered by Carquest|CLT]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]
| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]
| [[Bucyrus 200|ROA]]
| [[New England 200 (Nationwide)|NHA]]
| colspan=7|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Food City 250|BRI]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[NAPA Auto Parts 200|CGV]]
| [[Great Clips 300|ATL]]
| [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]
| [[Dover 200 (fall race)|DOV]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[CampingWorld.com 300|CAL]]
| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]
| [[5-Hour Energy 250|GTW]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge|TEX]]
| [[WYPALL 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]
! rowspan=2| 73rd
! rowspan=2| 436
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2010/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[Richard Childress Racing]]
! 3
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| colspan=16|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Subway Jalapeño 250|DAY]]<br><small>1*</small>
| [[Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)|CHI]]
| [[Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250|GTW]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Carfax 250|MCH]]
| colspan=12|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2011]]
! rowspan=15| [[JR Motorsports]]
! 5
! rowspan=15| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[DRIVE4COPD 300|DAY]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Scotts EZ Seed 300|BRI]]<br><small>3</small>
| [[Royal Purple 300|CAL]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]
| colspan=29|
! rowspan=2| 105th
! rowspan=2| 0<sup>1</sup>
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2011/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! 7
| colspan=6|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]<br><small>8</small>
| [[Nashville 300|NSH]]
| [[Bubba Burger 250|RCH]]
| [[Royal Purple 200|DAR]]
| [[5-hour Energy 200 (spring race)|DOV]]
| [[Iowa John Deere Dealers 250|IOW]]
| [[Top Gear 300|CLT]]
| [[STP 300|CHI]]
| [[Alliance Truck Parts 250|MCH]]
| [[Bucyrus 200|ROA]]
| [[Subway Jalapeño 250|DAY]]
| [[Feed the Children 300|KEN]]
| [[New England 200 (Nationwide)|NHA]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[NAPA Auto Parts 200|CGV]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Great Clips 300|ATL]]
| [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]
| [[Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)|CHI]]
| [[OneMain Financial 200|DOV]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge|TEX]]
| [[WYPALL 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]
|
|-
! [[2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2012]]
! 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[DRIVE4COPD 300|DAY]]<br><small>15</small>
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Ford EcoBoost 300 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[Royal Purple 300|CAL]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Spring Race)|RCH]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200|DAR]]
| [[Pioneer Hi-Bred 250|IOW]]
| [[History 300|CLT]]
| [[5-hour Energy 200 (spring race)|DOV]]
| [[Alliance Truck Parts 250|MCH]]
| [[Sargento 200|ROA]]
| [[Feed the Children 300|KEN]]
| [[Subway Jalapeño 250|DAY]]
| [[F.W. Webb 200|NHA]]
| [[STP 300|CHI]]
| [[Indiana 250|IND]]
| [[U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200|CGV]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[NRA American Warrior 300|ATL]]
| [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]
| [[Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)|CHI]]
| [[Kentucky 300|KEN]]
| [[OneMain Financial 200|DOV]]
| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge|TEX]]
| [[Great Clips 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford EcoBoost 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 117th
! 0<sup>1</sup>
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2012/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2013]]
! rowspan=6| 88
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 DRIVE4COPD 300|DAY]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[2013 Dollar General 200|PHO]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Sam's Town 300|LVS]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[2013 Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300|BRI]]
| [[2013 Royal Purple 300|CAL]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[2013 ToyotaCare 250|RCH]]
| [[2013 Aaron's 312|TAL]]
| [[2013 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200|DAR]]
| [[2013 History 300|CLT]]
| [[2013 5-hour Energy 200 (June)|DOV]]
| [[2013 DuPont Pioneer 250|IOW]]
| [[2013 Alliance Truck Parts 250|MCH]]
| [[2013 Johnsonville Sausage 200|ROA]]
| [[2013 Feed the Children 300|KEN]]
| [[2013 Subway Firecracker 250|DAY]]
| [[2013 CNBC Prime's The Profit 200|NHA]]
| [[2013 STP 300|CHI]]
| [[2013 Indiana 250|IND]]
| [[2013 U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[2013 Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2013 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200|MOH]]
| [[2013 Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[2013 Great Clips/Grit Chips 300|ATL]]
| [[2013 Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)|CHI]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[2013 Kentucky 300|KEN]]
| [[2013 5-hour Energy 200 (September)|DOV]]
| [[2013 Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[2013 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge|TEX]]
| [[2013 ServiceMaster 200|PHO]]
| [[2013 Ford EcoBoost 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 103rd
! 0<sup>1</sup>
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2013/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2014]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[DRIVE4COPD 300|DAY]]<br><small>11</small>
| [[Blue Jeans Go Green 200|PHO]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Boyd Gaming 300|LVS]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[Drive to Stop Diabetes 300|BRI]]
| [[Treatmyclot.com 300|CAL]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200|DAR]]
| [[Toyota Care 250|RCH]]
| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]
| [[Get To Know Newton 250|IOW]]
| [[History 300|CLT]]
| [[Buckle Up 200|DOV]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250|MCH]]<br><small>3</small>
| [[Gardner Denver 200|ROA]]
| [[John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300|KEN]]
| [[Subway Firecracker 250|DAY]]
| [[Sta-Green 200|NHA]]
| [[EnjoyIllinois.com 300|CHI]]
| [[Lilly Diabetes 250|IND]]
| [[U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Nationwide Children's Hospital 200|MOH]]
| [[Food City 300|BRI]]
| [[Great Clips / Grit Chips 300|ATL]]
| [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]
| [[Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300|CHI]]
| [[VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300|KEN]]
| [[Dover 200 (fall race)|DOV]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[Drive for the Cure 300|CLT]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge|TEX]]
| [[DAV 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford EcoBoost 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 88th
! 0<sup>1</sup>
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2014/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2015]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Alert Today Florida 300|DAY]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[Hisense 250|ATL]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Boyd Gaming 300|LVS]]<br><small>12</small>
| [[Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200|PHO]]
| [[Drive4Clots.com 300|CAL]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]<br><small>3</small>
| [[Drive to Stop Diabetes 300|BRI]]
| [[Toyota Care 250|RCH]]
| [[Winn-Dixie 300|TAL]]
| [[3M 250|IOW]]
| [[Hisense 300|CLT]]
| [[Buckle Up 200|DOV]]
| [[Great Clips 250|MCH]]
| [[Owens Corning AttiCat 300|CHI]]
| [[Subway Firecracker 250|DAY]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Kentucky 300|KEN]]<br><small>8</small>
| [[Lakes Region 200|NHA]]
| [[Lilly Diabetes 250|IND]]
| [[U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Nationwide Children's Hospital 200|MOH]]
| [[Food City 300|BRI]]
| [[Road America 180|ROA]]
| [[VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200|DAR]]
| [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]
| [[Furious 7 300|CHI]]
| [[VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300|KEN]]
| [[Hisense 200|DOV]]
| [[Drive for the Cure 300|CLT]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge|TEX]]
| [[DAV 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford EcoBoost 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 91st
! 0<sup>1</sup>
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2015/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 29, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! [[2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2016]]
| [[PowerShares QQQ 300|DAY]]
| [[Heads Up Georgia 250|ATL]]
| [[Boyd Gaming 300|LVS]]
| [[Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200|PHO]]
| [[TreatMyClot.com 300|CAL]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300|BRI]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Toyota Care 250|RCH]]<br><small>1*</small>
| [[Sparks Energy 300|TAL]]
| [[Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200|DOV]]
| [[Hisense 4K TV 300|CLT]]
| [[Pocono Green 250|POC]]
| [[Menards 250|MCH]]
| [[American Ethanol E15 250|IOW]]
| [[Subway Firecracker 250|DAY]]
| [[Alsco 300|KEN]]
| [[AutoLotto 200|NHA]]
| [[Lilly Diabetes 250|IND]]
| [[U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Mid-Ohio Challenge|MOH]]
| [[Food City 300|BRI]]
| [[Road America 180|ROA]]
| [[VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200|DAR]]
| [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]
| [[Drive for Safety 300|CHI]]
| [[VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300|KEN]]
| [[Drive Sober 200|DOV]]
| [[Drive for the Cure 300|CLT]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge|TEX]]
| [[Ticket Galaxy 200|PHO]]
| [[Ford EcoBoost 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 91st
! 0<sup>1</sup>
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2016/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! [[2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2017]]
| [[2017 PowerShares QQQ 300|DAY]]
| [[2017 Rinnai 250|ATL]]
| [[2017 Boyd Gaming 300|LVS]]
| [[2017 DC Solar 200|PHO]]
| [[2017 Service King 300|CAL]]
| [[2017 My Bariatric Solutions 300|TEX]]
| [[2017 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300|BRI]]
| [[2017 Sparks Energy 300|TAL]]
| [[2017 ToyotaCare 250|RCH]]
| [[2017 Hisense 4K TV 300|CLT]]
| [[2017 OneMain Financial 200|DOV]]
| [[2017 Pocono Green 250|POC]]
| [[2017 Irish Hills 250|MCH]]
| [[2017 American Ethanol E15 250|IOW]]
| [[2017 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250|DAY]]
| [[2017 Alsco 300|KEN]]
| [[2017 Overton's 200|NHA]]
| [[2017 Lilly Diabetes 250|IND]]
| [[2017 U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[2017 Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2017 Mid-Ohio Challenge|MOH]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Food City 300|BRI]]<br><small>13</small>
| [[2017 Johnsonville 180|ROA]]
| [[2017 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|DAR]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Virginia 529 College Savings 250|RCH]]<br><small>9</small>
| [[2017 TheHouse.com 300|CHI]]
| [[2017 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300|KEN]]
| [[2017 Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200|DOV]]
| [[2017 Drive for the Cure 300|CLT]]
| [[2017 Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]
| [[2017 Ticket Galaxy 200|PHO]]
| [[2017 Ford EcoBoost 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 101st
! 0<sup>1</sup>
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2017/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! [[2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2018]]
| [[2018 PowerShares QQQ 300|DAY]]
| [[2018 Rinnai 250|ATL]]
| [[2018 Boyd Gaming 300|LVS]]
| [[2018 DC Solar 200|PHO]]
| [[2018 Roseanne 300|CAL]]
| [[2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300|TEX]]
| [[2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300|BRI]]
| [[2018 ToyotaCare 250|RCH]]
| [[2018 Sparks Energy 300|TAL]]
| [[2018 OneMain Financial 200|DOV]]
| [[2018 Alsco 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[2018 Pocono Green 250|POC]]
| [[2018 LTi Printing 250|MCH]]
| [[2018 Iowa 250|IOW]]
| [[2018 Overton's 300|CHI]]
| [[2018 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250|DAY]]
| [[2018 Alsco 300 (Kentucky)|KEN]]
| [[2018 Lakes Region 200|NHA]]
| [[2018 U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[2018 Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170|MOH]]
| [[2018 Food City 300|BRI]]
| [[2018 Johnsonville 180|ROA]]
| [[2018 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|DAR]]
| [[2018 Lilly Diabetes 250|IND]]
| [[2018 DC Solar 300|LVS]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2018 Go Bowling 250|RCH]]<br><small>4*</small>
| [[2018 Drive for the Cure 200|ROV]]
| [[2018 Bar Harbor 200|DOV]]
| [[2018 Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]
| [[2018 Whelen Trusted to Perform 200|PHO]]
| [[2018 Ford EcoBoost 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 50th
! 51
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2018/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! [[2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2019]]
! rowspan=3| 8
| [[2019 NASCAR Racing Experience 300|DAY]]
| [[2019 Rinnai 250|ATL]]
| [[2019 Boyd Gaming 300|LVS]]
| [[2019 iK9 Service Dog 200|PHO]]
| [[2019 Production Alliance Group 300|CAL]]
| [[2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300|TEX]]
| [[2019 Alsco 300 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[2019 ToyotaCare 250|RCH]]
| [[2019 MoneyLion 300|TAL]]
| [[2019 Allied Steel Buildings 200|DOV]]
| [[2019 Alsco 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[2019 Pocono Green 250|POC]]
| [[2019 LTi Printing 250|MCH]]
| [[2019 CircuitCity.com 250|IOW]]
| [[2019 Camping World 300|CHI]]
| [[2019 Circle K Firecracker 250|DAY]]
| [[2019 Alsco 300 (Kentucky)|KEN]]
| [[2019 ROXOR 200|NHA]]
| [[2019 U.S. Cellular 250|IOW]]
| [[2019 Zippo 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2019 B&L Transport 170|MOH]]
| [[2019 Food City 300|BRI]]
| [[2019 CTECH Manufacturing 180|ROA]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|DAR]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[2019 Indiana 250|IND]]
| [[2019 Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300|LVS]]
| [[2019 Go Bowling 250|RCH]]
| [[2019 Drive for the Cure 250|ROV]]
| [[2019 Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200|DOV]]
| [[2019 Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]
| [[2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200|PHO]]
| [[2019 Ford EcoBoost 300|HOM]]
| colspan=2|
! 52nd
! 41
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2019/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 31, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! [[2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2020]]
| [[2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300|DAY]]
| [[2020 Boyd Gaming 300|LVS]]
| [[2020 Production Alliance Group 300|CAL]]
| [[2020 LS Tractor 200|PHO]]
| [[2020 Toyota 200|DAR]]
| [[2020 Alsco 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[2020 Cheddar's 300|BRI]]
| [[2020 EchoPark 250|ATL]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2020 Hooters 250|HOM]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[2020 Contender Boats 250|HOM]]
| [[2020 Unhinged 300|TAL]]
| [[2020 Pocono Green 225|POC]]
| [[2020 Pennzoil 150|IRC]]
| [[2020 Shady Rays 200|KEN]]
| [[2020 Alsco 300 (Kentucky)|KEN]]
| [[2020 My Bariatric Solutions 300|TEX]]
| [[2020 Kansas Lottery 250|KAN]]
| [[2020 Henry 180|ROA]]
| [[2020 UNOH 188|DRC]]
| [[2020 Drydene 200 (Saturday)|DOV]]
| [[2020 Drydene 200 (Sunday)|DOV]]
| [[2020 Wawa 250|DAY]]
| [[2020 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|DAR]]
| [[2020 Go Bowling 250|RCH]]
| [[2020 Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250|RCH]]
| [[2020 Food City 300|BRI]]
| [[2020 Alsco 300 (Las Vegas)|LVS]]
| [[2020 Ag-Pro 300|TAL]]
| [[2020 Drive for the Cure 250|ROV]]
| [[2020 Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300|TEX]]
| [[2020 Draft Top 250|MAR]]
| [[2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200|PHO]]
| colspan=2|
! 51st
! 43
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2020/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! [[2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2021]]
| [[2021 Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300|DAY]]
| [[2021 Super Start Batteries 188|DRC]]
| [[2021 Contender Boats 250|HOM]]
| [[2021 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Las Vegas)|LVS]]
| [[2021 Call 811 Before You Dig 200|PHO]]
| [[2021 EchoPark 250|ATL]]
| [[2021 Cook Out 250|MAR]]
| [[2021 Ag-Pro 300|TAL]]
| [[2021 Steakhouse Elite 200|DAR]]
| [[2021 Drydene 200|DOV]]
| [[2021 Pit Boss 250|COA]]
| [[2021 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[2021 B&L Transport 170|MOH]]
| [[2021 Alsco Uniforms 250|TEX]]
| [[2021 Tennessee Lottery 250|NSH]]
| [[2021 Pocono Green 225|POC]]
| [[2021 Henry 180|ROA]]
| [[2021 Credit Karma Money 250|ATL]]
| [[2021 Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200|NHA]]
| [[2021 Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2021 Pennzoil 150|IRC]]
| [[2021 New Holland 250|MCH]]
| [[2021 Wawa 250|DAY]]
| [[2021 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|DAR]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF"| [[2021 Go Bowling 250|RCH]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[2021 Food City 300|BRI]]
| [[2021 Alsco Uniforms 302|LVS]]
| [[2021 Sparks 300|TAL]]
| [[2021 Drive for the Cure 250|ROV]]
| [[2021 Andy's Frozen Custard 335|TEX]]
| [[2021 Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[2021 Dead On Tools 250|MAR]]
| [[2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race|PHO]]
| colspan=2|
! 61st
! 23
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2021/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2022]]
! rowspan=3| 88
| [[2022 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300|DAY]]
| [[2022 Production Alliance Group 300|CAL]]
| [[2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Las Vegas)|LVS]]
| [[2022 United Rentals 200|PHO]]
| [[2022 Nalley Cars 250|ATL]]
| [[2022 Pit Boss 250|COA]]
| [[2022 ToyotaCare 250|RCH]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250|MAR]]<br><small>11</small>
| [[2022 Ag-Pro 300|TAL]]
| [[2022 A-GAME 200|DOV]] 
| [[2022 Mahindra ROXOR 200|DAR]]
| [[2022 SRS Distribution 250|TEX]]
| [[2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[2022 Pacific Office Automation 147|PIR]]
| [[2022 Tennessee Lottery 250|NSH]]
| [[2022 Henry 180|ROA]]
| [[2022 Alsco Uniforms 250|ATL]]
| [[2022 Crayon 200|NHA]]
| [[2022 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225|POC]]
| [[2022 Pennzoil 150|IRC]]
| [[2022 New Holland 250|MCH]]
| [[2022 Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2022 Wawa 250|DAY]]
| [[2022 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|DAR]]
| [[2022 Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[2022 Food City 300|BRI]]
| [[2022 Andy's Frozen Custard 300|TEX]]
| [[2022 Sparks 300|TAL]]
| [[2022 Drive for the Cure 250|ROV]]
| [[2022 Alsco Uniforms 302|LVS]]
| [[2022 Contender Boats 300|HOM]]
| [[2022 Dead On Tools 250|MAR]]
| [[2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race|PHO]]
| colspan=2|
! 58th
! 26
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2022/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=September 11, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2023]]
| [[2023 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300|DAY]]
| [[2023 Production Alliance Group 300|CAL]]
| [[2023 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Las Vegas)|LVS]]
| [[2023 United Rentals 200|PHO]]
| [[2023 RAPTOR King of Tough 250|ATL]]
| [[2023 Pit Boss 250|COA]]
| [[2023 ToyotaCare 250|RCH]]
| [[2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250|MAR]]
| [[2023 Ag-Pro 300|TAL]]
| [[2023 A-GAME 200|DOV]]
| [[2023 Shriners Children's 200|DAR]]
| [[2023 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[2023 Pacific Office Automation 147|PIR]]
| [[2023 DoorDash 250|SON]]
| [[2023 Tennessee Lottery 250|NSH]]
| [[2023 The Loop 121|CSC]]
| [[2023 Alsco Uniforms 250|ATL]]
| [[2023 Ambetter Health 200|NHA]]
| [[2023 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225|POC]]
| [[2023 Road America 180|ROA]]
| [[2023 Cabo Wabo 250|MCH]]
| [[2023 Pennzoil 150|IRC]]
| [[2023 Shriners Children's 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2023 Wawa 250|DAY]]
| [[2023 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|DAR]]
| [[2023 Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2023 Food City 300|BRI]]<br><small>30</small>
| [[2023 Andy's Frozen Custard 300|TEX]]
| [[2023 Drive for the Cure 250|ROV]]
| [[2023 Alsco Uniforms 302|LVS]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2023 Contender Boats 300|HOM]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[2023 Dead On Tools 250|MAR]]
| [[2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race|PHO]]
| colspan=2|
! 48th
! 48
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2023/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2024]]
| [[2024 United Rentals 300|DAY]]
| [[2024 Raptor King of Tough 250|ATL]]
| [[2024 The LiUNA!|LVS]]
| [[2024 Call811.com Every Dig. Every Time. 200|PHO]]
| [[2024 Focused Health 250 (COTA)|COA]]
| [[2024 ToyotaCare 250|RCH]]
| [[2024 Dude Wipes 250|MAR]]
| [[2024 Andy's Frozen Custard 300|TEX]]
| [[2024 Ag-Pro 300|TAL]]
| [[2024 BetRivers 200|DOV]]
| [[2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200|DAR]]
| [[2024 BetMGM 300|CLT]]
| [[2024 Pacific Office Automation 147|PIR]]
| [[2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250|SON]]
| [[2024 Hy-Vee PERKS 250|IOW]]
| [[2024 SciAps 200|NHA]]
| [[2024 Tennessee Lottery 250|NSH]]
| [[2024 The Loop 110|CSC]]
| [[2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225|POC]]
| [[2024 Pennzoil 250|IND]]
| [[2024 Cabo Wabo 250|MCH]]
| [[2024 Wawa 250|DAY]]
| [[2024 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200|DAR]]
| [[2024 Focused Health 250 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[2024 Mission 200 at The Glen|GLN]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2024 Food City 300|BRI]]<br><small>7</small>
| [[Kansas Lottery 300|KAN]]
| [[Sparks 300|TAL]]
| [[NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte (fall race)|ROV]]
| [[NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas|LVS]]
| [[NASCAR Xfinity Series at Homestead-Miami|HOM]]
| [[NASCAR Xfinity Series at Martinsville|MAR]]
| [[NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race|PHO]]
| colspan=2|
! 55th
! 32
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2024/B|title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=September 15, 2024}}</ref>
|}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress<br>
{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

===CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led. **&nbsp;– All laps led.</span>)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=24| [[CARS Tour|CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! {{Tooltip|CLMSCTC|CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[2022 CARS Tour|2022]]
! rowspan=4| [[JR Motorsports]]
! rowspan=3| 3
! rowspan=4| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Caraway Speedway|CRW]]
| [[Hickory Motor Speedway|HCY]]
| [[Greenville-Pickens Speedway|GPS]]
| [[New River All-American Speedway|AAS]]
| [[Franklin County Speedway|FCS]]
| [[Langley Speedway (Virginia)|LGY]]
| [[Dominion Raceway|DOM]]
| [[Hickory Motor Speedway|HCY]]
| [[Ace Speedway|ACE]]
| [[Motor Mile Speedway|MMS]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|NWS]]<br><small>3</small>
| [[Tri-County Motor Speedway|TCM]]
| [[Ace Speedway|ACE]]
| [[South Boston Speedway|SBO]]
| [[Caraway Speedway|CRW]]
|
|
! 45th
! 30
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Dale_Earnahrdt,_Jr./Results/Solid_Rock_Carriers_CARS_Late_Model_Stock_Tour/2022|title=Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 2022 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Tour|work=The Third Turn|access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! [[2023 CARS Tour|2023]]
| [[Southern National Motorsports Park|SNM]]
| [[Florence Motor Speedway|FLC]]
| [[Hickory Motor Speedway|HCY]]
| [[Ace Speedway|ACE]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|NWS]]<br><small>16</small>
| [[Langley Speedway (Virginia)|LGY]]
| [[Dominion Raceway|DOM]]
| [[Caraway Speedway|CRW]]
| [[Hickory Motor Speedway|HCY]]
| [[Ace Speedway|ACE]]
| [[Tri-County Motor Speedway|TCM]]
| [[Wake County Speedway|WKS]]
| [[New River All-American Speedway|AAS]]
| [[South Boston Speedway|SBO]]
| [[Tri-County Motor Speedway|TCM]]
| [[Caraway Speedway|CRW]]
|
! 62nd
! 17
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Dale_Earnahrdt,_Jr./Results/Solid_Rock_Carriers_CARS_Late_Model_Stock_Tour/2023|title=Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 2023 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Tour|work=The Third Turn|access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! [[2024 CARS Tour|2024]]
| [[Southern National Motorsports Park|SNM]]
| [[Hickory Motor Speedway|HCY]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[New River All-American Speedway|AAS]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[Orange County Speedway|OCS]]
| [[Ace Speedway|ACE]]
| [[Tri-County Motor Speedway|TCM]]
| [[Langley Speedway (Virginia)|LGY]]
| [[Dominion Raceway|DOM]]
| [[Caraway Speedway|CRW]]
| [[Hickory Motor Speedway|HCY]]
| [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|NWS]]
| [[Ace Speedway|ACE]]
| [[Wake County Speedway|WKS]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Florence Motor Speedway|FLC]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[South Boston Speedway|SBO]]
| [[Tri-County Motor Speedway|TCM]]
| [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|NWS]]
! N/A
! 0
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Dale_Earnahrdt,_Jr./Results/zMAX_CARS_Late_Model_Stock_Tour/2024|title=Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 2024 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour|work=The Third Turn|access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! [[2025 CARS Tour|2025]]
! 8
| [[New River All-American Speedway|AAS]]
| [[Wake County Speedway|WCS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Cordele Motor Speedway|CDL]]<br><small>21</small>
| [[Orange County Speedway|OCS]]
| [[Ace Speedway|ACE]]
| [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|NWS]]
| [[Langley Speedway (Virginia)|LGY]]
| [[Dominion Raceway|DOM]]
| [[Caraway Speedway|CRW]]
| [[Hickory Motor Speedway|HCY]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Anderson Motor Speedway|AND]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Florence Motor Speedway|FLC]]<br><small>18</small>
| [[South Boston Speedway|SBO]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Tri-County Motor Speedway|TCM]]<br><small>12</small>
| [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|NWS]]
| colspan=2|
! 28th
! 108
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Dale_Earnahrdt,_Jr./Results/zMAX_CARS_Late_Model_Stock_Tour/2025|title=Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 2025 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour|work=The Third Turn|access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>
|}

===International Race of Champions===
([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! colspan=9| [[International Race of Champions]] results
|-
! Year
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! Pos.
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[IROC XXIII|1999]]
! rowspan=2| [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Talladega Superspeedway|TAL]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IND]]<br><small>11</small>
! 9th
! 29
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/1999/I|title=Dale Earnhart Jr. – 1999 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! [[IROC XXIV|2000]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Talladega Superspeedway|TAL]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IND]]<br><small>9</small>
! 10th
! 29
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda02/2000/I|title=Dale Earnhart Jr. – 2000 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
|}

===24 Hours of Daytona===
([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
! colspan="9" | [[24 Hours of Daytona]] results
|- style="background:#ABBBDD;"
! Year
! Class
! No
! Team
! Car
! Co-drivers
! Laps
! Position
! Class Pos.
|-
! [[2001 24 Hours of Daytona|2001]]
| align=center| GTS
| align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corvette Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C5-R]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Pilgrim]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Earnhardt]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Collins]]
| 642
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|-
! [[2004 24 Hours of Daytona|2004]]
| align=center| DP
| align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard-Boss Motorsports]]
| [[Crawford Composites|Crawford DP03]]-[[Chevrolet]] 
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Wallace (racing driver)|Andy Wallace]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Stewart]]
| 519
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 5 <sup>DNF</sup>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 3 <sup>DNF</sup>
|}

==References==
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