Dale Earnhardt Jr Names His Favourite NASCAR Tracks of All-Time

In a recent podcast, former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr had a big announcement. As it turns out, he will be back on the race track once again. To be precise, he will take over the JR Motorsports car at the Martinsville Speedway in the coming season. He also revealed that he will compete in the April 8 race at the track, and not the Playoff race.

He said, “I love short tracks. People ask me all the time, ‘what was your favorite track! Aww man! I thought you’d say Talladega’.

“I either say Martinsville or Bristol. Given the kind of car that I have, Martinsville is a blast, but Bristol is equally as fun, depending on how the car is driving. I’ve had some tough days at Martinsville when the car wasn’t exactly there. When it gets down to it, what type of racing do I love to do, its short track racing.”

Why does Dale Earnhardt Jr love short-track racing?

Apparently, he enjoys racing bumper-to-bumper and trading paint on the track. So, he is thrilled to be able to do that next year on the weekend of April 8. The Cup Series drivers will compete on that Sunday, with the driver and the Xfinity bunch running on Saturday. Dale Earnhardt Jr also recommended that fans buy tickets for both days.

The last time he competed in the Xfinity arena, was at the Richmond Raceway earlier this year. At that time, he finished the race in 14th place. It may have been a far cry from his fifth place finish from a year earlier at Homestead-Miami, but he is not overly worried.

Dale Earnhardt Jr knows that he is not a championship contender, so he is merely racing for the fun of it. However, he does want to deliver some decent results for his JR Motorsports outfit.

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