- Source of Wealth: Race Car Driving, Hammerhead Entertainment
- Age: 45
- Birth Place: Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
- Height: 6′ 0″ (1.83 m)
- Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Amy Reimann)
- Full Name: Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: October 10, 1974
- Occupation: Stock Car Racing Driver, Champion Team Owner
- Education: Mitchell Community College
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a third generation American stock car racer. He has a net worth of $225 million in 2017, which he earned from his career as racing car driver owning his team. He drives the Chevrolet SS No. 88 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet Camaro for his own team called JR Motorsports. His father is Dale Earnhardt, Sr. He is a NASCAR Hall of Famer. Dale’s grandfather, Ralph Earnhardt was both a NASCAR driver and a stock car fabricator.
Dale was born on 2nd January 1952 and was raised near Kannapolis, North Carolina. He attended college and earned an automotive degree of 2 years from Mooresville, North Carolina. Dale’s racing career started off when he was just 17 years of age. Dale owns a media production company called “Hammerhead Entertainment”, which produced TV shows such as “Back in the Day” that is still aired on the SPEED channel. The production company also comes out with shows on ESPN2 called “Shifting Gears”.
Dale has also hosted shows on Radio called Dale Earnhardt, Jr’s Unrestricted on Sirius XM Sports Nation. From 2013, his production company has started producing podcasts that are hosted by Taylor Zarzour and Mike Davis. These shows discuss Dale’s racing weekend.
Dale has appeared in several movies like – Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Herbie: Fully loaded, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). Earnhardt has appeared in several music videos as well. He has worked with artists such as, Jay-Z, Matthew Good, Sheryl Crow, Trace Adkins, Three Doors Down, O.A.R, Nickelback and Kid Rock.