
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
JR Motorsports
2024 Xfinity Stats
Points
32
Starts
1
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
1
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Earnhardt Jr. has raced part-time in the Xfinity Series since his retirement from full-time Cup Series racing at the end of 2017. He made one start in 2024 and earned a strong seventh-place finish at Bristol. Earnhardt appears to be stepping away from NASCAR in 2025 and concentrating more on the CARS Tour and late model stock racing in much smaller racing series. Read Past Outlooks

Making Xfinity start at Bristol
JR Motorsports and Hellmann's Mayonnaise announced a multi-year extension through the 2026 Xfinity Series season and it will sponsor Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Chevrolet later this year at Bristol Motor Speedway Sept. 20.
ANALYSIS
Hellmann's has been a long-time sponsor at JR Motorsports and they will also see primary sponsorship in six races on the No. 7 Chevrolet for Justin Allgaier during the 2024 season. Earnhardt Jr. has consistently run in one NASCAR Xfinity Series race for his team in each of the last seven seasons since retiring from full-time Cup Series competition. 2023 was the first year he actually raced in two races, making starts at both Bristol and Homestead in the fall. Unless a sponsor really wants to have Earnhardt Jr. run in a second race for them, we should probably assume this will be his only start in 2024. The two-time Xfinity Series champ drove through the field last fall at Bristol and ended up leading 47 laps before he was forced to retire with a mechanical issue. Bubba Pollard (Richmond), Carson Kvapil (Martinsville) and Connor Zilisch (Watkins Glen, Kansas, Homestead, Phoenix) are the other drivers who are currently slated to run races in the part-time No. 88 entry for JR Motorsports.
Hellmann's has been a long-time sponsor at JR Motorsports and they will also see primary sponsorship in six races on the No. 7 Chevrolet for Justin Allgaier during the 2024 season. Earnhardt Jr. has consistently run in one NASCAR Xfinity Series race for his team in each of the last seven seasons since retiring from full-time Cup Series competition. 2023 was the first year he actually raced in two races, making starts at both Bristol and Homestead in the fall. Unless a sponsor really wants to have Earnhardt Jr. run in a second race for them, we should probably assume this will be his only start in 2024. The two-time Xfinity Series champ drove through the field last fall at Bristol and ended up leading 47 laps before he was forced to retire with a mechanical issue. Bubba Pollard (Richmond), Carson Kvapil (Martinsville) and Connor Zilisch (Watkins Glen, Kansas, Homestead, Phoenix) are the other drivers who are currently slated to run races in the part-time No. 88 entry for JR Motorsports.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The devastating concussion and balance/vision impairment issues that Earnhardt suffered due to multiple crashes last season took the NASCAR icon out of the driver's seat at mid-season in 2016. He only completed 18 of the 36 events before being sidelined. It was a season lost for the driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet. However, the good news is that Earnhardt is much better and has received medical clearance to race again as of early December. Before the injury the veteran driver had been performing at his highest level in years with great campaigns in 2014 and 2015. While all would appear to be all right physically with Earnhardt, we'd be a bit leery about building a fantasy race team around him, with Earnhardt being the anchor driver. As it goes with drivers and concussion histories, all it takes is another major wreck to put your driver on the sidelines for multiple races.
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Confirmed for Bristol
JR Motorsports and Unilever have reached a milestone as they extend their partnership into its 15th year in 2023. In addition, the organization confirmed that NASCAR Hall of Famer Earnhardt Jr. will make his annual return to the Xfinity Series this season with a Unilever-branded No. 88 entry at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Making two Xfinity starts in 2023
Earnhardt Jr. will race in two Xfinity Series races in 2023, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic reports.
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Next-Gen Test at Daytona
Earnhardt Jr. will participate in the Next Gen test at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday and Wednesday for Hendrick Motorsports, the team announced.
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2022 Xfinity Start Named
On this week's Dale Jr Download, Earnhardt Jr. announced he will make his lone 2022 Xfinity Series start at Martinsville Speedway.
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Xfinity Start at Homestead
Earnhardt Jr. returns to NXS competition at Homestead for the first event at the 1.5-mile oval on Saturday. This marks the first time Earnhardt Jr. is back behind the wheel since a fifth-place finish at Darlington Raceway in 2019, JR Motorsports PR reports.
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