Danica Patrick Once Emotionally Opened Up to Dale Earnhardt Jr How Her Manipulative Dad Constantly Yelled at Her

Former NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick once had a chat with Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr during one of her podcast episodes.

Patrick opened up on how she got yelled at by her father during her childhood and even as a young driver.

While speaking with Dale Earnhardt Jr, she revealed, “The hardest thing when you’re young is to have any kind of understanding that it’s not your fault, it’s not about you, the way that they taught you, like my dad was extremely hard on me.”

“He yelled at me, he was I mean every weekend. I recently found out it was every single weekend I went to the track I got yelled at.”

She added, “It was like how did you get over it and how did we get beyond it and mom’s like we gave in. And I was like well now I know that I am a fixer.”

“You know it’s a lot to unpack in that but it is impossible when you’re a kid to have any kind of understanding that okay got it the way you treat me is a lot more about you than it is about me. It doesn’t feel like that.”

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Earnhardt Jr. then agreed to Patrick’s revelation and mentioned that as he grew up, he started to understand why his father chose to do what he did.

Dale Earnhardt Jr revealed how his father dealt with him during his childhood

During the same podcast, right after Danica revealed her past, Earnhardt Jr responded by saying that as he grew up, he slowly started to understand why his dad treated him the way he did.

It is known that growing up, Dale Earnhardt Jr and his father had a patchy relationship, as the Senior Earnhardt would spend most of his time at the racetrack.

Earnhardt Jr revealed that his dad didn’t come to his graduation ceremony despite pushing Dale and his sister Kelley to finish schooling. He also mentioned how Dale Earnhardt Sr. was in the 8th grade, despite being 16 years old. However, this helped him understand why his old man forced him and his sister to finish school.

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Apparently, Earnhardt Sr. wanted his children to have a good education, and that was his first priority before letting his son into racing.