“It Just Comes Down to…” – Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Nephew Reveals the Reason He Doesn’t Drive for a “Big Race Team”

Dale Earnahrdt Jr‘s nephew and full-time Xfinity driver Jeffrey Earnhardt will be driving the #44 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing in 2023. Prior to this, Jeffrey raced with various teams including Joe Gibbs Racing, Gaunt Brothers Racing, and Premium Motorsports.

However, irrespective of his stints with several big and small racing teams, Jeffrey feels like there are a lot of opportunities that he might have missed due to financial concerns. In a recent Dale Jr Download episode featuring Jeffrey Earnhardt and his aunt Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Jeffrey revealed why he thinks money is one of the most important factors to get a deal.

During the conversation, Kelley asked Jeffrey, “What makes it impossible for an RCR to pit you in their car or a Gibbs or a JR Motorsports or something?”

To this, the Xfinity driver simply admitted “it’s money.” Explaining how onboarding a driver is a huge investment for any racing team, Jeffrey said,

“It’s money. 5,7,8,9…Whatever the number is, you know, it’s a lot of money. And I get it from the sponsor’s standpoint, you are asking them to spend a lot of money to put a sticker on a car. I mean obviously, it is more than that. But you know, it’s a big investment for anyone. Even if you split it up amongst three people a race, four races, it’s not cheap.”

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Jeffrey speaks with Dale Earnhardt Jr about money affecting opportunities

So, not only for himself, Jeffrey Earnhardt feels that money is a huge deal for almost every race car driver out there. Explaining how it’s not just about a big or a small racing team, Jeffrey said that a lot of deserving drivers lose good opportunities because they don’t get enough money to sponsor their talent. He said,

“So, yeah, it just comes down to money. It doesn’t matter what big race team you go to or even a smaller race team. If you don’t have the money you can be the best driver out there and may never get the opportunity. We’ve seen plenty of the guys that probably deserved it more than others and they just never get it.”

Apart from this, Jeffrey also talked about other factors that contribute to a driver not being able to find a good team. Moreover, he also admitted how he didn’t appreciate what he had early in his career and had to work hard to get where he is today.

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