Dale Earnhardt Jr. is arguably the most decorated NASCAR driver of his generation. While he might not have a championship trophy to his name, he does have a ton of race victories under his belt. 26 of them came competing in the Cup Series, whereas he added 24 wins to his name in the Xfinity Series. Not to mention, he won NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver award for fifteen years straight, from 2003 to 2017.

Now, it is a task in itself to keep hold of their trophies and collect them. In Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s case, his trophies are spread out in different places, right from his home, office, and even in HOF museums. However, he is most worried about the ones that are sitting at his home.

Why is Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Bristol trophy not safe in his own house?

Junior’s wife, Amy Earnhardt, has a big say in which trophies and silverware will stay inside their house. It is indeed hard to imagine some 50-odd trophies being lined up as a collection inside Earnhardt’s house. Therefore, every year Amy handpicks the trophies she feels can be added to the home collection. And this time around the Daytona 500 and Bristol race wins, trophies were the lucky ones to be displayed.

However, there’s one big issue that has got Dale Jr. worried, and it’s the damage that can be inflicted upon Sharpie 500 silverware. “I was really happy about that. The Bristol trophy is in this one spot, but we don’t have another decoration that would work there because this spot’s kind of a really tall thing…it terrifies me because the Bristol trophy is the Sharpie 500, and on the corner of the trophies are Sharpies, and they’re little plastic Sharpies and I’m like waiting on one of them little girls to grab on them Sharpies.” Dale Jr. said this Ask Jr. segment of DJD.

He also confessed that he would want to conduct a census of all the trophies that he had won. And maybe one day build a grand collection remembering his victories on the racetrack. “I would love to take every trophy that I have and be able to put it on the wall and a big case and go, What are we missing? What’s not here? I’m not 100% sure I know where every single trophy is from the Cup or the Xfinity days, and so it’d kind of nice to kind of know which ones might not be around; find them; let’s track them down,” he added.

Just like he reached a major milestone in his racing career, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is about to hit a personal milestone by celebrating his 50th birthday next week. However, there won’t be a grand party or celebration of sorts, but rather the veteran racer will make the most of this opportunity to spend quality time with his family.

Junior plans for his 50th birthday

Trending

Richard ‘The King’ Petty Comes Clean on Legacy MC’s Cup Struggles With Heartbreaking Admission

Joe Gibbs’ Star Ran Out of Talent, Claims Bubba Wallace Insider After Successive Kansas Fumbles

“I’m Not Doing It”- Denny Hamlin Confesses the Only Condition That Would Bring Carl Edwards Back to NASCAR

Denny Hamlin’s Fiancée & NASCAR World Shower Blessings as Bubba Wallace Embraces Fatherhood With Son’s Birth

If there’s one thing everyone knows about Dale Jr., it’s that he loves to have a good time. Wherever he goes, he makes sure to turn the settings mellow and celebratory. This was captured on camera after he ran the race at Bristol and brought out the beer to share with his team and fellow drivers. However, as far as celebrating his 50th birthday goes, he wants to tone down his usual antics and rather have a memorable experience.

“I think over the next six days I’m going to really try to focus on making the most of those days with my two girls. Honestly, man, for my birthday, I don’t want to do anything. I’ll tell you what if you want something to happen, if me and Amy could go to dinner, that’d be it…From here on out, I just want it to be simple. I have run hard and raised all the hell,” Dale Jr. said about his birthday plans.

Given how the 2024 year has turned out to be for Dale Earnhardt Jr., a simple yet memorable birthday celebration isn’t out of bounds. But who knows, this script could flip with a change of heart by the birthday boy himself.