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TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, prepares to drive during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, prepares to drive during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Ahead of the race at Bristol, NASCAR Hall of Famer, Dale Earnhardt Jr was asked which was his walkout song during his racing days and if was to be racing to this date, which specific song would be chosen for his driver walkout.
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Junior stated, “So I think every driver does this differently if some of them seem like they could give a crap less and they picked, just threw something back oh you know, they just answered the email with whatever song right. And then other people put a lotta time into it. Some people cared so much or cared so little that they would let other people pick their songs.”
“I remember Jimmie and somebody swapped like you pick my song, I’ll pick yours as a joke. But man I really wanted to put somethin’ in there that was either gonna fire me up or frame my mood for racing at Bristol. So I always went for something upbeat, fast, and with a lot of energy. I don’t even know what I’d put in there today. I mean I’d literally have to go in my phone and dig through you about 200 songs to pick one to use.”
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Bristol Motor Speedway has a Dale Earnhardt Jr scholarship program
To honor the legacy of famed NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr, the Bristol Motor Speedway apparently ran its own scholarship program. The program is aimed at people willing to continue their continuing education in the field of automotive technology, tourism, broadcasting, or hospitality.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 19: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 59th Annual DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2017, in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The program was initiated to pay respect to all the contributions of the former NASCAR driver toward the sporting venue. The scholarship offered a $2,088 award given as a one-time transaction to the students.
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Such an initiative by the BMS on behalf of Junior seems to be a step in the right direction when it comes to giving back to the community.
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