Dale Earnhardt Jr. shares early-career regrets
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will end his long and storied career with a final full-time race at the Ford EcoBoost 400 this Sunday. And with that career-ending reality setting in, Earnhardt Jr. has begun to reflect on his 19-year career.In looking back, Earnhardt Jr. aDale Earnhardt Jr. shares early-career regrets
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will end his long and storied career with a final full-time race at the Ford EcoBoost 400 this Sunday. And with that career-ending reality setting in, Earnhardt Jr. has begun to reflect on his 19-year career.In looking back, Earnhardt Jr. acknowledges there are at least a few regrets. Chief among them was his indifferent attitude early on his his career. “If I’d taken it more serious in the Bud days, we might have had more success,” Earnhardt Jr. told ESPN.Earnhardt Jr. says he changed his ways after joining Hendrick Motorsports and observing the tireless work ethic of both Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. That’s also where he learned the importance of relationships, which led to another regret.“I regret [not wanting to work with my uncle],” Earnhardt Jr. told the Sporting News of Tony Eury Sr. “That’s probably my biggest [regret] in motorsports as a driver, was that decision because it did nothing and it made our relationship a challenge to repair. Like I say, we’d won a lot of races togeth Read more