DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Welcome back, Dale Jr.
As the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns to a summertime date at Chicagoland Speedway, we also see the return of the NBC Sports Group to the broadcast schedule – and a new beginning for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
After retiring from full-time racing following the 2017 season, the 15-time Most Popular Driver and two-time Daytona 500 champion officially takes his spot in the NBC Sports broadcast team for the Overton’s 400 on Sunday, July 1 (2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
He spent the off-season getting familiar with his new role in front of the camera – with a headset instead of a helmet – by taking part in several non-NASCAR events with NBC. Earnhardt did segments at the Super Bowl, Olympics and Stanley Cup – and, most recently, sat beside Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show.
And Earnhardt is certainly qualified to talk about what it takes to win in July at Chicagoland Speedway – he won the 2005 race there.
Source: NASCAR Wire Service
