Dale Earnhardt Jr Bought His Dad’s Old Car

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And it wasn’t exactly cheap…

There’s a lot to be said about the connection between father and son, which is what drove Dale Earnhardt Jr. to pay a hefty sum to buy his dad’s 1984 Goodwrench black No. 8 car. If you’re a NASCAR fan, you probably already know Earnhardt piloted that car to six victories. With a winning reputation like that, an old race car doesn’t come cheap, but Jr. had to have it.

The story was told by Jr. on his own podcast, called the Dale Jr. Download if you want to check it out. While we’re not going to give the whole blow-by-blow account, which you can certainly listen to, here are the highlights of this interesting story.

That Goodwrench No. 8 car was a Pontiac Ventura, if you don’t remember. It was always special to Jr. for obvious reasons, so he kept an eye out for it as the machine was used in different vintage race events, including at the Goodwood Festival.