Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s Heartfelt Message to Dale Jr.’s First NASCAR Cup Win Resurfaces on Father’s Day

Throughout the course of their respective careers, Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr. elevated the sport to a whole new level in their own unique ways. In fact, one could even go so far as to say that NASCAR today wouldn’t be the same if it weren’t for the Earnhardts. Having said that, one can’t help but address the tragic aspect of their careers for the brief time they raced in the Cup together. Yes, that day in Daytona overshadows most of the things they accomplished together, but that shouldn’t mean the beautiful moments they had together shouldn’t be talked about as much.

So on the occasion of Father’s Day, NASCAR on NBC did just that, throwing it back to one of the most important and beautiful moments shared between Dale Sr. and Dale Jr.

Dale Earnhardt’s heartfelt reaction to his son’s first Cup win

Even though Earnhardt Sr. was known and perceived as the tough guy in NASCAR (hence his nickname, The Intimidator), there were a few occasions on which he showed the lesser-known side of his personality. One such instance was when his son won his first-ever Cup race.

Following in the footsteps of his own career, Junior’s first Cup win came at Texas, the same track where he won his first Xfinity race. Not only that, that win was also the first in the books of Dale Earnhardt Inc. or DEI.

“I tell ya, he’s something else.”

On this #FathersDay, throwing back to Dale Earnhardt seeing his son win his first @NASCAR Cup Series race. pic.twitter.com/WtSw179l5b

— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) June 18, 2023

Ecstatic and full of emotions after the momentous day in his son’s life and his race team’s, Earnhardt Sr embraced his son just as he got out of his racecar. When asked about his thoughts on the dual significance of this win, the Intimidator said, “I tell ya, he’s something else.”

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. 👍🏼🍻

— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 18, 2023

Even Dale Jr posted a tweet on the occasion of Father’s Day as he wrote, “Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. 👍🏼🍻”

Dale Earnhardt Jr wonders this about his father every day

Ahead of his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in early 2022, Dale Jr. opened up on what he imagined his father’s reaction would be to his and his sister Kelley’s massive achievements in their careers

“I think he would be surprised,” Earnhardt Jr said as per Fox News. “I think that he would be so proud of Kelley and who she has become, the amount of respect, her stature, I think that would matter a lot to him.”

With that said Junior claimed he would do anything to know what his father’s words would be about all his and his sister’s achievements, something he said he thinks about “all the time.”