Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Amy Earnhardt do not shy away from sharing stories about life at home with their daughters, Isla and Nicole. Over time, on their podcast Bless Your Hardt, they have revealed that their daughters have two very different personalities. However, it has been a while since the NASCAR icon last spoke about Amy’s pregnancy.
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Junior has admitted that parenting often tests his patience, joking about how challenging the girls can be for both him and Amy. Still, those everyday frustrations never overshadow the memory of the moment his life shifted in a way no racetrack ever could.
That moment dates back to 2017, when Dale Jr. appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and reflected on how Amy revealed her first pregnancy. At the time, Amy was expecting Isla. Junior recalled that the day had already felt special long before he stepped through the front door. A lifelong Washington Redskins fan, he had been invited to a luncheon that served as the team’s season kickoff. The invitation alone thrilled him.
The event turned out to be better than he could have imagined, as Junior took the stage for a Q&A session in front of the entire team, soaking in an atmosphere he described as unforgettable. In his words, it felt like the greatest day. Riding that high, he returned home eager to tell Amy every detail, unaware that something far more significant awaited him.
The Earnhardts shared a household rule shaped by their shared addiction to Amazon shopping. Packages arrived frequently, but neither opened the other’s deliveries. That routine held firm until that day. Amy casually mentioned that she had opened one of his packages, a detail that barely registered with him at first. As Junior moved toward the parcel, Amy quietly started recording him.
What happened next was something surreal to Dale Jr. “So I reach into this little pouch, and I pull out a onesie. And I’m like, I don’t, I mean, I know right away what that means. And I’m like, just weird words are coming out of my mouth. I don’t even know what I said. It made zero sense.”
Before he could gather himself, Amy urged him to keep going. “And then she’s like, ‘Well, there’s more in the bag.’ So I reach in there. I pull out the pregnancy test. And so we’re crying. She’s crying, I’m crying.”
The shock gave way to emotion. Junior described how overwhelming the moment felt because of the big news itself. He later explained that he wanted to preserve that instant forever. He planned to place the onesie and the pregnancy test inside a Ziploc bag and store them safely downstairs.
To him, those items were the first tangible proof of his child’s existence. He wanted to keep them intact so that one day he could show his daughter the very test that confirmed she was on the way.
Now, as Bless Your ‘Hardt prepares for its next episode, the story might come full circle. Viewers might be eager to learn whether Junior followed through on that intention and ever showed Isla the onesie and pregnancy test.
