Dale Earnhardt Jr., a two-time Daytona 500 champion, is soon to be a two-time dad.
Wife Amy made the announcement Wednesday with a special message from their soon to be 2-year-old daughter, Isla Rose, on Instagram. Isla will turn 3 on May 1. Amy also shared Dale’s reaction from when she first told him.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was voted NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver 15 consecutive times and is now a TV analyst for NBC Sports. He and Amy were married on New Years Eve in 2016.
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Greg was a writer for DriveTribe supporting Amazon's The Grand Tour and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, and a Masters degree in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek and a regular contributor to Forbes.
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