Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Making a Legend of His Own

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The latest on NASCAR's most popular driver. In the four years since his dad's untimely death, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has lived up to the legacy "The Intimidator" left behind. Keeping the diehard No. 8 fan up-to-date on the stellar career of one of NASCAR's current top stars, this second edition will contain all the original edition's Circle Track and Stock Car Racing magazine articles that followed Little E from Andy Hillenburg's driving school through the Busch Series to Cup racing, and adds pieces on Jr.'s successful 2003, 2004, and 2005 seasons. With 15 wins through 2005, he has been in the thick of the championship hunt the last two seasons while only continuing to heighten his profile as a spokesman for NASCAR racing. Many of his legions of fans were also fans of his dad, but Little E has earned their respect on his own merit, and with each passing year he moves further out of his father's shadow and into his own limelight.

Larry Cothren is the editor of Stock Car Racing and has covered auto racing since the mid-1980s. He has gathered the selections from that magazine and Circle Track to highlight every aspect of Dale Jr.'s career. He also wrote Motorbooks' title NASCAR's Next Generation (ISBN 0-7603-1518-3), detailing all the young, up-and-coming Cup drivers. He lives in North Carolina.