Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is Eager To Return To Racing in 2017

Coming up the conversation was Dale Earnhardt junior. Nelson this is my tracks by motor racing network. Tiger why this might back please join me every Tuesday night for NASCAR live just one hour interactive show. They keep beyond the typical story lines in NASCAR with the stars for the sport the celebration that party App Store. NASCAR live also gives you in depth analysis with the Marlins all personnel because for me he's the decisive moment of the what plan check it out NASCAR live this Tuesday night at 7 eastern on the motor racing network. A new generation of NASCAR stars is being poured the river valley gets. Drivers tested by racing's toughest speedway the bank. Firing back. The NASCAR Camping World truck series. I'm baptism by fire I. Season premieres February 24 on the motor racing network. The voice of NASCAR. Diller. My junior eager I'm sure to get back behind the wheel but it's really just about. Your eagerness to get going. Yeah I'm I'm ready for the season started back in attracting get married in the target practice under way start. Yes he starts. Get excited about that when you come and the media day again and you hear from the fans also should be and so forth that's really gets you excited season's about to start. You have bomb this new way of doing things that you were part Canon shaping this new race format. This year and I guessed it had to be pretty cool to be part of that sit in there and listen some of the day what were some of the topics that they really. There was some healthy debate about that that maybe wasn't just so evident right away we needed to do. I want any enemies I AM when I got in Jeff pulled out of the council. I just couldn't really plug in mentally to what was going on. And so I was really in any of the discussions. From from. Hey early stages all the way up to ovarian drilling. They. Tell me about what they were good thinking about doing thought it was a great idea to ask if I'd be a part of the press conference which I was happy to do really honored at an advanced into the heart that. One of the things that you said the other night that I found interesting was the the speculation about they've done something like this back in the eighty's and ninety's. When everything everybody was coming guy got about NASCAR back in the eighties and nineties if they had done something like this thing is there will be. Unbelievable unbelievable. What what you have in mind local well how would it have been different if they would have this kind of format. I just remember when me instead halfway money we would play again and see if Dan was gonna get death and so that you know that. That's what we need so many people doing. Is sort of plug it into these races in the middle and in the middle portion of the race. There was really something missing its this is gonna bring some substance to live in and in an area of the band needed. As a driver you're gonna be record opportunity get those extra points and as a fan you're going to be doing in the C forgot he gets his points and that's that's gonna. Assistant head of the season. You got to married for over the offseason as well and he settled into married life already. I don't know you know I just we've been they have really long time so it doesn't really feel much different we certainly keep looking at each other. I think your sales has been so fortunate you know one of the things that I noticed the other night as well do you Wear a wedding ring today but somebody said. There's you've got something about jewelry. That that you just really don't. I don't know there's just something about wearing jewelry what what's that. It's it's phobia jewelry so yeah I don't. Yeah I don't like where I really don't burn anywhere in the head to head to head do. Having giver mode that would bring him. No idea I don't know I just never really liked it and have been a big Jewish fan all my life. I'm here yeah I'm thinking like in the tattoo for one myself. JRM four teams in the extended the series this year. That's a pretty healthy. Healthy bite to take up toward the championship. What what are your thoughts as a team owner heading into for the expenditures 2017 has to think it says a lot about the health series. The health of our company G emerged ports. Missed against things right we got a lot of people who excited to be partnered with us. It's nearly Baxter had two teams going full time for the championship this year than double that before. And so we're thrilled to get a lot of things that excited about is really coming on board and then. Some new partners. It's gonna be. Going to be a lot of word again and a busy time in the shop throughout the season trying to prepare even that's very good the bad guys. It's a great challenge I think you know again. The port to it and are you headed to Phoenix here in in a week or so they're kind of gear up for the year what are you hoping to help mr. what are you trying to take away from that test. Me personally and this guy. Talk again there right. Yes try to push myself physically and. It's wearing their home. It's hot it's sweaty and. Greg and his guys had a great car. Last year those races. Finished second and. Edited them. And finally with the Super Bowl coming up in a weekend. I know the Redskins are part of the of the playoff picture right now this year but what's your Super Bowl Sunday gonna be like. I. I'm pretty much just spectator I got France's total both sides. Stayed away tomorrow night. Yeah wins this. Certainly be tuning in you know it's feed off mine and we'll have we'll have friends over. He fears. You do you have like a food specialty that you really look forward to now really just you know we continue into. Dale Earnhardt junior gearing up for his nineteenth Sprint Cup Series season starting in Daytona next month. For Wednesday January 25 of his contract by motor racing network. I'm Brian Nelson in Charlotte, North Carolina.