Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Michigan’s Carson Hocevar reminds me of ‘a 1979 Dale Earnhardt’ Published: Jun. 06, 2025, 10:05 a.m. Dale Earnhardt at Michigan International Speedway in 1997.

Like thousands of Dale Earnhardt's supporters did, my grandmother took her grief and sorrow from that afternoon in February 2001 and flocked to his namesake, the up-and-coming Dale Earnhardt, Jr ...