When Dale Earnhardt Jr. isn’t tearing down the racetrack, he tweetstorms,cooks for his family, snacks on banana and mayo sandwiches and owns several businesses, too.
The 41-year-old bearded speed demon says he doesn’t just slap his name on them and sit back. He gets his hands dirty.
“I like to get involved in the day-to-day management aspects, putting the right individuals in the right places where they need to be to help my businesses grow,” Earnhardt told Entrepreneur.
You might know Earnhardt best as NASCAR’s most popular driver, but he’s also the president of JR Motorsports. He co-owns the Mooresville, N.C.-based pro race team and management company with his sister, Kelley, and American NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick. He also owns Hammerhead Entertainment, a video production company, and Whisky River, a bar and nightclub in Charlotte.
Sure, with more than 40 NASCAR race wins under his belt, the “Pied Piper of Daytona” is undeniably a legend on the track. But he also knows more than a thing or two about steering small businesses to success.
We chatted with Earnhardt on the phone recently about his other life in the fast lane -- as an entrepreneur. His funnyman role as Nationwide’s “Water Cooler Dale,” “Boss Man” and, who could forget, “Animal Whisperer Dale,” also came up. (He spearheaded the auto insurance company’s #WaterCoolerDale campaign, in which small-business owners entered to win ad space on his No. 88 Chevy SS racecar.)
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