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Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s role in NASCAR fittingly includes Hall of Fame berth

Now the longtime fan favorite and two-time Daytona 500 winner will join his famous, late father in NASCAR's Hall of Fame after being selected as one of three members of the 2021 class. The other inductees are Red Farmer and the late Mike Stefanik. Ralph Seagraves was chosen as the Landmark Award winner.

“My wife was here, my family, my sister, so surrounded by a lot of close folks," he said on NBCSN's announcement show. “It was great to see my face pop up on the screen.”

His grandfather, Ralph, was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1997 and was selected as one of the 50 greatest drivers in NASCAR history in 1998.