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Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. reminisced memories from his childhood days when he would rush to his dad's shop for candies. He also stated that he was the only one who would go for the "Nerds" candy out of all his friends.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his father, Dale Earnhardt, were very close to each other. The two shared the tracks many times and were also extremely competent racers. Earnhardt Jr., who is worth $300 million (according to Celebrity Net Worth), has now revealed that he would rush to his father's shop early in the '80s, specifically for the "Nerds" candy.
Speaking on the Dale Jr. Download podcast, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated that while other kids would go after all the other types of candies, he had a particular fascination for the "Nerds." He said:
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"You guys know Nerds, right? Nerds the candy. I was always a huge fan of the of Nerds candy when I was much younger. When I was in the 80s or when I would go to dad's shop in Annapolis when his race shop his Bush shop was next to M's house. I would go there and about a block away, they had a Dairy Queen and I'd go up there and get me a Nerds blizzard."
"You know everybody else is getting Heath blizzard, you know, the rece blizzard there just all the all the general common things you can mix in there M&M's. Not many people were after the Nerds blizzard." (2:55)
Paul Andrews opens up on leaving Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s father's team
Paul Andrews joined Dale Earnhardt Inc. with Steve Park in 1999. Prior to that, he had gained experience working as a crew chief for Alan Kulwicki. Andrews's work with the team was exceptional, helping the #1 Chevrolet win two races.
However, as the team's performance started going down after 2006, Andrews stated that he felt it was time to leave. He said, speaking with Dale Earnhardt Jr. on his podcast:
"I loved it really. It was good. I got along good with everybody was able to help build through you know build it. [...] You know [Steve] Park was there, we won races one of those two races. And then Park got hurt. And then we brought Kenny in. It was my suggestion to bring Kenny in."
"Park was coming back. We all did the testing went to Charlotte and thought he was good but things didn’t go good when we got back. [...] And then things started going downhill some more. And they thought it was time for me to go ahead and go, so, that’s what I did," Andrews responded.
