$300M-worth Dale Earnhardt Jr. playfully recalls missing his payday after racing for Glenn Allen Jr. - "I was going to spend it on a big amp and subs"

Dale Earnhardt Jr. recently recounted a moment from his early racing days in the Xfinity Series when he substituted Glenn Allen Jr. at the World Wide Technology Raceway in 1997. Before making his full-time debut in the Cup Series, the owner of JR Motorsports competed in NASCAR's secondary division.

In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jr. reminisced about planning to buy two 15-inch Subwoofers and an amplifier with race winnings gifted to him by former NASCAR driver Allen Jr. Ironically, Dale Jr. ended up replacing Allen Jr. in the #99 Chevy during the inaugural 5-hour Energy 250 at World Wide Technology Raceway in 1997 after Allen Jr. unexpectedly retired early from the race.

Dale Jr. claimed that he managed to put Allen Jr.'s #99 from out of the top 20 to inside the top 15. However, he recalled that he couldn't reap the benefits of the payday. Junior, who is worth $300 million (According to Celebrity Net Worth), responded to a journalist's question on X by stating:

"I remember Glenn puked as soon as he got out. I remember his car not being as uncomfortably hot as my own was. I remember moving the car from 25th to 14th and Glenn said he'd give me a cut of the purse. I was gonna spend that money on a big amp and 2 15" subs but he never got it to me."

In the subsequent two seasons following his 1997 Xfinity Series debut, the Kannapolis native won two consecutive Xfinity Series championships before transitioning to NASCAR's premier division, piloting for his father's race team, Dale Earnhardt Inc.

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"I worry about the expectations,"- Dale Earnhardt Jr. on signing Connor Zilisch for JR Motorsports

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller co-own JR Motorsports, which fields four full-time and one part-time entry in the Xfinity Series. JRM recently announced the signing of the 18-year-old Connor Zilisch as a full-time driver behind the #88 Chevy.

In a recent episode of Dale Jr. Download, which featured Zilisch, the two-time Daytona 500 winner said:,

"I worry about the expectations now that are going to be put on you. I think you can do this, more and more people are going to be seeing you, commenting, giving their opinions and criticism."

"You're 18 years old. I don't see how in the hell you could be able or expected to handle this perfectly, but I know you'll try," Dale jr. added.

In the Xfinity Series, Dale Jr. drove the #88 Chevy as a part-time driver. He has, however, given up the ride entirely for the young prodigy as of right now.

Zilisch's Xfinity Series teammates include Sam Mayer in the #1 Chevy, Justin Allgaier in the #7, Sammy Smith in the #8, and Brandon Jones in the #9 Camaro.