Dale Earnhardt Jr. shares a song that “feels like heaven but hurts like hell” 

Former NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. recently shared a song by Lord Huron on his social media.

The JR Motorsports owner competed in the NASCAR Cup Series in the late 1990s till the late 2010s. Earnhardt has previously shared his love for music and even talked about it as an alternative career path on the Dale Jr. Download podcast. On December 27, Dale Jr. shared a post on his Instagram stories about "The Night We Met" which is an Indie-rock song.

"This song feels like heaven but hurts like hell," the post read.

It was released in Lord Huron's 2015 album "Strange Trails."

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Instagram stories. Source: via @dalejr on Instagram.

Earnhardt also shared a post on X on Christmas Day and wrote about his dissatisfaction with the holiday music getting off radio stations.

"Merry Christmas yall. Hope it's been a good holiday season. Man it seems this one flew by. The Christmas music on the local radio station won't be playing much longer. I gotta do better next year at slowing this month down at bit, if that's at all possible," Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrote.

The 50-year-old retired from full-time racing in the Cup Series after the 2017 season. He now works as a broadcaster and is set to join NASCAR's booth on a multi-year contract with Amazon Prime Video and TNT next year.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. to race at Florence Speedway in 2025

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the son of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Dale Earnhardt. The two-time Daytona 500 winner announced that he will return to racing next year in a post on Instagram.

Jr. shared his plans to compete in the Cook Out 225 at Florence Motor Speedway on August 29, 2025.

"I'll see y'all in August," Dale Jr. wrote (via the-express.com).

Earnhardt Jr. was NASCAR’s most popular driver for 15 straight years. He last competed in the Xfinity Series' Food City 500 in 2024.

The CARS Tour co-owner also raced the iconic No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet car at the South Carolina 400 last month. He drove the famous red-and-black paint for the first time in 17 years. Earnhardt Jr. started 37th and moved to second place during the race but faced a fuel pump issue and had to retire early from the Florence Motor Speedway.

Earnhardt's other potential races in 2025 may be planned for April and August, with sponsors like Sun Drop and Bass Pro Shops. He has expressed interest in racing at Cordele Speedway on April 12 and Anderson Motor Speedway in August.