“Got a lot of grief”: Dale Jr.’s step-brother Kerry Earnhardt clarifies sharing a totaled photo of a Ford truck

Kerry Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s step-brother shared a picture of a totaled Ford F-450 truck on his Instagram. The former NASCAR driver uploaded a reel soon after to clarify why he uploaded the photo, both on December 27.

The caption for the Instagram story of the total Ford truck read:

“Our Ford 450 Dually Truck”

Image credits: via Kerry Earnhardt's Instagram/@earnhardtkerry

Earnhardt received a lot of flak for working on a Ford truck and he explained the reason behind that:

"I got a lot of grief for that. Have you know, that's my daughter's truck. We've been in the rodeo industry for a while, and of all the manufacturers, Ford had the less issues of failures.

"And we chose that truck because our daughter was going to Oklahoma in college, so 20 plus hours away. We wanted something that we felt was reliable, and that's why we have the Ford pickup."

The story uploaded by him was of her daughter's F-450 from when she got into an accident and was okay despite the heavy crash. The caption of the reel read:

“Got a lot of grief over the #fordtruck picture! I get it, but here's the deal. We've traveled across country for the last 10 years pulling living quarter horse trailers and the Ford has stood up the best within our rodeo family. I've hauled with a 2015 #chevrolet 3500 dually all those years! Even Added a 60 gallon diesel tank to make the long desolate miles!”

“It totaled her truck, but there was no way we could not replace that truck with another Ford 450 which was the red truck in the picture I was under the hood tightening up a loose wire.”

Kerry Earnhardt received was criticized for working on the Ford pickup. Hence, he uploaded the story of the crashed truck, and then the reel to explain how it was a Ford that saved her daughter's life. He further went on in the caption to explain how no car manufacturer is perfect and that they all have room to improve.

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Kerry Earnhardt asked friends and family to stop worrying about the crash

Kerry Earnhardt uploaded another story, about six hours after posting the crashed Ford F-450 pickup truck. The former NASCAR driver explained that the crash wasn't recent and that the concerned friends and family didn't need to worry.

As per the story, Earnhardt received a lot of messages from the concerned people about the photo. The caption to the story read:

“This happened in 2021 when my daughter was hit head on in her truck! Thankfully All Was Ok! Fam and friends can stop blowing up my phone! Appreciate the love”

Image credits: Instagram/@earnhardtkerry

Kerry Earnhardt is the son of Dale Earnhardt and his first wife Latane Brown. Dale Earnhardt Sr. ended the relationship with Latane in 1968 and married Brenda Lorraine Gee in 1972. Earnhardt Sr. and Brenda are the parents of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelly.