“I like to get trashed”: NASCAR insider sets the bar high with Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s ‘club’ shenanigan throwback amid legend’s 50th birthday

Dale Earnhardt Jr. achieved one more milestone and turned 50 on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Several wishes poured from all across the globe, and one fan posted a throwback video from Earnhardt's early days of racing.

In the video, the NASCAR insider walked inside a motorsports-themed club named 'Jr's Place' filled with several ATVs and bikes. The fan shared a nostalgic post and captioned, 'Happy Birthday @DaleJr Hope you tear the club up tonight!' The fan brought back Dale Jr.'s younger days from his partying era.

"I kind of like going out to clubs, but when I go to club I like to get trashed. The fast way to drive your home is always hard because we live about 30 minutes from all that good stuff," said Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Junior faced this problem a lot and later in 2008 opened his own bar, 'Whisky River'. Dale mentioned that he had been to many bars and "you have to meet the owners all the time." But being an owner is like being on that "other side," and he felt "surreal."

Earnhardt Jr.'s bar was named after a bar located 25 miles away from his Mooresville, N.C., home that was named after Willie Nelson's song Whiskey Rivers. To avoid legal issues, "e" was dropped from the name.

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NASCAR suggested a challenge for Dale Earnhardt Jr. on his special day

NASCAR shared a birthday wish for Dale Earnhardt Jr. on X and proposed a 50-beer challenge to celebrate the day in his style. Former Hendrick Motorsports driver Kurt Busch also commented on the post about drinking a lot of beer on his special day.

"50th birthday means 50 beers, right @DaleJr ? 😅" the caption reads.

The caption referred to the 2014 Martinsville race where Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third and said:

"We're gonna drink a lot of beer tonight! That's what's going to happen."

Earnhardt Jr. is one of the most celebrated drivers in motorsports and won the Most Popular Driver award 15 times from 2003 to 2017. He never felt short of expressing his love for beer and always shared one with his friends. After the Xfinity Series Bristol race, Junior drank beer with his friends and family on the pit roads, enjoying the moment.

Dale Eanrhardt Jr.'s team JR Motorsports also wished the owner on their X account. The Motorsports team also highlighted Dale Jr.'s love for beer and wrote a tribute to him in the caption.

"Crackin' open a cold one in celebration of this special day. Happy Birthday, @DaleJr!" they captioned it.

The NASCAR insider took some time off from his podcast Dale Jr. Download and went on a vacation with his wife, Amy, and their two children, Isla and Nicole. Kenny Wallace, a former NASCAR driver, is temporarily filling in the spot for Junior on his podcast.