"I really am a lazy piece of shit": Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes a guilty confession amid 'shower' joke with colleagues

Should one bathe first thing in the morning? Well, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. does. But, when it comes to combing his hair, the two-time Xfinity Series champion often runs out of patience.

Earnhardt Jr. currently owns a team, a late-model racing series, a vodka company, and a media powerhouse named Dirty Mo Media. Furthermore, he is expected to run select races through 2025 under the banner of JR Motorsports, which he owns alongside his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller and Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports.

While the 50-year-old man is anything but lazy, the same cannot be said when it comes to brushing his hair right after taking off his night hat. Instead of going for a comb, he simply flattens his puffed-up hair with his bare hands and then sets off for a morning shower.

In a recent episode of the Dale Jr. Download podcast, Earnhardt Jr. said,

“I do it because I feel like if I do it in the morning; I smell better, like; I got my bedhead. I mash it down into whatever direction it is. I feel like a f**g loser. I really am a lazy piece of s**!!” (0:25)

Dale Jr. retired from full-time racing back in 2017, but the itch to drive a race car never subsided in him. The former Hendrick Motorsports driver has been running at least one race every year since his retirement.

Most recently, he finished seventh in the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. By then, Dale Jr. had already announced that he would not be running the #88 machine in the Xfinity Series in 2025. 18-year-old Connor Zilisch will race the car full-time next year.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals racing plans ahead of 2025 NASCAR season

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has his plate full for the upcoming season. He will join Amazon Prime and TNT alongside Steve Letarte and Adam Alexander for their broadcast of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

When asked about his plans for the next season, Earnhardt Jr. said (as quoted by Newsweek),

“I don't have any plans. I like it that way. If I want to run one, I will. If I don't, I won't.”

In the end, the veteran racer was unable to control his urge to go out there and compete. He brought his iconic partnership with Budweiser back to life by running the famous No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet at the South Carolina 400 at Florence Motor Speedway in November. However, Dale Jr. managed to pull off only a P28 finish due to mechanical issues with his car.

As a full-time contender, Dale Jr. marked 291 starts with the Bud King of Beers Chevy and amassed 17 wins before moving to Hendrick Motorsports in 2007. He won nine more races with Hendrick with his last victory coming at Phoenix Raceway in 2015.