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Dale Earnhardt Jr. headlines three in NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2021

Rod Mullins

nascarDale Earnhardt Jr. is one of three drivers who will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as the Class of 2021.

The class, announced Tuesday, includes seven-time Modified Series champion Mike Stefanik, who represents the second inductee from the Modern Era ballot, as well as Red Farmer, who was selected from the Pioneer ballot.

Ralph Seagraves was named as the recipient of the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.

You can catch Dale Junior’s reaction to the news on a brand-new edition of The Dale Jr. Download tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Cameras captured Junior’s real-time reaction as he got the news of his selection during taping of tonight’s episode.

“There’s no better compliment, there’s no better affirmation than from your peers and people that you work with and work around,” Earnhardt said. “This is such a great pat on the back for a lot of hard work and a lot of years in the sport.”

Click here to watch a preview.

 




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Rod Mullins

Rod Mullins

Rod Mullins covers NASCAR for Augusta Free Press. Rod is the co-host of the “Street Knowledge” podcasts focusing on NASCAR with AFP editor Chris Graham, and is the editor of Dickenson Media. A graduate of UVA-Wise, Rod began his career in journalism as a reporter for The Cumberland Times, later became the program director/news director/on-air morning show host for WNVA in Norton, Va., and in the early 1990s served as the sports information director at UVA-Wise and was the radio “Voice of the Highland Cavaliers” for football and basketball for seven seasons. In 1995, Rod transitioned to public education, where he has worked as a high school English, literature, and creative writing teacher.

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