Bobby Dale Earnhardt
| Bobby Dale Earnhardt | |||||||
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| Born | September 1, 1987 Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2019 position | 68th | ||||||
| Best finish | 68th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2017 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 18, 2019. | |||||||
Bobby Dale Earnhardt (born September 1, 1987)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Toyota Camry for MBM Motorsports.
Racing career
[edit]Earnhardt raced in the ARCA Truck Series from 2013 to 2016,[2][3] where he won Rookie of the Year in 2013.[4] On May 21, 2017, he made his major stock car debut in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for Hixson Motorsports. He started 24th, and finished 21st after a crash on lap 165.
On September 8, 2017, Earnhardt made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the No. 40 Chevrolet for MBM Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway. He qualified 40th for the race and finished 34th.[5][6] Earnhardt had been scheduled to make his debut in the series on July 29 at Iowa Speedway, in the same team's No. 13 Chevrolet, but he failed to qualify for that race.[6]
Family life
[edit]Bobby is a fourth-generation stock car racing driver, being the eldest son/child of Kerry Earnhardt, the eldest grandchild of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt, and the eldest great-grandchild of Ralph Earnhardt. He is also the older brother of Jeffrey Earnhardt, and the nephew of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Bobby and Jeffrey also have a paternal half-sister, Kayla and two maternal half-brothers, James Ray and David.[7]
Bobby and his wife Kimberly have three children, a son and two daughters.
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
[edit]| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2017 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW DNQ |
GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | 71st | 9 | [8] | |||||||||||
| 40 | RCH 34 |
CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN 31 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 66 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN 27 |
TEX 34 |
PHO | HOM | 70th | 13 | [9] | |||
| 2019 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN 31 |
TEX 37 |
PHO 28 |
HOM DNQ |
68th | 16 | [10] | |||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Hixson Motorsports | 3 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL 21 |
ELK 19 |
KAN Wth |
49th | 390 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Kaltreider Racing | 96 | Ford | POC 25 |
MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt is making his own way up the racing ladder". Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "Marijuana company to sponsor race car driven by grandson of Dale Earnhardt". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "2013 ARCA Truck Series Rookie of the Year Bobby Dale Earnhardt to drive for Hixson Motorsports at Toledo – ARCA Truck Racing". www.arcatruckracing.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "Starting Line Up by Row: 9th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by American Ethanol" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Driver Bobby Dale Earnhardt 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "About Kerry + René - Earnhardt Collection". Earnhardt Collection. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Bobby Dale Earnhardt driver statistics at Racing-Reference