Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Making a Legend of His Own
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. always knew what he wanted to be when he grew up—a race car driver, just like his dad... and his granddad too. But when Junior entered the NASCAR big leagues at the turn of the twenty-first century, no one was sure of this Earnhardt could live up to the family name.
Then Junior's first Cup win came in only his 12th race. Just three years later, he was in close contention for a championship. Next he won the Daytona 500—a feat that eluded his famous father for 20 years.
From the pages of Stock Car Racing and Circle Track magazines, Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Making a Legend of His Own follows Dale Jr.'s ride to the top—from his early days at Andy Hillenburg's driving school to his poignant July 2001 Daytona victory, just five months after his dad's death.
For die-hard driver number 8 fans, this book also includes more than 250 full-color photographs from Junior's first five Cup seasons and his complete race statistics.
Table of Contents
Foreword | The beginning | Moving up | The next Dale Earnhardt | Living up to the hype | Rookie E | Ordinary guy, extraordinary life | Behind the wheel | Junior on the move | Wide-open wonders | My little shot | 2004 NASCAR rivalry: Elvis vs. Clark Kent | Like family | Where have all the good ol' boys gone? | Our day | Epilogue | Appendix
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