Bobby Dale Earnhardt

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Bobby Dale Earnhardt
Born (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 35)
Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 3 years
2019 position68th
Best finish68th (2019)
First race 2017 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Last race 2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
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.

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Racing career

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

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

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
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 71st9 [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 70th13 [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		68th16 [10]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2017 Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL
21		 ELK
19		 KAN
Wth		49th390 [11]
Brian Kaltreider Racing 96 Ford POC
25		 MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN

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References

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  2. ↑ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt is making his own way up the racing ladder" . Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Marijuana company to sponsor race car driven by grandson of Dale Earnhardt". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
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