Dale Earnhardt Jr. is changing vehicles. The legendary racer will leave NBC Sports’ NASCAR team, where he has held forth as a color commentator since 2018, in favor of lending his expertise to both Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon, as reported by Variety. The two companies struck new pacts with the racing league last year …
The NASCAR icon will be leaving NBC after this year and be joining networks that will be part of the new media rights deal in 2025.
Junior has worked for NBC since retiring at the end of the 2017 season but isn't returning to the network in 2024.
The Kansas weekend featured NASCAR's closest Cup finish.