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Jeffrey Earnhardt

Born	June 22, 1989 (1989-06-22) (age 20)
Hometown	Mooresville, North Carolina
NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics
2009 NNS position	110th
Best NNS position	110th - 2009 (Nationwide)
First race	2009 Zippo 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen International)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 26, 2009.

Jeffrey Earnhardt (born June 22, 1989 in Mooresville, North Carolina) is the grandson of the late Dale Earnhardt. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Kerry Earnhardt. Jeffrey was signed in 2007 to drive for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in the Busch East Series.

Racing career

Jeffrey Earnhardt is the middle child of Kerry Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt and the great-grandson of Ralph Earnhardt and nephew to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Earnhardt's first race came in the Hornet Division at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Virginia. He scored 3 feature wins and finished in the top 5 in division points, winning Rookie of the Year. The following year he moved up to the Sportsman division at the Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Virginia, finishing the season in the top 10 of the division standings. He also competed in the late model season finale at the track as a teammate to RCR developmental driver Allison Duncan.

In 2006, General Motors created a driver developmental search program wherein they looked for individuals they believed to be the stars of the future and invited them to test a late model and a Busch car at 2 different tracks with the best moving on. Jeffery made the final cut.

In 2007, Earnhardt drove a #1 Chevrolet for Andy Santerre Motorsports in the NASCAR Busch East Series. He finished 5th in the 2007 Busch East point standings and won the Most Popular Driver award at the end of the season.[1]

In 2008, Earnhardt returned to what is now known as the NASCAR Camping World East Series for another full season, along with selected Nationwide Series races. Earnhardt was unexpectly replaced in the car at Dover in September 2008 with Aric Almirola who won the race.

Jeffrey will drive a limited NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule in 2009 for Rick Ware Racing. His first scheduled event for the team was the May 30th event at Dover International Speedway, however he did not qualify for the race after wrecking in practice, getting loose in the 4th turn and hitting the inside wall. Jeffrey will race a progressive schedule in 2009, running in seven events from a 1-mile track to a 2-mile oval as he prepares for the 2010 season and a Raybestos Rookie of the Year campaign.

There had been rumors that his uncle might consider him for the seat at JR Motorsports vacated by Brad Keselowski, but the team has announced that Kelly Bires will take that position. According to team sources, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, owned by his step-grandmother Teresa Earnhardt, is hoping to secure a sponsor to support Jeffrey driving the #8 team in the Nationwide Series in 2010. [2]

External links

• Official Website
• Kerry's Website
• Signing Details On MSNBC
• Career Beginnings in Southwest Virginia