DOVER, DE – OCTOBER 01: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, and his wife Amy, stand on the grid during the National Anthem prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil at Dover International Speedway on October 1, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)Dale Earnhardt Jr. just opened up about the relationship he had with his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., when he was younger.
During an interview on In Depth With Graham, Dale revealed that he and his dad were not close when he was a kid.
In fact, the retired race car driver feels as though he often disappointed his dad while growing up.
However, the disappointment went both ways.
As Dale tells it, his father was absent during his graduation, and never attended a sporting event of his.
But, things changed as Dale grew older.
In an effort to get closer to his father, Dale started to race.
It was then that his dad started to pay attention to him and showed an interest in his life.
Now, as a father himself, missing his daughter's graduation or sporting events doesn't even cross his mind.
You can watch the whole interview here:
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