Amy Earnhardt Has 2-Word Message After Husband's Big Day originally appeared on The Spun.
Amy Earnhardt had a two-word message for her husband, Dale Earnhardt Jr., following his big day on Saturday.
The NASCAR Cup Series legend, who won 26 races over the course of his career, had never won – or even worked – a race as a crew chief. But that changed this weekend. Dale Jr., filling in for the suspended Mardy Lindley, served as the crew chief for rookie Connor Zilisch and the No. 88 JRM Chevrolet in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono Raceway.
Zilisch and the No. 88 car earned the victory.
“I felt like I really did have a role today that was probably even more than I anticipated,” Earnhardt said. “But I did get a big assist from out of the gate. Mardy, Pat and all the guys on this team, we all sat down at meetings early in the week, understood what we needed to accomplish, had an idea in a game plan, right? We’d come off the trailer fast, car’s comfortable. That was helpful. So we were ready for the race.”
Earnhardt, who also serves as a team owner, was helped by his former crew chief and Prime Video broadcast partner, Steve Letarte, as well as Mike Bumgarner and Patrick Martin.
“As the race is playing out, Letarte’s sitting up there with us and he’s like, ‘Here’s an opportunity to kind of do what we didn’t do back in 2014,'” Earnhardt said. “So we went for it, made the gamble. I’m glad Steve was up here to kind of help us understand what possibilities were on the table. We’ll have to have him come to the beer toast.”
Following the win, Dale Jr.'s wife, Amy Earnhardt, took to her Instagram Story with a two-word message for her husband.
"Cheers honey," she wrote on her Instagram Story, revealing that she and her husband enjoyed some post-race drinks.
It was a huge day for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family and it looks like they celebrated in good fashion.
Amy Earnhardt Has 2-Word Message After Husband's Big Day first appeared on The Spun on Jun 22, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
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