Dale Earnhardt Jr. has always been more than just ... really it was just the hood and the grille. "We restored it from top to bottom. It's back to original. We cut everything that wasn't original ...

A new chapter of Earnhardt family history was written Saturday evening at North Carolina's Hickory Motor Speedway.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. officially announced this morning ... The only difference in the scheme was the main sponsor, featuring Axalta on the hood rather than Budweiser, but it was a fitting call ...