Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Brother: I Knew Nothing of Our Dad

we would have been separated. You know there was a connection it was relaxing the magic just had to be a connection because you know what not I wasn't nervous after that or anything after I walked into that shot and saw it I was just kind of relaxed after that you go you come back to the store, did you go to say goodbye to all of them, yes? I came back and said invite everyone and what did you tell mom? I told him it was really cool that we were able to spend time together and we talked about what the conversation was, although not with the man, with your dad, it was just about you know things that he did in life and then he explained to me: you know his life growing up and why he left and you know, chasing his dream and regretted every minute of it, but he

knew

that Jack had been offended by us talking or meeting us, so he didn't interfere with it.

He respected Jack for that, so we finished setting everything up and set that date for you to get in your car and drive home. Yes, how do you know? You do it when you get home, how did you do it? Your mom didn't realize well I Jack was at work so I went in and went to mom's mom I told her I had to talk to you she said what's that I said I told you I was going for a walk, just walk around, have the Feeling away but I went to crazy malls and she said what so I went to Memos and visited them all for a while and I said daddy was there in the store and I went and saw him what did she say?

And she started to cry. She said, "You know how it is, everything was fine and you know we went through everything." I told her everything and she was relieved that things went so smoothly and As easy as it was, what did you think was going to happen? Well, she didn't know, yeah, you know, you think about it. Sometimes we had a part from the age of three to the age of 16, they don't see each other, they just talk to each other. time on the phone you never know what's going to happen you know he didn't know if he would be accepted or rejected yes you know I felt like he would be accepted because when we talked on the phone you know he told me he wanted to see me and stuff so yeah I guess that when you enter, when you leave through that door, Memo's house and you walk towards the door of the store, there is that moment.

Are you thinking about that at that moment? Yeah man, this is going to be one. One way or another it's going to happen, you know, we'll find out what's going to happen from here, so okay, so I pull into the driveway and you're in the front yard playing soccer with a couple of guys. , yeah and Kelly wasn't out there, it's just you and a couple of kids. I went up and knocked on the door and it wasn't dad who answered, it was someone else and I said hello. She says, "Hey, close the door." I said "Hey and closed the door." door, yeah, and then dad I heard him inside, you know, a little loud and he came to the door and hey, son, I'm sorry, so she wasn't expecting you and she didn't know what was going on, so yeah, well, Who was that Teresa?

This is Teresa, that's why it took you a lot to say it. I mean, you know, everyone knows who she is and she could have been like a housekeeper or something, but I mean, Kelly would have slammed the door like that, so anyway dad walks through the door. door, I'm sorry, she didn't expect everything to come in, so I went in and we went down to the basement and we sat and hung out and talked about Orange County, well, yeah, yeah, the pool table there, so we talked for a good time. Do you know anything about Carrie right now?

You have no idea that you have a

brother

, well no, I heard we had a

brother

, but I didn't know what that meant, so my first memory of meeting him was not in This house was the lady's, I was in a family union and we'll talk about that later, but I suspect he didn't think much about it because he's playing football and I mean, I wouldn't expect it. to be looking at me, I didn't know he was coming, I didn't do well and you had a route to run and score a touchdown, so you know you have your priorities in football, how are they so good, but then we sat there and we talked for a long time and, uh, no, I didn't actually talk to you or Kelly at the time, we talked about doing some things and, you know, we just slowly built our family and you know, we ran into each other again and again.

You said the reason you don't remember that is because the first time we met was at the family reunion. Wow, and they actually showed up and everything, you and Kelly, so I remember at the family reunion you came there and I was there. excited about it, but Kelly hogged Carrie, yeah, him and Kelly, uh, she got it, we got together, I mean, we bought it right now because she was a little older and you know closer to my agent, yeah, she

knew

exactly what this meant, just as Carrie entered. our lives Kelly knew exactly what that meant and she held on to it and they just said, I remember you all sitting in that middle room at mamo's house for hours on end talking, yeah, just two laughing, there's 30 talking, there's 30 people in this. family bonding and the two of them sit there all the time you just know what it's finding out it was great I wish I wanted to have those conversations our conversation all on camera or video or audio or something just to go back and listen to it because I don't I don't remember everything we talked about , I just remember, you know, talking about what I did growing up, you know, just feeling each other out and what our likes and hobbies were, yeah, hey, you may have already said this, Kerry, and uh, I apologize. .

Yes I ask you again but I don't remember what so Dale I didn't know anything about you when you went to your dad's house just when you found out you had a brother and a sister like that first time I went to the house and you didn't know there was a Dale Earnhardt Jr or a Kelly Earnhardt at all. I knew it was some kids, but I didn't know their names or anything, it was some kids, other kids involved and that was it. the day and that was the day he told me about them and of course you know the pictures are in the house and everything so you see all that so he explained everything to me and he didn't want to introduce us at that time to create a little fuss.

Things like saying you wanted to grow up slowly and I don't know what that meant. I don't think he was worried about that person opening a door and getting along with it, but I think he was more worried about you and Kelly, yeah, we were all just going to deal with things and embrace the things we were excited about. I remember being excited because the atmosphere in that house wasn't that fun and so the idea of ​​"as a man, what does this mean?" It means that introducing this new person into the whole dynamic could make things better.

What is going to change? How do you know how it will affect you? You saw how Kelly didn't want to do anything but talk to you all day because she was just thinking. man, this has to make things better, so feel like we're going to fill the void from that moment at the family reunion where everyone introduced us for the first time and you guys basically, uh, living together, being friends, fighting and yeah, me, the family reunion, um, what is it? I don't remember what happened next, like, how much more did you get to see dad?

Well, I started coming to the race shop, you know, to hang out and be around the guys and get to know them. and you know you guys would be in there and out there and I didn't come and hang out in a house like you would think after that at the lake house, so it was actually after that visit to the house that was that Christmas goes on at Christmas every time I was invited back to the house he would ask me to come and stay tonight and I don't know if you remember that or not and I did and it was really cool to wake up and celebrate Christmas with you All you spent the night on Christmas Eve, yeah, we were downstairs and in that basement hallway, um, I was down there, yeah, your room was downstairs, right?, right?, yeah, and I think Kelly was down there and there was another room there. down and.

I stayed there and we got up to make Christmas that morning. I can't believe you don't remember this, of course, yes you were younger, but that's the only time I've ever done Christmas as far as staying the night and getting up. The next morning, the best way to live life is on the move and that's why tire professionals prepare you for all your driving adventures, whether it's corners and curves across city borders and the state, because we're more than just tires, we're also car care professionals, so you can focus on the road ahead.