Dale Earnhardt Jr. made his crew chief debut last weekend for Jr. Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch during the NASCAR Xfinity ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. filled in for Connor Zilisch’s crew chief Mardy Lindley on top of the pit box for the No. 88 Chevrolet ...

Earnhardt led Connor Zilisch to victory in Saturday's Xfinity Series race in a one-off role filling in for Mardy Lindley ...

Ahead of Jr. making his debut as crew chief on Saturday for his Jr. Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch during the NASCAR ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. first began racing late models at Myrtle Beach Speedway in 1993, ... But he called me later and told me to come over to his shop and talk about it.

But after Mardy Lindley, crew chief for the JR Motorsports No. 88 driven by Connor Zilisch, was suspended for a penalty ...

Dale Earnhardt had won the Southeastern 500, ... I told the guys in the shop that when we won for the first time, I’d quit. ... was a short-track racing star, and Dale idolized him.

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