Kelly Earnhardt Miller, daughter of the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, recently revealed why she never worked for her father’s racing team, Dale Earnhardt, Inc., which was founded in 1980 and closed in 2009.
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt has influenced the racing world beyond the race track. Earnhardt is an enigmatic figure in the world of motorsports, whose bold and intimidating aura, his accolades as a professional racing driver, and his undeniable talents as both a racer and an executive make the late North Carolina great a mythical figure in the illustrious history of motorsports. . One of Dale Earnhardt’s ideas and most successful creations was his now-defunct racing team, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. The team, which once made a name for itself and made it to the Cup Series in 1998, went out of business in 2009 and merged with Chip Ganassi Racing.
But in a recent revelation, Dale’s daughter, Kerry Earnhardt, revealed the main reason she didn’t get involved in DEI activities. When former NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace asked if the above reason was because Kerry was part of the family, she revealed a different perspective regarding her stepmother and Dale’s third wife, Teresa. Kerry Earnhardt, who is worth $50 million according to Celebrity Net Worth, said:
“I think a little bit, but to be honest, I think it has more to do with Teresa than anything else. He could get me involved in something meaningful and far-fetched, and he did.”
Kelley Earnhardt reflects on tough family life involving Dale and Teresa Earnhardt
The dynamics in the Earnhardt family were complicated. Kelly and her brother Dale Earnhardt Jr. are the children of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and his second wife Brenda Gee Jackson, daughter of famous NASCAR car manufacturer Robert Gee Jackson.
Her parents’ marriage dissolved shortly after Dale Jr.’s birth, and Dale Sr. married Theresa Houston in 1982. Living with a stepmother was difficult for Kelly and Dale Jr.
Five years ago, in an episode of “Dale Jr. Download,” Kelly Earnhardt reflected on her difficult family life while talking with her brother Dale Earnhardt Jr. She said:
“I think at the time we felt like failures, that we weren’t loved, that we weren’t loved. I think we just didn’t have the right family structure. But I think in the end it didn’t really bother me because we had a really good relationship. We had a good life, we had a roof over our heads and everything, but my dad and Teresa’s family didn’t have a very family-friendly situation.” (5:46)
