Bobby Dale Earnhardt

American racing driver (born 1987)

NASCAR driver

Bobby Dale Earnhardt

Born|  (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 37)
Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 3 years
2019 position| 68th
Best finish| 68th (2019)
First race| 2017 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Last race| 2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix)
| Wins | Top tens | Poles

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0 | 0 | 0
Statistics current as of November 18, 2019.

Bobby Dale Earnhardt (born September 1, 1987)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Toyota Camry for MBM Motorsports.

## Racing career

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Earnhardt raced in the ARCA Truck Series from 2013 to 2016,[2][3] where he won Rookie of the Year in 2013.[4] On May 21, 2017, he made his major stock car debut in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for Hixson Motorsports. He started 24th, and finished 21st after a crash on lap 165.

On September 8, 2017, Earnhardt made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the No. 40 Chevrolet for MBM Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway. He qualified 40th for the race and finished 34th.[5][6] Earnhardt had been scheduled to make his debut in the series on July 29 at Iowa Speedway, in the same team's No. 13 Chevrolet, but he failed to qualify for that race.[6]

## Family life

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Bobby is a fourth-generation stock car racing driver, being the eldest child of Kerry Earnhardt, the eldest grandchild of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt, and the eldest great-grandchild of Ralph Earnhardt. He is also the older brother of Jeffrey Earnhardt, and the nephew of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Bobby and Jeffrey also have a paternal half-sister, Kayla and two maternal half-brothers, James Ray and David.[7]

Bobby and his wife Kimberly have four children, two sons and two daughters.

## Motorsports career results

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### NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results

Year  | Team  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 30  | 31  | 32  | 33  | NXSC | Pts  | Ref
2017 | MBM Motorsports | 13  | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW
DNQ | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR |  | 71st  | 9  | [8]
40  |  | RCH
34 | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN
31 | TEX | PHO | HOM
2018 | 66  | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN
27 | TEX
34 | PHO | HOM | 70th  | 13  | [9]
2019 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN
31 | TEX
37 | PHO
28 | HOM
DNQ | 68th  | 16  | [10]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

### ARCA Racing Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results

Year  | Team  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | ARSC | Pts  | Ref
2017 | Hixson Motorsports | 3  | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL
21 | ELK
19 |  | KAN
Wth | 49th  | 390  | [11]
Brian Kaltreider Racing | 96  | Ford |  | POC
25 | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN |

## References

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1. ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
2. ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt is making his own way up the racing ladder". Retrieved 2018-09-24.
3. ^ "Marijuana company to sponsor race car driven by grandson of Dale Earnhardt". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
4. ^ "2013 ARCA Truck Series Rookie of the Year Bobby Dale Earnhardt to drive for Hixson Motorsports at Toledo – ARCA Truck Racing". www.arcatruckracing.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
5. ^ "Starting Line Up by Row: 9th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by American Ethanol" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
6. ^ a b "Driver Bobby Dale Earnhardt 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
7. ^ "About Kerry + René - Earnhardt Collection". Earnhardt Collection. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
8. ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
9. ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
10. ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
11. ^ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

## External links

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* Bobby Dale Earnhardt driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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Earnhardt racing family

First generation|

* Ralph Earnhardt
* Tommy Houston

Second generation|

* Dale Earnhardt
* Teresa Earnhardt
* Scott Houston
* Andy Houston
* Brenda Jackson
* Tony Eury Sr.

Third generation|

* Dale Earnhardt Jr.
* Kerry Earnhardt
* Kelley Earnhardt Miller
* Taylor Nicole Earnhardt-Putnam
* Amy Earnhardt
* Tony Eury Jr.
* Jimmy Elledge
* L. W. Miller

Fourth generation|

* Jeffrey Earnhardt
* Bobby Dale Earnhardt
* Isla Earnhardt
* Nicole Earnhardt
* Karsyn Elledge

Teams|

* Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
* Chance 2 Motorsports
* JR Motorsports

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MBM Motorsports/Garage 66

Headquarters: Statesville, North Carolina

Personnel|

* Carl Long

NASCAR Cup Series|

| Drivers|

* (66) Garrett Smithley / Chandler Smith / Casey Mears / Josh Bilicki / Chad Finchum (part-time)

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Crew chiefs|

* (66) Carl Long

NASCAR Xfinity Series|

| Drivers|

* (66) Tyler Tomassi / Mason Maggio / Chad Finchum (part-time)

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Crew chiefs|

* (66) Carl Long

Former drivers|

* Enrique Baca
* Caesar Bacarella
* Stanton Barrett
* T. J. Bell
* Matt Carter
* Landon Cassill
* Chris Cockrum
* Chris Cook
* Tim Cowen
* Dawson Cram
* Harold Crooms
* James Davison
* Alon Day
* Natalie Decker
* Matt DiBenedetto
* Bobby Dale Earnhardt
* Jeffrey Earnhardt
* Mason Filippi
* Ernie Francis Jr.
* Colin Garrett
* Joey Gase
* Loris Hezemans
* Brandon Hightower
* Austin Hill
* Timmy Hill
* Tyler Hill
* Leland Honeyman
* Jesse Iwuji
* John Jackson
* Matt Jaskol
* Sage Karam
* Dick Karth
* Kyle Keller
* D. J. Kennington
* Cameron Lawrence
* Baltazar Leguizamón
* Stephen Leicht
* Carl Long
* Robby Lyons
* Giorgio Maggi
* Mike Marlar
* Tommy Joe Martins
* C. J. McLaughlin
* B. J. McLeod
* Stan Mullis
* Joe Nemechek
* Ryan Newman
* Kevin O'Connell
* Akinori Ogata
* Rubén Pardo
* Brad Perez
* Josh Reaume
* Ryan Reed
* Parker Retzlaff
* Harrison Rhodes
* Will Rodgers
* Boris Said
* Morgan Shepherd
* Dexter Stacey
* David Starr
* Brad Teague
* Mark Thompson
* Max Tullman
* Cody Ware
* Bubba Wallace
* Brian Weber
* Derek White
* Jason White
* Armani Williams
* Josh Wise
* J. J. Yeley

Former personnel|

* Tim Goulet
* Brian Keselowski
* Rick Markle
* Doug Richert
* Derek White

Partnerships and affiliations|

* Alpha Prime Racing

Buyouts and mergers|

* Go Green Racing

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Hixson Motorsports

Years active|

1996–2018

Personnel|

* Wayne Hixson

Former drivers|

* Morgen Baird
* Darrell Basham
* David Ray Boggs
* Jeff Buice
* Marty Butkovich
* Aaron Call
* Eric Caudell
* Ray Ciccarelli
* Jerry Coffman
* Joe Cooksey
* Ron Cox
* Jake Crum
* George Cushman
* Mark Dimitroff
* Bobby Dale Earnhardt
* John Ellis
* Steve Fox
* Chad Frewaldt
* Frog Hall
* Dustin Hapka
* Richard Hauck
* Jody Hixson
* Rick Hixson
* Wayne Hixson
* James Hylton
* Nick Igdalsky
* Jason Jarrett
* Justin Jennings
* Frank Jiovani
* Rob Jones
* Frank Kapfhammer
* Brandon Kelley
* Donny Kelley
* Frankie Kimmel
* Will Kimmel
* Amber Koch
* Mike Koch
* Josh Krug
* Billy Leslie
* Justin Marks
* Eric Martin
* Larry Meadors
* Jerry Middleton
* Nate Monteith
* Con Nicolopoulos
* Ted Olswfski
* Jeremy Petty
* Thomas Praytor
* Shannon Robertson
* John Sadinsky
* Ricky Sanders
* Greg Sarff
* Charlie Schaefer
* Mike Senica
* Dan Shaver
* Brad Smith
* Rick Tackman
* Brian Tyler
* Dominic Vara
* Tim Walter
* Karl Weber
* Drew White
* Josh White
* Frank Wilson Jr.
* Levi Youster

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