Dale Earnhardt Jr. will retire from NASCAR into fatherhood.
The 14-time most popular driver announced via an Instagram post that he and his wife, Amy, are expecting a girl.
Earnhardt has five races remaining in his final full-time season in the Cup Series before joining the NBC Sports broadcast team in 2018.
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Earnhardt said one of his peers actually had predicted the news six weeks ago, just after the couple had learned of the pregnancy.
So @landoncassill text me Sept 4th. We had just learned we were expecting 3 days before this. Hard keeping that truth from him till today. pic.twitter.com/jFWZsmp0v4
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) October 16, 2017
Earnhardt’s family (personal and professional) also has embraced the news.
Congratulations to @DaleJr and @AmyEarnhardt!! https://t.co/0yjtAQA6b1
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) October 16, 2017