Jeffrey Earnhardt
Earnhardt atBristol Motor Speedway in 2024
Born	Jeffrey Lynn Earnhardt (1989-06-22)June 22, 1989 (age 36) Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
Awards	2007Busch East Series Most Popular Driver
NASCARCup Series career
76 races run over 5 years
2019 position	50th
Best finish	36th (2017)
First race	2015Federated Auto Parts 400 (Richmond)
Last race	2019GEICO 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
176 races run over 13 years
2025 position	50th
Best finish	18th (2014)
First race	2009Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race	2025Food City 300 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 1
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
11 races run over 3 years
2024 position	75th
Best finish	38th (2011)
First race	2009CampingWorld.com 200 (Gateway)
Last race	2024North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
NASCARCanada Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2016 position	45th
Best finish	45th (2016)
First race	2016 Can-Am 50 Tours (Trois-Rivières)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
25 races run over 3 years
Best finish	5th (2007)
First race	2007Greased Lightning 150 (Greenville-Pickens)
Last race	2009Long John Silver's 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 13 1
Statistics up to date as of November 1, 2025.

Jeffrey Lynn Earnhardt^[1] (born June 22, 1989) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 24Toyota GR Supra forSam Hunt Racing. He is the son ofKerry Earnhardt, grandson ofDale Earnhardt, and nephew ofDale Earnhardt Jr.

Earnhardt's first race came in the hornet division at Wythe Raceway inRural Retreat, Virginia. He scored three feature wins and finished in the top five in division points, winning Rookie of the Year. The following year he moved up to the sportsman division at the Motor Mile Speedway inRadford, Virginia, finishing the season in the top-ten of the division standings. He competed in the late model season finale at the track as a teammate to RCR developmental driver Allison Duncan.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006,General Motors created a driver developmental search program wherein they looked for individuals they believed to be the stars of the future and invited them to test a late model and a Busch car at two different tracks with the best moving on.^[2] Earnhardt made the final cut. In 2007, Earnhardt drove the No. 1 Chevrolet forAndy Santerre Motorsports in the NASCARBusch East Series. He finished fifth in the 2007 Busch East point standings and won the Most Popular Driver Award at the end of the season.^[3]

In 2008, Earnhardt returned to what is now known as theARCA Menards Series East for another full season. Earnhardt was unexpectedly replaced in the car at Dover in September 2008 withAric Almirola who won the race. When DEI subsequently merged withChip Ganassi Racing, their driver development program went into limbo, and Earnhardt was released.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Earnhardt drove several races with Rick Ware Racing which qualified him to drive on all NASCAR tracks in the 2011 season. He signed with RWR to drive a full season in 2011 and make his run forrookie of the year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. However, he was originally released from the team after offering his driving services to other truck teams.^[4] Earnhardt and Ware later reconciled, citing a lack of communication from both parties. RWR ran Earnhardt in the24 Hours of Daytona where they finished twelfth.^{[citation needed]}

Earnhardt moved to the grand-amRolex Sports Car Series in 2012, where he raced in the GT class for Rick Ware Racing.^[5][6]

In November 2012, he announced he would be competing for rookie of the year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2013, driving the No. 79 forGo Green Racing;^[7] sponsorship issues later limited his schedule with the team.^[8]

On April 4, 2013, it was announced that Earnhardt would drive the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro forJR Motorsports in a one-race agreement for the Nationwide race atRichmond International Raceway.^[9][10]

In the 2013 Charlotte testing for Sprint Cup cars, Earnhardt tested a car for Go Green Racing.^[11]

For 2014, Earnhardt moved full-time to the Nationwide Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet forJD Motorsports.^[12] During theSubway Firecracker 250 at Daytona, he was replaced byMatt DiBenedetto during the first caution period, since Earnhardt had suffered a fractured collarbone in a motorcycle accident during the week.^[13] His car was sponsored by The Great Outdoors RV Superstore for the Nationwide series Zippo 200 race atWatkins Glen International where he finished 21st. He would then finish eighteenth in the point standings and was also released by JD Motorsports after his disappointing season.

Before the 2015 season started, Earnhardt was picked up byViva Motorsports to drive the season opener at Daytona. He finished fifteenth in the Daytona race.

Earnhardt made his Sprint Cup Series debut at the2015 Federated Auto Parts 400 atRichmond International Raceway forGo Fas Racing. When he started this race, he became the second fourth-generation driver to compete in NASCAR's top series, withAdam Petty being the first.^[14]

After his prior success in racing Can-am and Cyclops created a partnership with Earnhardt^[15] and on September 18, Go Fas Racing announced that Earnhardt would run the majority of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season, except for restrictor plate races thatBobby Labonte ran and road course races thatBoris Said entered, with sponsorship fromCan-Am motorcycles. He competed for Cup Rookie of the Year honors.^[16] Earnhardt joinedBK Racing for theHellmann's 500 atTalladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 83.^[17] He returned to BK for theAAA Texas 500, driving the No. 83 in place of an injuredMatt DiBenedetto.^[18] Earnhardt then made his final start with BK Racing at Homestead, finishing 31st.

After the 2016 season ended, Go Fas Racing announced that Earnhardt would not return to the No. 32 team for 2017, and was replaced byMatt DiBenedetto. In January 2017, Earnhardt announced that he would drive the No. 33 Chevrolet forCircle Sport – The Motorsports Group.^[19] The following month, Earnhardt made his CS–TMG debut at theDaytona 500, and in his debut with the team, Earnhardt made NASCAR history by becoming the first-ever fourth-generation driver to compete in the Daytona 500. He started 33rd and finished 26th (which tied his career-best finish up to that point) after being involved in a crash on lap 143.^[20] Earnhardt raced the full season except for the road courses. Starter sponsored the early part of the season, whileHulu stepped in to sponsor the majority.

On October 15, 2017, Earnhardt signed a contract extension to remain with CS–TMG for the 2018 season.^[21] However, on December 12, Circle Sport Racing and The Motorsports Group ended their partnership,^[22] leaving Earnhardt temporarily without a ride.^[23] Earnhardt ended up joining the No. 00StarCom Racing team for the2018 Daytona 500, marking the fortieth consecutive year that a member of the Earnhardt family had driven in the event.^[24][25] Earnhardt also ran the next four races for StarCom and planned to run the full season for the team, but after the fifth race of the season, he and the team parted ways.^[26] On May 22, it was announced that Earnhardt would drive the No. 55 forPremium Motorsports in Charlotte'sCoca-Cola 600.^[27] The week following the race, he announced more races with the team but did not name an exact number.^[28] On July 7, Earnhardt finished 11th at the Coke Zero Sugar 400, which was his career best Cup Series finish up to that point.^[29] On July 28, 2018, it was announced that Earnhardt would joinGaunt Brothers Racing in their No. 96Toyota for 14 races, with sponsorship from Xtreme Concepts.^[30]

In November 2018, Earnhardt joinedJoe Gibbs Racing's for the2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, driving the No. 18Toyota Supra in nine races and sharing the ride withRiley Herbst,Kyle Busch, andDenny Hamlin.^[31][32] At thesummer Charlotte race, Earnhardt scored a career-best third place finish, despite sustaining damage from hitting the turn 3 wall on lap 142.^[33]

On February 14, 2019, security company and sponsor Xtreme Concepts announced the formation ofXCI Racing, which would field the No. 81Toyota Camry and Supra for Earnhardt at the two Talladega Cup and five Xfinity races, respectively.^[34] Although Earnhardt stated that he would like to build with XCI to a full season in NASCAR's premier series in 2020,^[35] the team withdrew from the2019 Circle K Firecracker 250 before Earnhardt announced his departure from XCI and JGR on August 7.^[36][37]

Earnhardt returned to JD Motorsports in 2020 on a twelve-race schedule.^[38] After running 29 races during the 2020 season, he was elevated to a full-time schedule with the team in 2021 in the No. 0.^[39]

On November 9, 2021, Earnhardt announced that he would not return to JD Motorsports in 2022 in order to pursue opportunities to drive for a top-tier team whether it be full-time or part-time.^[40] On January 14, 2022, it was announced that Earnhardt would drive part-time forSam Hunt Racing in 2022. He would drive both of the team's cars, the part-time No. 24 and the full-time No. 26. Earnhardt's sponsor for most of the races in 2021, ForeverLawn, also moved with him from JDM to Sam Hunt Racing.^[41] Earnhardt would also drive the No. 35 car forEmerling-Gase Motorsports in thespring race atPhoenix.^[42] and the No. 3 car forRichard Childress Racing in thespring race atTalladega. It was the first time that Earnhardt drove the No. 3, the number made famous by his grandfatherDale when he drove for RCR in the Cup Series, in NASCAR and the first time he drove for RCR in NASCAR.^[43] He collected his first career pole award, and finished the race in a career-best second place behindNoah Gragson.^[44]

In 2023, it was announced that Earnhardt would run full-time forAlpha Prime Racing in the No. 44Chevrolet.^[45] However after the July race at Atlanta, he would run select races for the team, splitting between the No. 44 and No. 45, and finished 27th in the final points standings with a best finish of eleventh at Daytona in September of that year.

Earnhardt made his amateur debut inmixed martial arts on May 22, 2012,^[46] defeating Chris Faison by unanimous decision inCharlotte, North Carolina.^[47]

Earnhardt is a fourth-generation NASCAR driver. He is the middle child ofKerry Earnhardt, nephew ofDale Earnhardt Jr., grandson ofNASCAR Hall of Fame driverDale Earnhardt, and great-grandson ofRalph Earnhardt. He has four siblings: a paternal half-sister, Kayla, and two maternal half-brothers, James and David.^[48] His older brother,Bobby Dale Earnhardt, retired in 2019 from theARCA Racing Series before coming back for the 2025 season.

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

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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24 Hours of Daytona results
Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
2011	GT	47	Rick Ware Racing	Porsche GT3 Cup	Scott Monroe Doug Harrington Maurice Hull Brett Sandberg	635	25	11
2012	GT	15	Rick Ware Racing	Ford Mustang	Chris Cook Timmy Hill Doug Harrington John Ware	256	51DNF	38DNF

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