CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you like the fourth installation of the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Glory Road exhibit, you can thank Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Since opening in 2010, the Hall’s signature exhibit gets a makeover every three years, and this time, the museum partnered with the popular former driver as its first-ever guest curator to debut, “Dale Jr.: Glory Road Champions.”
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The exhibit features 18 premier series championship cars from 1951 to 2016 that were personally selected by Earnhardt Jr., including Buck Baker’s 1957 Chevrolet 150, Cale Yarborough’s 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, Dale Earnhardt’s 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Tony Stewart’s 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix.
“Having the chance to help choose the cars for the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s newest installment of Glory Road was an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up," Earnhardt Jr. said in a news release.
“Everyone knows how much I enjoy learning about the history of our sport and sharing that history with people, and with this, I’m able to play a small role in what we share with fans who visit the NASCAR Hall of Fame.”
Click here to see the full list of cars showcased in the exhibit.
Since retiring from full-time racing after the 2017 season, Earnhardt Jr. has remained heavily involved with the sport. In March, he will compete in the Xfinity Series race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Earnhardt Jr. also recently announced via his social media that he is working on a show for the new Peacock streaming service, where he will continue to explore the history of NASCAR by visiting abandoned racetracks across the country.