Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hails Sister Kelley’s Bravery About Sharing Tough Moments About Father on ‘Earnhardt’

The recently released ‘Earnhardt’ docuseries gave fans of the sport a deep dive into the personal lives of not only Dale Earnhardt Jr., but also people close to him. Available for NASCAR fans as well as anyone who remotely takes a fancy to racing or heart-touching stories in general, the series on Amazon Prime has two of its four episodes out already, with the remaining two releasing on May 29th.

One of the highlights of the show came from Junior’s sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, who shared the hardships of growing up as a child in the Earnhardt household and also revealed the siblings’ story with utmost honesty and confidence.

The series delved into how her childhood role was more often than not looking after her younger brother Dale Jr. when no one was around them. Embracing the ‘mother hen’ role in Junior’s life, along with keeping her own life on track, meant Miller exhibited extreme mental fortitude.

People often shy away from sharing their hardships with others, let alone sharing them on television. But Miller did this during an interview with USA Today Sports, giving an insight into how she was able to survive the hard times.

“I think there comes an area of maturity where you feel more comfortable sharing the good and the bad. I think also we’re just as a society changing — from interested in that human interest area — and that it is okay to talk about bad things, right? It’s better, it’s more healthy for people,” she reflected.

Contrary to his sibling, Junior found opening up to his fans and the world comparatively harder. Call it his nature, the subject matter at hand, or a mixture of both — he found it harder. “Kelley’s braver in that sense in terms of telling it like it is. I felt like it was hard,” said Junior.

He gave the example of the two episodes of the series which are yet to be released and added, “Doing those interviews in those two episodes was really hard, and then going back and watching it after they’ve edited it all together with the imagery was hard. You’re reliving one of the more difficult parts of your life, and that’s not something you entertain on a casual Friday.”

The ultimate vision of the project, as Junior and Miller explained, was to introduce Dale Earnhardt, better known as ‘The Intimidator’, to a newer audience, one that has maybe not seen him race, or doesn’t even know who he is and his significance in NASCAR.