He hasn't manned the cockpit of that storied Budweiser No. 8 car for 17 years, but the significance of the opportunity — starting with Saturday's contest at Florence — isn't lost on Junior.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is bringing back the iconic Budweiser No. 8 car for the Late Model Stock Car Races he will compete in this year and 2025. On the Dale Jr.

For the first time in 17 years, Dale Earnhardt Jr. reunited with the iconic Budweiser paint scheme on his car. He drove the #8 Chevrolet Bud King of Beers car for JR Motorsport, which was ...

Yet it omits one odd thing: the number on Dale Jr.’s car. Longtime Dale Earnhardt Jr. sponsor Budweiser made the ultimate touching tribute video ahead of Earnhardt’s final NASCAR race.

On June 13, 2007, Dale Jr. announced that he would be joining Hendrick Motorsports full time, following which, Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s car would not carry the number 8 for 17 years until now. Ad ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. downplayed his driving the Budweiser No. 8 car as the reason 56 cars have signed up for the race. But it is a big deal to be driving the car since he hasn’t done it in 17 years.

“It is an incredible opportunity for me to be able to reunite with Budweiser, and the No. 8,” said Earnhardt Jr. “Budweiser and I had some great memories with that iconic scheme and number.

Earnhardt will sport his famous racing stripes for a limited number of Late Model Stock Car races in 2024 and 2025, and he teased his car's return ahead of Saturday's race. Bud 8 is back 🍻 pic ...

Dale Earnhardt. Jr returns to the cockpit of the Budweiser No. 8 car on Saturday. Here's what you need to know.