Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Life Behind the Scenes of the “Intimidator’s” Son in 2001

Dale Earnhardt Jr. worked his way to the top series in NASCAR with aspirations of being recognized as a good race car driver, knowing he would never match his father's record. Now life behind the scenes with Junior, during the year he lost his father, has been chronicled. The book, In the Red, was recently released. It was written by Jade Gurss who was the publicist for Earnhardt Jr. from 1999 through the 2007 season. The book gives you a look at the dramatic and tragic 2001 season when the "Intimidator" lost his life on the final lap of the Daytona 500 and despite that loss, Junior returned to Daytona later that year and won the summer race. Gurss was there and he gives an intimate view no one else could provide, utilizing h...

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