Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Friday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway could be his last for a while, because he doesn’t have any plans to race in 2025. The news came hours before he climbs behind the wheel of the No.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he anticipates that tonight's Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway will be his final series race to at least 2026. Earnhardt, who turns 50 in October, said Friday afternoon that there is no sponsor requirement that he race next year.

The Cup Series legend still plans to race his Late Model Stock around the Mid-Atlantic for at least the next decade