Dale Earnhardt Jr Publicly Announces Schedule Update as Cars Tour Revives Grassroots Racing

Grassroots racing has taken center stage in recent years. This shift in momentum has come as the CARS Tour has emerged as a vital bridge between short-track tradition and the NASCAR schedule. Dale Earnhardt Jr., alongside Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, and Trackhouse Racing, has helped steer the series into a new era. They have successfully blended historic venues like North Wilkesboro with modern exposure through FS1 broadcasts. Fans have already seen big-money events such as the Throwback Classic and Dale Jr.’s own nostalgia-filled return to Anderson Motor Speedway. However, questions have lingered about whether schedule adjustments could make the series even more sustainable. Those questions, long whispered within the paddock, finally began to find answers in a recent interview with Dale E