Dale Earnhardt Jr. invites a one-time rising star in the NASCAR garage, Georgia’s own Reed Sorenson. After having a meteoric rise from the American Speed Association to becoming a development driver for Chip Ganassi Racing, Reed was on everyone’s radar in stock car racing. He would enter the O’Reilly Series ranks in winning fashion, just narrowly missing out on Rookie of the Year honors to NASCAR Hall of Famer Carl Edwards. Ganassi tabbed him to replace Casey Mears in the Cup Series, and before Reed knew it, he was living his racing dreams at the young age of 20. Once there, though, Reed quickly realized that every rung up the ladder in racing brought more challenges, and a series of missteps and bad deals would leave him searching for a stable opportunity in racing.

Reed comes from a racing family. His father, Brad, was a longtime mainstay in the Southeast late model scene, running local tracks like Lanier on a weekly basis and even making a Busch Grand National start in 1992. Once Reed was old enough to reach the pedals, though, his family focused completely on his racing endeavors. He’d start out in quarter midgets and win his way across North America before graduating to Legend cars. Legend cars led to late models, and Reed caught the eye of Lorin Ranier during his time racing with ASA, which helped facilitate his introduction to Ganassi. Reed would experience the triumph of being one of the sports’ top prospects before years of dealing with the cruel reality of the world of racing.

Dale Jr. and Reed discuss his rapid ascent to the NASCAR Cup grid, his near-misses and opportunities, and his departure from full-time racing.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in the studio for more Dirty Air after NASCAR’s weekend in Michigan. He joins co-host TJ Majors to recap Denny Hamlin’s big win and more:

• Dale has been on What Not
• Carson Hocevar’s latest dust-up
• Denny Bros have finally arrived
• It is Denny’s year.. Again
• Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott’s terrifying crash
• Denny Hamlin joins the show to talk about his Michigan win

During the Ask Jr. portion of the episode, listeners sent in questions regarding:

• What tracks are hard to own cars at and broadcast from?
• Why did Dale retire from his NCAA league?
• Having Martin Truex Jr. on the Prime broadcast
• Impressions from the Michigan race weekend
• Dale’s house alarm going off during the Cup race

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If you look under the word "variety" in the dictionary, you'll find this episode of Dirty Thirty. It's time for 30 more minutes of the best content from this week on Dirty Mo Media! Leading us off, Denny Hamlin and the Actions Detrimental crew detail his run from the back to win at Nashville Superspeedway. Denny also breaks down his conversation with teammate Christopher Bell after the final restart.

On The Dale Jr. Download, Dale explains why Denny Hamlin is the current clear-cut favorite for the Cup Series championship and how Toyota's overall speed may not last forever. Door Bumper Clear welcomes a guest everyone has been asking for: Cleetus McFarland! Danny Stockman, aka Downforce Danny, also joins the fray to discuss Cleetus's aspirations in NASCAR, including a future bid for the Daytona 500.

Finally, Dale Jr. welcomed rapper and TV personality Vanilla Ice into the Arby's studio. The two discuss their first meeting at a Las Vegas nightclub, Vanilla's career surge from Ice Ice Baby, and the prized car in his collection with a special connection to Dale Earnhardt Sr. It's variety you can't find anywhere else — all in 30 minutes!

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