NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. stepped in as a crew chief for 18-year-old Connor Zilisch, giving him the unique perspectives of having been a crew chief and a team owner. Earnhardt owns JR Motorsports - a racing team that gives young drivers an opportunity in the Xfinity Series.

"There’s probably over 100 people at JR Motorsports that would have been more qualified, but Mardy [Lindley] asked me to do it." That's how Dale Earnhardt Jr. The post Dale Earnhardt Jr. Could Potentially Return to NASCAR Action After Successful Outing in Pocono appeared first on EssentiallySports.

It was actually Lindley's idea, texting Dale Jr. to ask if he was up for the challenge. The Lindleys and Earnhardts have quite the history as well. Dale Sr. and Butch Lindley (Mardy's father) raced against each other back in the 1970s and sadly,