Achieving success in NASCAR requires team effort. It is not one man’s job and that’s where relationships come in. Dale Earnhardt Jr knows it well, especially with his own experience on the tracks. While he enjoyed a good rapport with his teams and staff, his relationship status off the track had a lot of variety too.
Having seen his parents, Dale Earnhardt Sr and Brenda Lorraine get divorced early in his life, Dale Jr probably did not have the best of examples when it came to relationships. However, over time and with his experience, he learned better.
With his looks and strong NASCAR background, Junior was arguably a desirable personality at a young age. As per whosdatedwho.com, he was rumored to have dated Elizabeth Peschock, Lauren Anderson-Brignac, Marisa Miller, and Emily Maynard Johnson in the past. This is all before he met his wife Amy Earnhardt in 2009. The duo has quite the story of how their paths met.
The story behind how Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Amy Earnhardt met
Amy Earnhardt, previously known as Amy Reimann is an interior designer by profession. She landed her first job with Wakefield Beasley and joined them as a project coordinator. Given how she was good at what she did, multiple companies came calling in for her signature.
As per outsider.com, Micamy Design Studio offered her to be the Director of Charlotte Studio. Amy had very few doubts about taking the offer. Interestingly, in 2009, her services were hired by Dale Jr to decorate his house in Kannapolis. Call it destiny, this was the beginning of how a wonderful story that’s still going on.
Ever since they met, both Dale Jr and Amy connected instantly. The couple dated and kept it private for two years before appearing together at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week Awards Ceremony. They took things at their own pace.
It was on June 17, 2015, that Junior proposed to Amy while they were enjoying their vacation in Germany. Without hesitating, Amy said “Yes”. The couple got married more than a year later on December 31, 2016, in Lexington, North Carolina at Richard Childress Vineyards.
With the wedding being celebrated on a grand level, multiple celebrity figures were seen attending it. The couple has lived happily ever after the marriage. But while Dale Jr is so well-known, who is Amy Reimann?
Know more about Amy Earnhardt Jr.
Born on March 25, 1982, Amy Reimann was raised in Texas. She attended the University of Kentucky, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in interior design. While at the university, as per thespun.com, she enjoyed the role of being a cheerleader along with being a member of the campus Wildcat Dancers.
In fact, it was in Kentucky itself that she met her first husband, Tommy Cook. Cook played for the university’s football team in the role of being a wide receiver. The couple got married in 2008 but separated within a year. But the very next year, she met Dale Jr. and it is safe to say that they have enjoyed a successful marriage so far.
Earnhardt Jr’s married life
Marrying a NASCAR racer has its pros and cons. Despite this, Dale Jr and Amy have shared a deep bond between them. The couple enjoys doing plenty of activities together. Time and again, through their social media, they are seen visiting new places and enjoying their holidays.
They also enjoy watching TV shows together, although both not having the same taste. They have binged watched quite a few shows until now. Dale Jr is surely enjoying a happy married life and it would not have been possible without Amy’s incredible support.
How Wife Amy supported Dale Earnhardt Jr throughout his NASCAR career?
Amy’s career was going well when she met Dale Jr. But to support her husband thoroughly she kept it on hold and helped Junior focus entirely on NASCAR. While it was a noble thing to do, it must have been very challenging.
NASCAR life is full of ups and downs. The level of unpredictability is enormous yet Amy stayed alongside Dale Jr through the thick and thin. In fact, Junior has proactively accepted how his wife has been the perfect catalyst for bringing a major change in him. He could not have been more thankful to have such a wonderful wife and two amazing children.
Meet Dale and Amy Earnhardt Jr’s adorable kids
Dale and Amy welcomed their first child, Isla, just a year after their marriage. Isla Earnhardt was born on April 30, 2018. In fact, Amy Earnhardt achieved a NASCAR feat that remains unbeatable to this day while she was pregnant with Isla.
Isla is indeed a very adorable child. That being said, some of the bad memories from the 2019 plane crash still haunt Dale Jr’s first child. However, Isla would have found some joy when her young sister, Nicole Lorraine was born in October 2020. Over time, along with taking care of their two daughters, Amy has slowly but surely started getting into more professional activities over the past few years.
Amy Earnhardt Jr’s role beyond being a ‘life partner’
Not to forget, Amy was a well-known interior designer when he met Dale Jr. Because of his family commitments and Junior’s racing career, she sacrificed her professional career to a great extent.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and wife Amy celebrated Oct. 12 the birth of their second daughter, Nicole Lorraine. He talks about life with the newborn and 29-month old Isla: pic.twitter.com/a48DRuAHAO
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) October 22, 2020
Since the birth of Nicole Lorraine, Amy has got his professional life back. This time around though, she has different plans. In 2022, she started a new venture alongside Dale Jr as his business partner, to start their own brand of vodka, High Rock vodka.
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Amy remained quite patient with Dale Jr’s racing career but is keen now to make the best out of his professional career. Her being actively involved in different ventures helps Junior a lot. With the couple keen on leaving their kids with an amazing setup for the future, it is interesting to see what more they plan to invest in.
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