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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s day at Talladega

By | Published: September 30, 2016 16

Photo courtesy of Talladega Superspeedway

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From present to past, both Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Bobby Allison can enjoy this Buddy Baker car.

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Bobby Allison (left), Red Farmer (second from left), Donnie Allison and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were all at Talladega on Thursday. So was Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s 1980 blue and yellow No. 2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was named an honorary member of the 'Alabama Gang' for a day.

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'What an incredible honor this is today,' Dale Jr. said. 'Words can't describe what I am feeling right now. These legends -- what they have meant to motorsports both on and off the track is second to none. They were role models to me as a kid and are even more so today.'

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.: New haircut, new glasses.

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Being around cars all day is enough to make anyone smile.

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Fianceé Amy Reimann gets the perfect picture.

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Maybe they didn't see the sign on the car ...

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'This place -- Talladega Superspeedway -- is a special place,' Earnhardt Jr. said. 'There is no other place like it. It has meant so much to me and my family.'

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