Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a return to the race track in the South Carolina 400 late model stock car race on Saturday. The legendary driver retired from full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing at the end of the 2017 season but has continued to appear sporadically in the Xfinity Series.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Budweiser proudly made it public that Dale Jr., who retired from full time racing in 2017, will once again drive the iconic Budweiser No. 8 Chevrolet for a limited series of Late Model Stock Car Races in 2024 and 2025. Translation: THE BUD 8 IS BACK (obligated to type that in all caps).

Dale Earnhardt. Jr returns to the cockpit of the Budweiser No. 8 car on Saturday. Here's what you need to know.

Driving the iconic Budweiser No. 8, Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified poorly for the South Carolina 400 at Florence Motor Speedway on Saturday, but not to worry. Earnhardt Jr. had a promoter’s choice provisional and started at the rear of the field.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was back in the No. 8 Budweiser on Saturday evening. For a certain generation of stock car racing enthusiasts, the red-and-black No. 8 scheme can elicit feelings of euphoria. Earnhardt,