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Racing to the Finish: My Story

by Jr. Dale Earnhardt

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In this gripping narrative from one of professional sports' most beloved figures, Earnhardt shares stories from his journey: how his career and his injury have transformed him, how he made the decision to retire at the end of the 2017 season after eighteen years behind the wheel, and what lies ahead for him in the next chapter of his life. There is no second-guessing and no regrets from Driver #88. He simply wants to go out on his own terms and make the rest of his life off the racetrack count.… (more)
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Really really good personal account of experiencing multiple concussions and the symptoms and anxiety that comes from experiencing trauma. Dale is very mindful in using his experience now and the mistakes he made to encourage others who have brain trauma to get help sooner rather than later and that healing is possible. ( )
  korahl | Dec 16, 2019 |
Because this book is written by Dale Earnhardt Jr, people will assume it is about racing. Don't put it down knowing that it is not. This is a very personal diatribe by Dale about the terrible personal issues he was having with concussions suffered as a racecar driver.
Dale has such a history in NASCAR, along with his whole family. I believe this was so important to him to let people know that there is so much that can be done to help anyone with head injuries, including concusssions. I am glad that I continued to read this. ( )
  JReynolds1959 | Sep 6, 2019 |
Dale Jr. concussions are the focus of this book. This book is an honest hard looking at one mans issues with dealing with concussions and they affected his life and what ultimately took him out of racing. It is not a woe is me story. ( )
  foof2you | May 25, 2019 |
I love NASCAR and while he was driving, Junior was my favorite driver, so naturally I gravitated towards this book. I kept my expectations in check before I read it, not really expecting a work of Shakespeare or Jules Verne, but this book really surprised me. It was informative, honest, well-written, and really had a "page-turner" feel to it. It also explains a lot of things that fans like me wondered about him during certain times late in his career. I would highly recommend it for people who like autobiographies, or even partial autobiographies, of athletes or others in positions of high visibility, as it is much better written than anyone would expect. ( )
  utbw42 | Feb 1, 2019 |
I found that this book while it has a lot of personal information it has even more information about concussions. It is a well written book. Even if you don't like auto racing this is book you can read and enjoy. ( )
  nlb1050 | Nov 11, 2018 |
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In this gripping narrative from one of professional sports' most beloved figures, Earnhardt shares stories from his journey: how his career and his injury have transformed him, how he made the decision to retire at the end of the 2017 season after eighteen years behind the wheel, and what lies ahead for him in the next chapter of his life. There is no second-guessing and no regrets from Driver #88. He simply wants to go out on his own terms and make the rest of his life off the racetrack count.

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