Dale Earnhardt Jr. was charging to a potential win but a mechanical issue took him out of the race. Once again, Dale Jr. was in the Budweiser No. 8 Chevy and once again, gremlins got the best of him in the South Carolina 400.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in the No. 8 Budweiser. NASCAR fans can finally rejoice.For a certain generation of stock car racing enthusiasts, the red-and-black No. 8 scheme can elicit feelings of euphoria.

Fans who turned into the South Carolina 400 for nostalgia were almost treated to the ultimate dose, as Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran the No. 8 Budweiser scheme from 40th to second before retiring with 31 laps remaining.

There was the winner of the South Carolina 400 and there was the most prominent storyline and for much of the race, there was considerable overlap. Treyten Lapcevich and Chad Bryant Racing proved their bonafides at Florence Motor Speedway on Saturday but Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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

Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks about the insights he gained from his European travels, his next destination, and his eagerness to return to racing.

The two-time Daytona 500 says the status quo is not the best way to decide a champion but he also finds it compelling

Dale Earnhardt Jr is going late model racing today at Florence Motor Speedway; Here’s the info Just 15 miles south of Darlington sits a famed short track in Timmonsville, SC. Today, the 0.4-mile of Florence Motor Speedway welcomes Dale Earnhardt Jr in his return to late model racing.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is no stranger to the South Carolina 400. He has finished in the top 10 of the annual race in each of the previous two years.The latest edition of the South Carolina 400 may feel a little bit different for the NASCAR Hall of Famer,