AUTO RACING: Earnhardt Jr. headlines NASCAR’s 2021 Hall of Fame class

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway on Aug. 3, 2014, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP FILE PHOTO)
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway on Aug. 3, 2014, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP FILE PHOTO)

    All Dale Earnhardt Jr. needed was a chance to prove he could win in stock cars.

    Turns out, he was a natural — on and off the track.

    Now the longtime fan favorite and two-time Daytona 500 winner will joi…