Kelley Earnhardt Miller: Big sister, big boss for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Kelley Earnhardt Miller is the sister of Dale Earnhardy Jr. and the CEO of JR Motorsports. She was named in September. The team is owned by Kelley and her brother. They want to move to Cup racing soon. The cost of a Cup charter is estimated between $20 and $30 million. It's not easy being Junior. He lost his father in a tragic accident. His sister has been with him since they were teenagers. Now she is 50 and he is 48. Their lives have been laced with success and sorrow. There are many fans who want the team to go to the top.
Earnhardt Miller and Earnhardt Jr. want to move up to the top level of NASCAR in 2024. Rick Hendrick, who is part owner of JRM, endorses the idea. The earliest would be in the year of the 50th birthday of Earnhart. Earnharts Sr. died in 2001. Teresa and Dale Jr.'s relationship deteriorated after the death. The children moved in with their father after their mother's house burned. Dale Sr.' and Teresa's marriage fell apart. In 2008, Dale Junior left DEI to drive for Hendick Motorsports. He is the son of Dale Earnhardt Sr., one of racing's all-time greats.
