Dale Earnhardt Jr. Has a Secret Race Car Graveyard (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A9FfesuUC4
Deep in the woods of ‘Dirty Mo Acres’ lies an impromptu museum of racing history.
The life of a race car is quite interesting. They come into this world the product of countless hours of R&D and labor. They’re thrust into the spotlight, drawing the cheers of fans and living the life of a TV star. But like a shooting star, a race car’s usable life quickly ends. If it’s lucky, that demise comes via retirement once a new car comes along. The unlucky race cars, on the other hand, wind up wrecked.
In case you aren’t an avid NASCAR fan, we’ll let you in on a little secret: There’s a lot of crashes. That much we see on TV every weekend. But what we don’t see is what happens to these forgotten heroes once they’ve been destroyed. Typically, that’s because they’re cut up and disposed of or used for spare parts. But NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a different idea for these disposable race cars.
Deep in the woods of his personal playground, known as “Dirty Mo Acres,” lies a secret race car graveyard. But this isn’t your typical final resting place. The dozens of wrecked cars out here don’t have tombstones or even designated plots. Instead, Junior’s crew hauls their carcasses out there on an old Chevy flatbed, straps them to a tree, and yanks them off.
It’s a bit unceremonious, but it sure looks like a lot of fun. And it beats seeing these cars chopped to bits. We’d imagine that every once in a while, Earnhardt Jr. takes a spin through this natural museum situated in Mooresville, N.C., fondly remembering each car’s place in racing history. At least that’s what we’d like to do, but we’re still waiting for our invite to arrive.
