Dale Earnhardt Jr. Joins TNT Sports as NASCAR Broadcaster Beginning in 2025

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is returning to the broadcast booth starting with the 2025 NASCAR season.

TNT Sports and Amazon Prime announced (h/t NASCAR.com) on Tuesday that Earnhardt will work for their broadcast teams next year.

Earnhardt issued a statement in the release about the move:

“It is such an exciting time to welcome TNT Sports back to NASCAR. I remember watching the races on TNT back in the day, and it’s so nostalgic to see them return to the sport and to be a part of their team. I’m looking forward to joining their team and also getting the chance to work with Bleacher Report creating content that our fans will enjoy.”

Earnhardt most recently worked as a color commentator for NBC’s NASCAR coverage from 2018 to ’23. The network announced his departure in February with a statement Greg Engle of Forbes:

“Dale Earnhardt Jr. is beloved in the NASCAR world and has made numerous contributions to NBC Sports, from his work as an analyst on our NASCAR coverage to his experiences as a correspondent at major events like the Indianapolis 500, the Kentucky Derby, the Super Bowl and the Olympics. We thank Dale and we wish him the best going forward.”

NASCAR signed its new media rights deal in November, with TNT and Amazon Prime joining traditional partners in Fox Sports and NBC Sports. The seven-year package is worth a total of $7.7 billion from 2025 to ’31.

The deal with Amazon Prime marks the first time NASCAR events will be available exclusively on a streaming service. Fox and NBC still hold rights for 14 races each season, with Amazon Prime and TNT each getting five events.

It’s unclear at this point which races will air on which networks. Fox has been the exclusive home for the Daytona 500 since 2007.

TNT gained broadcast rights for NASCAR events for the first time since 2014.

Since retiring from full-time competition after the 2017 NASCAR season, Earnhardt has spent most of his time broadcasting. He still races occasionally on the Xfinity circuit, including taking part in two events last year for the first time since 2017.

Earnhardt finished fifth in the Xfinity Series at Miami race in October. His coverage for TNT and Amazon Prime will include on-air analysis and commentary, as well as contributions to B/R’s social and digital platforms in collaboration with his Dirty Mo Media productions company.