NASCAR: Dale and Amy Earnhardt welcome daughter Isla Rose
By Asher Fair
Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife Amy welcomed their daughter Isla Rose Earnhardt to the world on Monday, April 30. They announced the news on Tuesday.
After announcing in the middle of this past October that they were expecting a baby, Dale Earnhardt Jr., a former NASCAR Cup Series driver and current co-owner of NASCAR Xfinity Series team JR Motorsports, and his wife Amy welcomed their first baby to the world on Monday, April 30.
The couple, who got married on Saturday, December 31, 2016, announced on Tuesday that Amy had given birth to their first baby, a girl who they named Isla Rose.
Here is how Dale, 43, and Amy, 36, broke the news about the birth of their daughter to the public.
Everyone was right. It’s a new beginning. Now everything I do will be for her and Amy. So blessed. https://t.co/D2U0LxCORN
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) May 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/AmyEarnhardt/status/991315767403728896
Here are some of the reactions to the news of the birth of Isla Rose Earnhardt from others in the NASCAR and racing communities as well.
Dear @DaleJr and @AmyEarnhardt, from a few of your friends... pic.twitter.com/yhG4FnOAlO
— Dirty Mo Media (@DirtyMoMedia) May 1, 2018
Awesome! Cool name..cool parents...going to be one cool kid. Congratulations!!! https://t.co/Qo9lopobzp
— Clint Bowyer (@ClintBowyer) May 1, 2018
Congratulations! @AmyEarnhardt @DaleJr
— William Byron (@WilliamByron) May 1, 2018
Congrats to you both! Nothing in life compares to becoming a parent. https://t.co/rePuHWpm6l
— Regan Smith (@ReganSmith) May 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/TeamHendrick/status/991324878086209536
Congrats! There is nothing like it! #ProudDad https://t.co/XPDMmUJOlF
— Joey Logano (@joeylogano) May 1, 2018
Congrats @DaleJr @AmyEarnhardt
— Michael Waltrip (@MW55) May 1, 2018
As stated, the birth of Isla Rose Earnhardt took place on Monday, April 30. Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s father Dale was born on April 29, 1951, making Isla Rose’s birthday just one day after the birthday of her late grandfather.
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Dale Earnhardt, who was tragically killed on a last-lap crash in the 2001 Daytona 500, would have turned 67 years old this past Sunday.
Nobody ever doubted the fact that Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s decision to retire from his role as the full-time driver of the #88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series was the right one, especially given his concussion history and the fact that he missed the final 18 races of the 2016 season with concussion-like symptoms.
Now that he has his first child, his decision to retire undoubtedly looks like it was the right call.
Here is what Dan Patrick asked Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a recent interview on the Dan Patrick show, according to NASCAR.com.
"“You’re driving 200 mph last year and now you’re going to try to put a baby seat in a Suburban — what happened to you, Junior?”"
Here is how Earnhardt Jr. responded.
"“I’m becoming a father.”"
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Congratulations to Dale and Amy Earnhardt on the birth of their daughter Isla Rose from all of us here at Beyond the Flag!