Dale Earnhardt Jr. is pumped for the Olympics
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
DAYTONA BEACH  Fla. - The Daytona 500 is over  and  Dale Earnhardt Jr.  is off to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang  South Korea.
After retiring from full-time racing at the end of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season in November   Earnhardt  has been transitioning to broadcasting with NBC.  He  made  his  debut during the Super Bowl pre-game coverage  and - because NBC doesn't take over broadcasting NASCAR from FOX until July - the network is having him cover the Olympics.  He  left for South Korea on Monday.
"I was really nervous when they presented the opportunity to me  especially with geographically where it is and everything going on in the world  " Earnhardt  told For The Win ahead of the Daytona 500 weekend.
I gotta head to the airport at 4:45am. I had the bright idea that Iâd just stay up. Terrible plan. Damn Im sleepy. â  Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) February 19  2018
  He  added that similar to what  he  did with  his  Super Bowl coverage   his  angle will be the fish out of water.
At Daytona International Speedway on Saturday  Junior talked about how  he  wasn't sure what  he 'd be doing in South Korea because NBC had not yet told  him . And then when  he  addressed the media Sunday before the Daytona 500   he  joked about the right person hearing that because  he  was emailed a schedule that morning.
 Earnhardt  has interacted with bobsledders on social media  and they talked about giving the retired NASCAR driver an 85-mile-an-hour tour of Lake Placid. So whether it's bobsledding or skiing or another sport  someone asked Junior what he'd like to do at the Games.
"I don't want to do anything  " Earnhardt  said Saturday laughing. "I've been talking to the four-man (bobsledders) about coming up there  and that'll be way easier to do in the States than over in South Korea."
While he didn't provide any details about what he now thinks his Olympic schedule looks like  he told For The Win that he's most excited about the four-man bobsled event - which will take place after  Earnhardt  arrives - and the closing ceremony.
"I'm a little nervous  but I know (NBC) won't set me up to fail  " Earnhardt  said Saturday. "They want to have good TV  and they're not going to put me in a position where I won't be able to somehow help deliver that."
DAYTONA BEACH  Fla. - The Daytona 500 is over  and   [TGT] is off to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang  South Korea.
After retiring from full-time racing at the end of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season in November   Earnhardt  has been transitioning to broadcasting with NBC.   [TGT]   made   [TGT]   debut during the Super Bowl pre-game coverage  and - because NBC doesn't take over broadcasting NASCAR from FOX until July - the network is having him cover the Olympics.  He  left for South Korea on Monday.
"I was really nervous when they presented the opportunity to me  especially with geographically where it is and everything going on in the world   [TGT] told For The Win ahead of the Daytona 500 weekend.
I gotta head to the airport at 4:45am. I had the bright idea that Iâd just stay up. Terrible plan. Damn Im sleepy. â   [TGT]  February 19  2018
   [TGT]   added that similar to what   [TGT]   did with   [TGT]   Super Bowl coverage    [TGT]   angle will be the fish out of water.
At Daytona International Speedway on Saturday  Junior talked about how   [TGT]   wasn't sure what   [TGT]  'd be doing in South Korea because NBC had not yet told   [TGT]  . And then when   [TGT]   addressed the media Sunday before the Daytona 500    [TGT]   joked about the right person hearing that because   [TGT]   was emailed a schedule that morning.
 Earnhardt  has interacted with bobsledders on social media  and they talked about giving the retired NASCAR driver an 85-mile-an-hour tour of Lake Placid. So whether it's bobsledding or skiing or another sport  someone asked Junior what he'd like to do at the Games.
"I don't want to do anything  " Earnhardt  said Saturday laughing. "I've been talking to the four-man (bobsledders) about coming up there  and that'll be way easier to do in the States than over in South Korea."
While he didn't provide any details about what he now thinks his Olympic schedule looks like  he told For The Win that he's most excited about the four-man bobsled event - which will take place after  Earnhardt  arrives - and the closing ceremony.
"I'm a little nervous  but I know (NBC) won't set me up to fail  " Earnhardt  said Saturday. "They want to have good TV  and they're not going to put me in a position where I won't be able to somehow help deliver that."