RICHMOND, Va. -- The dream day began in the morning, with Dale Earnhardt Jr., taking several Washington Redskins for laps around Richmond International Raceway. Redskins players greeted him on his turf with a sense of awe, excited to drive laps at high speeds with a mammoth personality in his sport.
Thing is, Earnhardt returned the awe. As happy as the Redskins players were to meet him -- linebacker Will Compton took a selfie with Earnhardt before his lap -- he was equally pumped to be around the players of his favorite team. After all, this is the team he's rooted for since 1982.