Being one of the most popular stars from the world of motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been in front of the entertainment camera multiple times over his career. He has been in the limelight for his presence in music videos, talk shows, and many more. He could soon be taking a big stride on that front by starring in the upcoming Fast and Furious movie that is set to hit the screens in 2028.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview with Hard Rock Bet, Dale Jr.<\/a> was asked if he would be open to playing a role in the movie if he was approached for it.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n He replied, \u201cIf I were asked, I would absolutely say yes. I mean, it\u2019d be a great opportunity. I believe that\u2019s an NBC property, I\u2019m not 100% sure, but, you know, those are some great friends of mine. I\u2019ve worked with NBC in the past, as a broadcaster.\u201d<\/p>\n Dale Jr. reaffirmed that he would be 100% interested in getting involved if he were approached. The film has been titled \u2018Fast Forever\u2019 and will be released on March 17, 2028. Reports suggest that this could be the final installment in the popular franchise. However, other spin-off movies may continue to carry on the legacy. Even if Dale Jr. misses out now, he could get a piece of the action later.<\/p>\n Like he pointed out, the Fast and Furious franchise is produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, which is a division of Comcast. Junior was a part of the broadcast booth of NBC Sports before he moved to Amazon Prime Video in 2025.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n He could pull in some favors with the connections he made while he was there and challenge Dominic Toretto for a drag race.<\/p>\n Dale Jr.\u2019s other notable media appearances<\/p>\n Brad Arnold, a renowned musician, put together Dale Jr. and Tony Stewart in a music video back in 2003. The song was called \u2018The Road I am On\u2019 and features the two drivers racing each other across streets and an oval track to impress a girl. Dale Jr. was also in a song composed by the Canadian band Nickelback. Interestingly, many other celebrities were a part of this feature as well.<\/p>\n In 2006, he appeared in Jay-Z\u2019s Show Me What You Got music video alongside Danica Patrick. Apart from these, he has been featured in TV shows and movies like Talladega Nights, Cars, and Herbie: Fully Loaded. A Fast and Furious appearance would definitely elevate this resume to a whole different level.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The post Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Next \u2018Fast and the Furious\u2019 Movie? NASCAR Legend Would \u201cAbsolutely Say Yes\u201d<\/a> appeared first on The SportsRush<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Being one of the most popular stars from the world of motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,14056,96403,634,7817,82,23426],"class_list":{"0":"post-465659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-dale-earnhardt-jr","11":"tag-fast-and-furious","12":"tag-nascar","13":"tag-nbc","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-universal-pictures"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}