The following teaser is from the June 11, 2015 edition of USA Today.
CONCORD, N.C. — On Monday, after competing in this weekend’s race at Michigan International Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will embark on a treasure hunt.
Earnhardt will fly to Germany in hopes of tracing his family’s lineage, which dates to more than three centuries ago there. It will be the driver’s first visit to Europe other than a 24-hour stay in Monaco to shoot a Jay-Z video in 2006.
“I’ve got some specific areas narrowed down I want to go see and some buildings I want to go see that I know my family was somewhat connected to,” Earnhardt told USA TODAY Sports on Thursday during an appearance for Amp Energy. “They left Germany in 1744, so all this stuff we’re going to see or get close to is more than 300 years old.”
