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NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. teaches children to face their fears as they follow Buster–a rescued race car who navigates new challenges and learns to never give up!

Sometimes kids need a little inspiration to make it to the finish line! In Buster’s Trip to Victory Lane, Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s flair for originality, humor, and fun shines through as Buster the race car teaches kids to face their fears. When Coach Hog rescues Buster from a failed racing team, Buster has to figure out how to race with new teammates, learn to keep going even after he makes mistakes, and try with all his might to make it to the finish line before all the other cars!

Roaring with bright and energetic illustrations, this race car storybook

• is ideal for car-crazy kids ages 4 to 8, Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans, and followers of NASCAR and motorsports;
• teaches kids perseverance whether they are starting something new, are struggling to learn a difficult skill, or need motivation to keep trying when life is tough;
• is a great read-aloud for story time at home, libraries, and schools;
• has a brightly foiled jacket and full-color pictures; and
• is a perfect choice for birthday parties, for car rides and road trips, as a Christmas stocking stuffer, or as a central feature in a gift basket.

This laugh-out-loud jacketed picture book brimming with adventure, encouragement, and humor will fill your child’s emotional tank with the fuel they need to overcome any obstacle on the track and finish that final lap!

Racecar driver Earnhardt was at the top of his game—until a minor crash resulted in a concussion that would eventually end his 18-year career. In his only authorized book, Dale shares the inside track on his life and work, reflects on NASCAR, the loss of his dad, and his future as a broadcaster, businessperson, and family man.

It was a seemingly minor crash at Michigan International Speedway in June 2016 that ended the day early for NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. What he didn’t know was that it would also end his driving for the year. He’d dealt with concussions before, but no two are the same. Recovery can be brutal, and lengthy.

When Dale retired from professional stock car racing in 2017, he walked away from his career as a healthy man. But for years, he had worried that the worsening effects of multiple racing-related concussions would end not only his time on the track but his ability to live a full and happy life.

Torn between a race-at-all-costs culture and the fear that something was terribly wrong, Earnhardt tried to pretend that everything was fine, but the private notes about his escalating symptoms that he kept on his phone reveal a vicious cycle: suffering injuries on Sunday, struggling through the week, then recovering in time to race again the following weekend. In this candid reflection, Earnhardt opens up for the first time about:

• The physical and emotional struggles he faced as he fought to close out his career on his own terms
• His frustration with the slow recovery from multiple racing-related concussions
• His admiration for the woman who stood by him through it all
• His determination to share his own experience so that others don‚Äôt have to suffer in silence

Steering his way to the final checkered flag of his storied career proved to be the most challenging race and most rewarding finish of his life.