My First Ride: Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove a 1988 Chevy S10 pickup
By Ben White Sprint Cup star Dale Earnhardt Jr. had his eye on a very special ride when he reached his 16th birthday in October of 1990. He rounded up the funds to pay for a Chevrolet S10 pickup. During every spare moment, he washed it, waxed it and detailed its interior with precision. But in a split second, it turned to a heap of rubble. “I financed it for five years for a $100 payment,” Earnhardt Jr. said in a 2014 FOX Sports article. “I had it for about three months, and I flipped it on Christmas morning driving to MeMaw’s…