NASCAR Superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wonders: What’s The Big Deal About Me?

NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., is real and raw, a self-professed normal guy who doesn’t get why he’s such a big deal. A humble superstar (if there ever was such a thing), Earnhardt Jr. said Wednesday he honestly doesn’t understand the fascination with his life.

“To me, I feel completely, utterly normal,” he said, sporting a thick red beard that accounted for several weeks of growth. “I do everything everybody else does. The things I’m interested in are the same things guys my age are interested in. I sat on the computer and played ‘Call of Duty’ [a popular game] until 2 in the morning last night - with who knows who - from all over the country.”