Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulled over on way to Texas Motor Speedway

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not able to drive a race car right now, but he apparently has a bit of a lead foot in normal life.

Concussion-like symptoms have kept Dale Earnhardt Jr. out of a race car since late July, and in September he confirmed he would miss the rest of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. But he still goes to the track regularly to make appearances, presumably for responsibilities to sponsors and to stay engaged overall. But Sunday morning’s trip to Texas Motor Speedway for this week’s AAA Texas 500 took an interesting turn, so to speak.

Earnhardt’s fiancée, Amy Reimann, was in the car with him on the way to the track. She documented what happened on the way to Sunday’s race.

Earhardt was speeding in what appears to be a residential area, but he apparently got away with just a warning from the officer. Reimann did not say how fast he was driving, and Earnhardt had a solid response when asked how fast he was going on Twitter.

It’s unclear if Earnhardt was recognized by the police officer, but it’s more likely an otherwise clean record and only going a reasonable amount over the speed limit allowed him to avoid a ticket.

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There hasn’t been much in the way of recent news on Earnhardt’s health, but no news might actually be good news as his concussion symptoms diminish and hopefully go away completely. Until otherwise indicated, NASCAR’s most popular driver surely plans to be back driving the No. 88 car for Hendrick Motorsports when the 2017season starts at the Daytona 500 in February. Then he can take his lead foot to where it’s encouraged, and required, to drive fast.