NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is retiring at the end of the 2017 racing season.
He is 42 and missed half of last season with a concussion. He has 26 career wins since 1999 and has been voted NASCAR's Most Popular Driver 14 consecutive years.
He and team owner Rick Hendrick are expected to say more at a news conference this afternoon.
Earnhardt's final NASCAR Cup Series race will be Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.