NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. stepped in as a crew chief for 18-year-old Connor Zilisch, giving him the unique perspectives of having been a crew chief and a team owner. Earnhardt owns JR Motorsports - a racing team that gives young drivers an opportunity in the Xfinity Series.

Earnhardt led Connor Zilisch to victory in Saturday's Xfinity Series race in a one-off role filling in for Mardy Lindley

It was actually Lindley's idea, texting Dale Jr. to ask if he was up for the challenge. The Lindleys and Earnhardts have quite the history as well. Dale Sr. and Butch Lindley (Mardy's father) raced against each other back in the 1970s and sadly,