Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a major announcement over the weekend.
In response to an ESPN story about the link between Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and football players, NASCAR’s favorite son tweeted that he plans on donating his brain to concussion research. (RELATED: Dale Jr. Just Got Engaged, So Here’s Some Pics Of His Hot Rod Fiancée)
Why? What use is it to you at that point? I’m gonna donate mine. https://t.co/cBMZ8yIQuA
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 27, 2016
Junior isn’t stopping at the helmet. He plans on donating all of his organs to scientific research, reports the Washington Post.
I’m donating everything one way or another. https://t.co/DQlVYJmHDc
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 27, 2016
Earnhardt has sustained five concussions across his racing career, with the most recent forcing him to miss two races during the 2012 season.