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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Max Siegel was abducted at 5 with his little sister by a father who convinced the two their mother was dead. He didn’t find out otherwise until he was reunited with his mother at 12 after his father died of cancer.
Siegel relayed that story to Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he took over the day-to-day operations of Dale Earnhardt Inc. in early February.

Earnhardt related to Siegel’s rough upbringing.

At 6, a fire destroyed his mother’s house. Unable to take care of Earnhardt and his sister, Kelley, she sent them to live with their dad, who had remarried. Dale Sr. was absent most of the time tending to his racing career. His wife, Teresa, according to Dale Jr., remained emotionally distant toward the children thrust onto her household.

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