Annual TDJF Driven To Give Gloves Program Kicks Off July 17

MOORESVILLE, N.C.- One of the most popular events in The Dale Jr. Foundation’s annual fund-raising slate is the Driven to Give Gloves Program, which supports the Dale and Amy Earnhardt Fund at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. The annual auction’s proceeds will go toward supporting awareness of the life-saving work done by the world-class doctors and nurses at NCH for the benefit of children and their parents.

This year’s Driven To Give Glove Program will see 36 NASCAR Cup series drivers wearing the skeleton-design gloves inspired by Dale Earnhardt Jr. during the July 19 event at North Carolina’s North Wilkesboro Speedway. The auction is set to run from July 16-20 (Click here to bid).

Each pair of gloves is autographed by both the driver who used them in the race as well as by Earnhardt Jr., the two-time Daytona 500 winner and 15-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver. Each set of gloves also features a certificate of authenticity.

The proceeds will go to the Dale and Amy Earnhardt Fund at Nationwide Children’s Hospital to support the patients and their families in pediatric injury rehabilitation, research and prevention.

Auction Start Date: Thursday, July 16

Auction End Date: Monday, July 20

Once the auction is complete, the Gloves and Certificate of Authenticity will be shipped approximately four weeks after the auction ends.

Participating drivers: AJ Allmendinger, Christoper Bell, Josh Berry, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, Chris Buescher, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, Cole Custer, Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Todd Gilliland, Noah Gragson, Denny Hamlin, Riley, Herbst, Carson Hocevar, Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Michael McDowell, John Hunter Nemechek, Ryan Preece, Tyler Reddick, Zane Smith, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Daniel Suarez, Shane van Gisbergen, Bubba Wallace, Cody Ware, Connor Zilisch

About The Dale Jr. Foundation

The Dale Jr. Foundation is a charity dedicated to giving underprivileged individuals with a focus on youth, the resources to improve their confidence and education, and the opportunity to achieve extraordinary goals. The Dale Jr. Foundation has made a monumental impact in the local community since its beginning. Dedicated to giving underprivileged individuals, with a focus on youth, the resources to achieve extraordinary goals, TDJF has contributed to more than 400 charities nationally and locally, including The Make-A-Wish Foundation, Blessings in a Backpack, Hope of Mooreville, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, FeedNC, and Mooresville Christian Mission. For more information, visit www.thedalejrfoundation.org.

About Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 17,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.9 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.