Dale Earnhardt Jr owed his sister,
Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, big time.
After all it was Kelley who had helped him pay his
bills when he was living in a doublewide and working at
his Dad's Chevy dealership.
It was Kelley who helped him manage his business
affairs when he 1st started racing.
It was Kelley who ran JR Motorsports when it was just
a licensing and marketing tool for Dale Jr.
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And it would be Kelley who would help Junior
negotiate the deal of his career when he left
DEI to drive for Hendrick Motorsports.
So when Dale Jr had the chance to surprise
Kelley on the Speed reality TV show "Payback"
with a new Chevrolet Tahoe SS he jumped on it.
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If you've never seen the show the story line is
usually about a famous celebrity who has someone in
their life who has helped them immensely -- and now
needs to be paid back.
The shows producers work with the celebrity to
customize a vehicle just for that person who is going to
be paid back.
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Dale Jr chose a Chevrolet Tahoe SS for sister
Kelley, and the crew went to work making it
unique for her.
During the show clips of the Tahoe being
customized were mixed with interviews with Dale
Jr and Kelley.
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Dale talked about how much Kelley had helped him with
so many things -- while the Tahoe was being equipped
with special wheels, chrome and custom leather inside.
At the end of the show Junior hands Kelley - who had
no idea about all this -- the keys to her new Tahoe.
She seemed genuinely surprised as she drove away in
it.
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