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March 15 (UPI) -- NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s stock car has never had this much value. On Tuesday, Earnhardt drove Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg around the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. The young billionaire then drove the car around himself. Zuckerberg is one of the top 10 richest men in the world, with an estimated net worth of more than $58 billion.
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"Thanks to NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. for hosting me at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina," Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook.
"I learned a lot about the engineering that goes into these cars. Each engine is designed to run at 9,000 RPMs for 700 miles in a single race, and then it's done. It gets up to 140 degrees in the cockpit of the cars, and drivers are in there for up to five hours in a race. They drive an average close to 200mph during these races. That's a bit faster than I go in my GTI."
The stunt aired on Facebook Live, getting nearly 2 million views. Earnhardt's next race is set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19 in the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Zuckerberg is currently touring the United States to learn more about individual communities.
