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"&lt;p&gt;               &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Racer Bobby Dale Earnhardt apologized to fans, friends and family on Tuesday following his arrest in West Virginia on a drunken driving charge.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; \"I wanted to let you all know I made a terrible mistake last night drinking and driving and I am thankful nothing bad happened from my stupidity and I know It could have,\" Earnhardt wrote in a post on his Facebook page.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; \"I'm sorry for letting all my fans friends and family down,\" said Earnhardt.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The 25-year-old is the son of Kerry Earnhardt, nephew of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and grandson of NASCAR Hall of Fame member Dale Earnhardt.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Earnhardt said that he hopes he can \"make it up to each and everyone of you and in the future be a good role model.\"    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; A Charleston police officer pulled Earnhardt's vehicle over Monday night after seeing it make a wide left turn at a high rate of speed, with the tires squealing through the turn. Earnhardt was charged with first-offense driving under the influence, a misdemeanor, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Earnhardt's eyes were glassy and his speech was slurred, and there was an odor of alcohol inside the vehicle, Cpl. R.C. Basford wrote in the complaint.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Earnhardt's blood alcohol level was .193, more than twice West Virginia's legal limit to drive of .08. He told Basford that he had had two shots of liquor at a local bar, according to the complaint.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; He spent the night in the South Central Regional Jail and was released Tuesday morning following an arraignment.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; If convicted, he faces up to six months in jail and a maximum $500 fine.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Earnhardt moved to Charleston from Rockingham, N.C., recently as part of a plan to gain driving experience and eventually compete in NASCAR races. He plans to race in the 2013 ARCA Truck Series, according to his website.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Earnhardt said in his Facebook post that he plans to move forward with his racing career.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Copyright 2014 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.      &lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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