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Dodge Earnhardt
Age: 32
Officer
Earnhardt Auto
Centers
Chandler, Ariz.
Dodge Earnhardt bought his first dealership at age 30 and was running the management company behind Earnhardt Auto Centers three years before that.
By the standards of the Earnhardt family (which is unrelated to the racing dynasty), he was a late bloomer.
Grandfather Tex Earnhardt was one of the youngest Ford dealers ever when he opened a store in Chandler, Ariz., at age 21 in 1951. Dodge's dad, Hal, owned his store, a Dodge dealership, at age 23.
"I just always worked at the company," said Dodge, who...