Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going to become a speed skater and bobsledder as part of NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage

NASCAR’s 15-time most popular driver will have a role on NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl LII and the Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s debut as an NBC Sports on-air contributor will see him featured in the network’s coverage of two marquee events — Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, and at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Earnhardt announced last year he would retire as a full-time NASCAR driver following the 2017 season and join NBC Sports as an analyst, a role that included him being involved in other sports coverage aired on the network. Those duties will begin with NASCAR’s 15-time most popular driver being part of NBC’s Super Bowl pregame show on Feb. 4 and then the Winter Olympics, which commences on Feb. 8.

“I’m excited to get to work with my new NBC family,” Earnhardt said in a statement. “Beginning with two huge events like the Super Bowl and Olympics, right out of the gate, should be quite the introduction.”

NBC said Earnhardt will take part in various “outdoor events and adventures” while in wintry Minneapolis, Minn. In Pyeongchang, Earnhardt’s role will involve him experiencing Olympic sports up close, including short-track speed skating and bobsledding.

“We can’t wait to get Dale’s take on what is one of the most compelling aspects of the Winter Games — sports that offer a mix of speed with the prospect of danger, an equation that he knows very well,” said Jim Bell, president of NBC Olympics Production and Programming. “But instead of the turns at Daytona, it’s the downhill, the luge, and the short track oval. And I think he will have something unique to offer about the need for speed on snow and ice.”

Earnhardt will leave the Olympics before the closing ceremonies to attend the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, the NASCAR Cup Series season-opening race, where he will serve as the grand marshal. When NBC Sports begins broadcasting its portion of the NASCAR schedule in July, Earnhardt will be an analyst for all 20 of the network’s Cup Series races.