NASCAR's most popular driver addressed the media on Wednesday

DAYTONA BEACH — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is healthy and ready to get back to racing, and the 42-year-old has no plans of retiring any time soon.

Well, unless he happens to win a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title.

"If I win the championship, I'd have to consider going out on top," Junior said on stage during Wednesday's Media Day.

Last year, Junior missed the final 18 races of the season due to a concussion he suffered at Michigan in June. Doctors cleared him to return to racing following a test-session at Darlington in December, and Earnhardt said earlier this week that he'd have to get a couple races under his belt to make sure he's comfortable before addressing his future with team-owner Rick Hendrick.

Junior has been with Hendrick Motorsports since 2008, and is currently in the final year of his contract.