He explained that the hat was an homage to the Osterlund Racing team that his father, the late-great Dale Earnhardt Sr., wore during his Daytona 500 debut in 1979. Dale Sr. would remain with the ...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was just 27 when the world lost his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., in that heartbreaking crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 ... championships in ’98 and ’99 that truly started ...
Six years after the tragic passing of Dale Earnhardt Sr ... the Daytona Media Center after dominating 56 of the 200-lap race and edging out runner-up Tony Stewart, who led a race-high 98 laps.
These weren’t just races—they were the soul of NASCAR shining through. Let’s start with Daytona ’98. Dale Sr.—“The Intimidator”—had conquered everything at that track but the 500.
In the 2001 Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed in a last-lap accident that changed the sport in profound ways. Earnhardt Jr. finished second (to teammate Michael Waltrip) in that race and ...
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports team secured a spot in the Daytona 500 after driver Justin Allgaier finished ninth in the qualifying Duel race. The emotional victory was particularly ...