Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment socked him at Daytona International Speedway — a track bursting with triumph and tragedy for his family — that he was, with a country star and a NASCAR champ in tow,

Where else do you go and barely make the field and cry tears of joy?” The answer is Daytona, the place that means so much to the Earnhardt family.

For Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, it was the superspeedway where they played as children and watched their father win 34 races before he lost his life in the 2001 Daytona 500. Now, the brother and sister return to the 2.5-mile superspeedway for their first start in the Daytona 500 with their team – JR Motorsports.

With the Duel qualifying races behind us, we now have the official starting lineup for Sunday's 2025 Daytona 500 race. These four racers did not qualify for Sunday's race after the Duel qualifiers: The 2025 Daytona 500 will be on FOX or can be streamed on the FOX Sports App or FOXSports.