Dale Earnhardt Jr was emotional after Justin Allgaier raced the JR Motorsports car into the Daytona 500 for the first time on Feb. 13. The NASCAR legend tells why.

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.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment hit 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,

The big one wiped out collected another six cars on Lap 15 including Wallace. The No. 23 McDonald’s Toyota Camry XSE took minor damage when J.J. Yeley spun to avoid the main wreck. Despite the damage, the 23XI Racing driver quickly moved forward when the green flag waved once again.

Bubba Wallace , left, celebrates in Victory lane with his son Becks Hayden and his wife Amanda Carter after winning the first of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway,

The win puts Wallace in the third starting spot for the Daytona 500, a race he’s never won but twice finished runner up.