We’re really out here.” The wonder in his voice surprised Kelley because the 50-year-old Earnhardt has been here at NASCAR’s cathedral of speed since his youth. This 2.5-mile, high-banked track of ...

The experience of seeing his car make the Daytona 500 field is another feather in Earnhardt Jr.'s Daytona cap. "Daddy loved Daytona," Earnhardt Jr. said during his post-race news conference.

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 ...

Earnhardt and his JR Motorsports team celebrated Thursday night at the track where he both won two Daytona 500s and suffered the loss of his father on the last lap in the 2001 race.

Dale Jr.'s team, JR Motorsports, had a big showing on Thursday. His driver, Justin Allgaier, finished high enough to clinch a spot in Sunday's Daytona 500 race.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Daytona 500 twice as a driver. In 2025, he'll try to take home the checkered flag at NASCAR ' s b i g g e s t r a c e for the first time as an owner.

After 20 years of trying, Dale Earnhardt Sr. won the 1998 Daytona 500 and — in a scene likely to never be repeated — was greeted by pit crew members of most teams wanting to slap his hand and ...

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Feb 14, 2025 Feb 14, 2025 0 Former driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., watches as a crew works on Justin Allgaier's car during a practice for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto ...

Former driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., watches as a crew works on Justin Allgaier's car during a practice for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at Daytona International ...

Earnhardt Jr. won two Daytona 500s, in 2004 and 2014, and 26 races overall. 00:02 02:55 Author: Associated Press Published: 7:32 AM MST February 14, 2025 ...