Dale Earnhardt Jr. got his first taste of NASCAR Cup Series racing as a team owner in the Daytona 500, as JR Motorsports entered Justin Allgaier into the race. After Allgaier notched a top ten in the No.

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.

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.

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The final few laps and even the very end of the 2025 Daytona 500 were marred by massive crashes that wiped out several race leaders in the late stages. While most fans have laid the blame at the drivers,

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was happy with a ninth-place finish by Justin Allgaier in JR Motorsports' debut NASCAR Cup Series event, and he says the experience in the Daytona 500 reaffirmed his desire to be a NASCAR Cup team owner.

We’re talking about both NASCAR Xfinity Series championships and some incredible seasons at Dale Earnhardt Inc. in the old Budweiser No. 8 car — including an emotional Daytona 500 triumph in 2004. Hoover was there when Earnhardt Jr.