"Where else do you go and barely make the field and cry tears of joy? Nowhere," Earnhardt said of the fabled speedway and race.

"The track can't change fast enough." Dale Earnhardt Jr sounded hopeless about Atlanta after carnage broke out at Daytona. The post Denny Hamlin Joins Hands With Dale Earnhardt Jr to Salvage the Distraught State of the Daytona 500 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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,

Man, we got here, and we got a taste of it,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said about Justin Allgaier qualifying for the Daytona 500.

The NASCAR Cup Series is set to continue on Sunday, Feb. 22 when the Ambetter Health 400 takes place. After witnessing the Daytona 500, though, former star driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. believes that there's one big change NASCAR needs to make for their upcoming race.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has shared insights on the future prospects of JR Motorsports returning to the Cup Series following the success at the Daytona 500.

23XI Racing, co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, purchased a charter from StarCom Racing for $13 million ahead of the 2022 season, setting the high mark. Prices would continue to climb. Spire Motorsports reportedly paid a record $40 million for Live Fast Motorsports’ charter in a deal announced in September 2023.

Justin Allgaier, who has raced in only seven NASCAR Cup Series events since 2016, is stepping into Cup in the 500. It's a big deal for him, but even more so for his team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The 2025 NASCAR season has kicked off at the Daytona International Speedway. There were 45 cars aiming for the prestigious spot in the race, which is often referred to as the Great American Race. Among these was the No. 40 Chevrolet, driven by Justin Allgaier, and representing Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke candidly after the Daytona 500 about the possibility of JR Motorsports going full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing.

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, back in the Daytona 500.