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Dale Jr.’s top moments at Daytona

By Staff Report | Published: August 25, 2021 15

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2001: A day with dad: Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr., along with Andy Pilgram, finished second in the Rolex 24.

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2001: Dale Earnhardt Jr. claimed his first victory at Daytona in the NASCAR Cup Series. Teammate Michael Waltrip joined him on the infield grass. It was 11 years to the day that Earnhardt Jr.'s father won his first race at Daytona.

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2001: That win 16 years ago was NASCAR's first race at Daytona since the death of Dale Jr.'s father.

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2004: Dale Jr. gets mobbed after winning the Daytona 500.

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2004: Earnhardt truly was No. 1 that day in Daytona.

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2004: Dale Jr. was in elite company with his first Daytona 500 win.

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2008: In his first year with Hendrick Motorsports, Earnhardt won the Busch Clash preseason race (called 'The Shootout' at the time).

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2010: Earnhardt Jr. won an Xfinity Series race driving the No. 3, in a scheme that honored his father.

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2014: ... and in even greater company when he won his second Daytona 500 10 years later.

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2014: Taking the checkered in the Daytona 500.

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2014: Victory Lane hug from Jeff Gordon.

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2015: His win in Duel 1 was a precursor for a spectacular year on restrictor-plate tracks.

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2015: Earnhardt Jr. won a rain-delayed summer race under the lights.

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2015: The victory was Earnhardt's second of the season and 25th of his career.

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2017: In his final full-time season, Earnhardt started on the front row for the Daytona 500 alongside teammate and pole winner Chase Elliott. Earnhardt would later win the pole for the summer Daytona race, the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola.