Dale Earnhardt Jr. had big shoes to fill when he entered professional racing. His father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., was a NASCAR legend with seven Cup Series championships. While Junior never surpassed his ...

Waltrip's first career win came in the 2001 Daytona 500 but was marred by Earnhardt's tragic death in a last-lap crash. Waltrip later won the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in 2002 for his second career win ...

Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Michael Waltrip recently ... On July 7, 2001, at Daytona International Speedway, he secured his first win of the season. Dale Jr. qualified 13th for the 160-lap ...

In all, Daytona has seen 12 multi-time winners and 14 teams win multiple times ... which ties him with Michael Waltrip for ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla ... family,” said Truex Jr., who drove the No. 56 for four seasons (2010-13) at Michael Waltrip Racing. “A lot of people are going to be excited to see it out there.” ...

Michael Waltrip, two-time DAYTONA 500 champion, is a former NASCAR Cup Series driver and team owner who serves as an analyst for FOX NASCAR’s coverage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR ...

Derrike Cope's win in the 1990 Daytona 500 is among the ... even though they don't represent the era's typical pack racing. Michael Waltrip won the first with a one-year rule package that created ...

Shane van Gisbergen’s NASCAR journey has been full of firsts: first road course win, first international star buzz, and now, ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500 ... Barely made it past halfway to make it an official race. Michael Waltrip turned 109 of the 200 laps and was leading when the weather went south.

Looking lower on the list, Bobby Allison and Michael Waltrip won in their 15th start ... had to wait until his 17th Daytona 500 to win in 2017, but the younger Busch brother is now approaching ...