That win gave Petty his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory. NASCAR Came Down Heavily on Dale Earnhardt Sr. With 299 laps to go on that fateful night 50 years ago, Earnhardt was leading ...
The Daytona 500 was always Dale Earnhardt Sr ... the next big American sport," Jay Busbee, senior sportswriter for Yahoo Sports and author of Earnhardt Nation, told Our American Stories.
It was 10 years ago today that racing legend Dale Earnhardt Senior died while competing at the Daytona 500. It's no secret that not every motorsports afficianado is a fan of the NASCAR scene ...
Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt Senior was a legendary figure in NASCAR who won the premier Cup Series Championship, a record seven times. His most celebrated victory came at the 1998 Daytona 500 ...