Dale Earnhardt Wins Daytona 500
Greatest Moments in NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Wins Daytona 500
Dale Earnhardt does everything he has to do to win the Daytona 500. Earnhardt dominated the race’s final laps — and in those days when the caution flag flew the driver’s still raced back to the finish line. Every man on every crew came out to congratulate Dale.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr earned a spot in the 1999 IROC Race by winning the NASCAR Busch Championship the year before.
He would race against other racing champions, including his father, Dale Earnhardt.
Junior was driving the red Pontiac Firebird — his father a blue Firebird.
It was a race that he finished second in — but Dale Jr said he thought he had the race won.
Junior seemed to have the 1999 IROC Race at Michigan won, but lost at the line by .007 seconds to his father. It’s one of the closest finishes in IROC history.
I’ve watched it more than once, and each time it looks like Dale Jr will pull out the win — he was oh so close.
Dale Earnhardt was leading with 3 to go, with Junior on his bumper. Dale Jr waited until the last lap to make his move, and the 2 cars touched coming to the finish line.
Does it look to you like he had this race won?