Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports had a highly successful first foray into the NASCAR Cup Series over the weekend when Justin Allgaier drove the No. 40 car in the Daytona 500. Allgaier finished in the top 10,

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49. The Daytona 500 is a big deal to race fans,

Dale Earnhardt Jr. kept it simple when it came to the celebration of the JR Motorsports (JRM) team getting a top-10 finish in the Daytona 500. On Dale Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. stretched out his hand to Justin Allgaier on pit road after Allgaier finished ninth in Sunday’s Daytona 500 in the first race for Earnhardt as a Cup car owner. “Good job,” Earnhardt said as he slapped hands with Allgaier.

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 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,

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.

At the track that bursts with triumph and tragedy for his family, Earnhardt celebrated Thursday night when JR Motorsports and driver Justin Allgaier qualified for Sunday’s season-opening race.

With a famous last name and a resume worthy of it, Dale Earnhardt Jr. pondered if owning a NASCAR Cup Series team was truly his destiny. JR Motorsports, the Xfinity Series team he and Kelley Earnhardt Miller have helmed since 2005,