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Dale Jr's last win at Daytona in the Nationwide Series (formerly the Busch Series) came on July 2, 2010. He won the Subway Jalapeno 250.
Dale Sr. won 7 Busch Series races (now known as the Nationwide Series) in 13 career starts at Daytona.
Dale won 21 Busch Series races between 1982 and 1994 including consecutive wins from 1989 to 1994 at Daytona in the February race. He won a lot of races before 1982 when the series was known as the Grand National Series.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 1999 Busch Series championship.
The inaugural season for the Nascar Busch Series was in 1982.
Dale Sr. won the first ever Nationwide Series race, then known as the Busch Series. It was the Goody's 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 13, 1982.
No, he did not.
Dale Sr. drove the 3, 7, 8, 15, and 45 cars in the Busch Series.
No. Dale Sr. never won a Busch Series championship. Also, the Nascar Busch Series inaugural season was in 1982.
Yes, he did. Dale Jr. won two Busch Series races driving the blue Oreo Monte Carlo. It is now known as the Nationwide Series.February 16, 2002 - Daytona (Richard Childress Racing)February 14, 2004 - Daytona (Dale Earnhardt Inc.)
If you count all events (not just the Daytona 500 and Pepsi 400), the #3 is the winningest number. Dale Earnhardt won 34 times in Cup, IROC, and Busch.
Ironically enough...3. He won the Daytona 500 in 1998 and the Pepsi 400 in 1990 and 1993. While the above information is true in terms of points races in Sprint Cup, Dale Sr. actually won a total of 34 races at Daytona if you include Nationwide Series wins, Gatorade Duel Wins, Budweiser Shootouts, and IROC races.