Dale Earnhardt Sr's first Daytona 500 was in 1979 where he finished 8th.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. did not race in the Nascar Cup Series in 1998. His first Daytona 500 was in 2000.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. had just one start, the first race of the season. It was the 2001 Daytona 500, in which Dale Sr. was killed on the last lap.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. held off Michael Waltrip to win the 2001 Pepsi 400. It was the first race at Daytona since Dale Earnhardt Sr. died at the 2001 Daytona 500.
The 2014 Daytona 500 was on February 23rd. The race was won by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
Dale Jr. led 7 laps in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona on February 13, 2010.
Dale Jr. led 14 laps in the Nationwide Series race on July 4, 2008 at Daytona.
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.
Dale Sr. raced in 23 Daytona 500's from 1979-2001.
Not a Sprint Cup Series race. He did win the Daytona race on July 2nd in the Nationwide Series.
Dale Earnhardt was a racing legend. He passed away at a Daytona 500 race. His Dale Jr. is now one of the most liked drivers in the US.
In the 2012 Sprint All-Star Race, Dale Jr. won $141,315.