In his 20th attempt, Dale Earnhardt Sr. finally won the Daytona 500.
He won it on his 20th attempt, in 1998, so that was 19 years after his first attempt in 1979.
Dale Sr. finished second five times in the Daytona 500.1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999.
February, 20th
It was on FEB. 20th at 1:00 pm.
The Daytona 500 has been run on February 20th seven times in its history.1972, 1977, 1983, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2011
Dale Sr. won the Daytona 500 in his 20th start.
1998 was 20th century.
This year the Daytona 500 is run in the month of Febuary. Most of the drivers that qualified were ready to go by the time the green flag dropped. The winner of the race this year was Bobby Allison.
Lee Petty was the first Daytona 500 winner. Red Byron was the first NASCAR driver to win the Daytona Beach Road Course And the first NASCAR race was Charlotte Speedway, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Glenn Dunnaway was declared the winner, but a post-race inspection revealed that his car was fitted with illegal springs, causing NASCAR to disqualify him. Jim Roper was declared the official winner of the event.
It is 20th October 1998
The 20th of July 1998
The 20th century !