Dale Jr. started Cup Series racing in 1999. He drove five races that year. Junior's first ever start in the series was on May 30, 1999 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. made his Nascar Cup Series debut on May 25, 1975 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Dale Jr. was 21 years old when he started racing in the Nascar Busch Series. He was 24 when he started Cup Series racing.
If you are referring to the Nationwide Series, (Busch Series back then) he was 21 Years old making one start in 1996. His first Cup Start was at the 1999 Coca Cola 600. He was 24. By his first cup start, he was racing full time in the Busch Series and Ran 4 more Winston Cup (Sprint Cup Currently) Races in the 1999 Season.
Ralph Earnhardt's first Nascar race was on November 11, 1956. It was the Buddy Shuman 250 at Hickory Speedway.
The Nascar Cup Series began racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 1999.
Dale Jr. drove the #31 Mom 'n' Pops car on June 22, 1996. It was his first ever start in the Nascar Busch Series, it is now known as the Nationwide Series.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a popular NASCAR racecar driver. Denzel Washington is a popular actor.
The Nascar Cup Series fields 43 drivers at every race they go to on the schedule.
In 2011, Nascar had 30 drivers start all 36 Cup Series races.
Tony Stewart's first Nascar Cup Series race was the Daytona 500 on February 14, 1999.
Junior Johnson won the 1960 Daytona 500.
Through the 2013 season, Carl Edwards has started 337 Nascar Cup Series races in his career.