Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first Nascar Cup Series race on April 2, 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway. He also won his first Nationwide race, then known as the Busch Series, at Texas Motor Speedway on April 4, 1998.
By the Cup do you mean the Championship, he has never won the Sprint Cup, Nextel Cup, or the Winston Cup Championship, he has however won the Busch Series Championship twice in 1998 and 1999.
If your referring to individual wins in the Winston "Cup", here's that info:
Became first driver since Bill Elliott at Michigan 1985-6 to win four straight races on one superspeedway, doing so at Talladega October 2001 through April 2003.
Entering July 2003, had won the following races in Winston Cup - 2000 Texas 500 and Richmond 400, 2001 Firecracker 400, Delaware 400, and EA Sports 500, 2002 Alabama and EA Sports 500s at Talladega, 2003 Alabama 500.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. did not race in the Nascar Cup Series in 1998. His first Daytona 500 was in 2000.
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Dale Earnhardt Sr
Texas Motor Speedway
No. His Son However, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a full time driver in the Cup.
Dale Jr's first Winston Cup race was on May 30, 1999. His first Busch Series race was on June 22, 1996.
Yes, he was. Ralph Earnhardt's first Nascar race was on November 11, 1956.
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He's come close... but Dale Jr. has not won a Nascar race in 2011.
Dale Earnhardt Jr's Nascar firsts:First Busch Series race: June 22, 1996First Cup Series race: May 30, 1999Junior started racing full-time in the Nascar Cup Series in 2000.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. won the inaugural Nascar Nationwide Series race on February 13, 1982.