The most recent father-son Daytona 500 winners are Dale Earnhardt (1998) and Dale Earnhardt Jr.(2004).
In the 2012 Sprint All-Star Race, Dale Jr. won $141,315.
Probably it was to win the Daytona 500, where his dad died.
Yes, he did. Dale Sr. won the pole position for the 1996 Daytona 500, he finished the race in second place.
For winning the 2014 Daytona 500, Dale Jr. received the Harley J. Earl Trophy and over $1.5 million in race earnings.
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 2009 Daytona 500 was won by Matt Kenseth, racing for the Jack Roush team. Kenseth had been winless for the entire 2008 season. This was Roush's first Daytona 500 win after 21 years of NASCAR racing.
Dale Sr. won 12 Daytona qualifying races in his career.
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.
Not in the Nascar Cup Series. Dale Jr. did win the July 2nd Daytona race in the Nationwide Series.
"NEVER" He drives in Nascar, The INDY 500 is open wheel cars, (Champ & Indy) Never! Different type car.
Kevin Harvick, racing in the #29 Pennzoil car for Richard Childress Racing won the 2007 Daytona 500 in a down to the wire finish against Mark Martin. This was the first Daytona 500 win for Harvick and the first for Richard Childress Racing since the 1998 victory of Dale Earnhardt Sr. in the 500.