Earnhardt Jr. is no stranger to having success at Daytona. The NASCAR Hall of Famer has won the Daytona 500 twice. It was an emotional night for JR Motorsports and the sport as a whole. All feels right in the NASCAR world with the team competing in the Daytona 500.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment socked him at Daytona International Speedway — a track bursting with triumph and tragedy for his family — that he was, with a country star and a NASCAR champ in tow,

Dale Earnhardt Jr. believes there would be a rush of mid-tier teams at Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota that rush into a new manufacturer’s arms, if NASCAR does in fact add a fourth to the Cup Series sooner rather than later.

"Where else do you go and barely make the field and cry tears of joy? Nowhere," Earnhardt said of the fabled speedway and race.

Where else do you go and barely make the field and cry tears of joy?” The answer is Daytona, the place that means so much to the Earnhardt family.

The 2025 NASCAR season has kicked off at the Daytona International Speedway. There were 45 cars aiming for the prestigious spot in the race, which is often referred to as the Great American Race. Among these was the No. 40 Chevrolet, driven by Justin Allgaier, and representing Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports.

Justin Allgaier qualified for the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Dale Earnardt Jr. on Thursday's Daytona Duels.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a two-time Daytona 500 champion. He’s competing in the race in a new way in 2025, and the entire sport is excited for it.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. isn’t sold on NASCAR’s global expansion just yet! As the sport eyes races in Mexico and Brazil, Dale Jr. believes there's still plenty of room to grow right here in the U.S. He points to classic American tracks like North Wilkesboro and Rockingham,

For Dale Earnhardt Jr., it was his first attempt at the Daytona 500 as an owner. For a retired driver who won two Harley J. Earl trophies, simply making the race appeared to rank right up there with his two 500 victories.