I think once you get to a certain age, if you're not willing to go out there and put it all on the line, I don't think you need to be competing. So I don't know if I really have an instinct anymore.
But this has been fun. Earnhardt's cameo appearance was one of the highlights of the two days of testing, which also featured a number of full-time Cup Series drivers as well as others like accomplished open-wheel racer and Daytona hopeful Jacques Villeneuve.
During testing, NASCAR finalized the the aerodynamic rules package for superspeedways, which will feature an engine output of horsepower and a seven-inch rear spoiler. While varying strategies between single-car runs and drafting affected lap times, Ford flexed its muscle on the speed chart throughout both days.
Rookie Harrison Burton was fastest in practice sessions on both day one and two , and was joined at the top of the day one speed chart by fellow first-year driver Austin Cindric. By Steven Taranto. Stacy in , Earnhardt signed to race for driver-turned-owner Richard Childress.
He spent the next two years with Bud Moore's team, but he reunited with Childress after the season and his career took off. After winning four races in , Earnhardt recorded five wins and a second Winston Cup championship in The next year saw Earnhardt's best results yet, as he won 11 races and a third championship, finishing in the Top 5 in 21 out of 29 races. Despite his undeniable success, Earnhardt earned a reputation early on for recklessness.
Nickamed "Ironhead" and the "Intimidator," he was prone to aggressively bumping other drivers out of the way in order to take the lead in a particularly close race. After a warning from the president of NASCAR in , Earnhardt cleaned up his act and began developing better relationships with other drivers on the circuit. In , he took home yet another title. The streak was broken in , when he finished a disappointing 12th in the standings, but Earnhardt bounced back the following year to win a sixth championship.
With a win at the AC Delco in his home state of North Carolina in , Earnhardt claimed his seventh Winston Cup championship, tying the legendary Richard Petty for most career titles. The records kept on falling for Earnhardt throughout the s, although he failed to win another points championship.
In , he became the third driver to start consecutive Winston Cup races. The only major victory that had eluded Earnhardt up until that point was the crown jewel of stock car racing, the Daytona , held in Daytona, Florida.
He had come close several times, his bid for victory often derailed by mechanical failure, crashes or some other bad luck. Earnhardt survived a harrowing crash at the event in , only to return in fine form in February , when he won his first Daytona in 20 career starts, breaking a winless streak of 59 straight races.
In October , Earnhardt Sr. Until , Earnhardt Jr. But the season marked one of significant change, as Earnhardt made the boldest decision of his young career by signing with renowned team owner Rick Hendrick to drive the No. JR Motorsports employs more than people and fields four full-time entries in the Xfinity Series and two late model stock cars competing regionally in the southeast. The team also earned a pair of Camping World Truck Series victories during its inaugural race campaign in William Byron followed that up with the Xfinity title in , with JRM sweeping the top three positions in points.
Josh Berry secured track championship honors for the JRM late model program racing at Motor Mile Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway , also adding a owner championship in With that team, Earnhardt was co-owner of the and Xfinity Series championship teams with driver Martin Truex Jr. His two championships in and introduced him to the NASCAR history books, and his accomplishments throughout the ensuing decade reinforced his place.
On July 2, , Earnhardt scored a popular victory at Daytona International Speedway in a throwback blue-and-yellow No. The live telecast on ABC was watched by
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