Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reveals Hardest Part About Emotional 2001 Pepsi 400 Win

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reveals Hardest Part About Emotional 2001 Pepsi 400 Win

It has been 25 years since Dale Earnhardt Jr. delivered one of the most emotional wins in NASCAR history. In the first race back at Daytona since the death of his father, Dale Earnhardt, Earnhardt Jr. drove to victory in the 2001 Pepsi 400.Prior to last Sunday’s Cup Series race at Chicagoland, TNT Sports played […] The post Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reveals Hardest Part About Emotional 2001 Pepsi 400 Win appeared first on HEAVY.

“I Was Young & Naive… I Didn’t Realize What I Had Lost” — Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reveals The “Hardest Part” Of Winning Iconic Pepsi 400 Win At Daytona

It was a bittersweet moment, to say the least. Over the weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series was in Daytona on Fourth of July weekend, and it also marked the 25th anniversary of a very special moment that occurred on July 7th, 2001 during the Pepsi 400. Just months after his father’s tragic passing during the Daytona 500 on on February 18th, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned to the Daytona International Speedway for the first time since that horrific …