Dale Earnhardt Jr was emotional after Justin Allgaier raced the JR Motorsports car into the Daytona 500 for the first time on Feb. 13. The NASCAR legend tells why.

Justin Allgaier, who has raced in only seven NASCAR Cup Series events since 2016, is stepping into Cup in the 500. It's a big deal for him, but even more so for his team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

At the track that bursts with triumph and tragedy for his family, Earnhardt celebrated Thursday night when JR Motorsports and driver Justin Allgaier qualified for Sunday’s season-opening race.

The biggest race on the NASCAR schedule will kick off the season this Sunday with the Daytona 500. After the qualifying races, the 'Great American Race' will feature NASCAR royalty.

"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.

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. marks his return to Daytona International Speedway this weekend, a track that holds both triumph and tragedy for his family. As JR Motorsports confirmed its Cup Series debut at the Daytona 500,

Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment hit him at Daytona International Speedway. He was back in the Daytona 500.