The moment on Saturday had finally come, and the record-breaking crowd wouldn’t miss it. But this wasn’t an ordinary grassroots stock car race. It smelled like fire, looked like patina and sounded ...

DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- Twenty years ago, on Feb. 18, 2001, racing legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in the last lap of the Daytona 500, a "remember where you were" moment for motorsports fans everywhere.

The moment on Saturday had finally come, and the record-breaking crowd wouldn't miss it. Dale Earnhardt Jr. rumbled onto the frontstretch at Anderson Motor Speedway. Then parked. Then shut off his ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced a late model car on the CARS Tour at age 50. He ran the iconic No. 8 Budweiser paint scheme from his 2001 Daytona win. The tribute evoked strong emotion and nostalgia among ...