A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49. The Daytona 500 is a big deal to race fans,

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports had a highly successful first foray into the NASCAR Cup Series over the weekend when Justin Allgaier drove the No. 40 car in the Daytona 500. Allgaier finished in the top 10,

Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke candidly after the Daytona 500 about the possibility of JR Motorsports going full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing.

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,

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. stretched out his hand to Justin Allgaier on pit road after Allgaier finished ninth in Sunday’s Daytona 500 in the first race for Earnhardt as a Cup car owner.

A look at Dale Earnhardt Sr., a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who died in a crash at the 2001 Daytona 500

Fox Sports received backlash from NASCAR fans on social media after airing a montage of clips from their 25 years of broadcasting the NASCAR Cup Series that included Dale Earnhardt’s fatal crash in the 2001 Daytona 500.

With a famous last name and a resume worthy of it, Dale Earnhardt Jr. pondered if owning a NASCAR Cup Series team was truly his destiny. JR Motorsports, the Xfinity Series team he and Kelley Earnhardt Miller have helmed since 2005,

JR Motorsports provides a big update on its NASCAR Cup Series future in 2025. Find out what Dale Earnhardt Jr. said about the NASCAR team's future!