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DALE EARNHARDT AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Earnhardt won a record consecutive 10 Gatorade 125's between 1990 and 1999.
Earnhardt completed all 500 miles of the Daytona 500 a record 14 times, more than any driver.
Earnhardt won five straight NAPA Auto Parts 300s between 1990-94, also a record.
Earnhardt captured the most True/Value IROC Series victories at Daytona with six and the most consecutive victories at three.

Earnhardt drove in the 2001 Rolex 24 At Daytona, his first sportscar endeavor. His team finished fourth overall and second in class.

Earnhardt’s average finish in the Daytona 500 is 11th and his average start is 8.6.
Earnhardt’s average finish in the Gatorade 125s is 5.0 and his average start is 4.7.
Earnhardt’s average finish in the Pepsi 400 is 10.5 and his average start is 10.3.
Earnhardt made 23 starts in the Daytona 500 and 23 starts in the Pepsi 400.

Earnhardt finished second in the Daytona 500 five times (1984, 1993, 1995, 1996 and 1999).
Earnhardt recorded 12 top-five finishes in the Daytona 500.
Earnhardt recorded 10 top-five finishes in the Pepsi 400.
Earnhardt recorded 18 top-10 finishes in the Pepsi 400.

Earnhardt’s first start at Daytona International Speedway was in the 1978 Pepsi 400.
He started 28th and finished seventh driving the No. 96 Ford owned by Will Cronkrite.
The car driven by Earnhardt was an old Bud Moore Engineering machine.
Earnhardt’s first start in the Daytona 500 was in 1979. He started 10th and finished eighth driving the No. 2 Buick for Rod Osterlund.
Earnhardt’s first victory at Daytona International Speedway was the 1980 Budweiser Shootout, driving for Rob Osterlund.
Earnhardt’s last victory at Daytona International Speedway was the 2000 True Value IROC Round 1.

Not only will we miss Dale at Daytona...
Daytona will miss Dale...

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