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Dale Earnhardt Jr revisits the moment he returned to Daytona International Speedway just months after the loss of his father and NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt.
Dale Earnhardt Jr recalls the mix of emotions he experienced during his first visit to Daytona International Speedway after his father’s tragic death at the same venue in 2001.
The death of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt Sr in a crash during the Daytona 500 marked one of the series’ most devastating moments.
Returning to the track a few months later, Earnhardt Jr found a sense of “strange freedom” and decided not to hold any resentment towards Daytona, commemorating his father’s memory.
Despite the painful memories and guilt, Earnhardt Jr won the Pepsi 400 at Daytona just five months after his father’s passing, driving for the team his parents had established.
