Dale Earnhardt Privately Plotted His Retirement Plans Before His Fatal Daytona 500 Crash

Before Dale Earnhardt’s tragic death at the 2001 Daytona 500, he had privately laid out his NASCAR retirement plans.

Bob Garcia IV  •  14 Feb 2021
Denny Hamlin Shows No Mercy to Bubba Wallace in Ruthless Remark Just Before Start of Daytona 500

When Denny Hamlin learned the No. 23 car he co-owns with Michael Jordan was being sent to the back of the field to start the Daytona 500, his ruthless response sent a message to Bubba Wallace about his priorities on race day.

Kyle Dalton  •  14 Feb 2021
Dale Earnhardt’s Fatal Daytona 500 Crash Followed ‘The Big 1’

‘The Big One’ refers to the largest of multi-car wrecks in NASCAR Cup Series. Two of the most memorable incidents happened in consecutive runnings of the Daytona 500.

John Moriello  •  14 Feb 2021
NASCAR Legend Neil Bonnett Was Tragically Killed in a Car Crash Because of a $3 Mistake

Neil Bonnett was a beloved NASCAR driver and color commentator, but a devastating car accident on the racetrack took his life in 1994.

Jack Dougherty  •  14 Feb 2021
The Brutal Unsolved Murder of Rising NASCAR Star Chris Trickle Actually Served as the Catalyst For Kurt Busch’s Career

Rising NASCAR star Chris Trickle was tragically murdered in the late 1990s and the driver who took over his car was then-19-year-old Kurt Busch.

Luke Norris  •  14 Feb 2021
Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon: Which NASCAR Star Turned Fox Broadcaster Has the Larger Net Worth?

Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer went from NASCAR opponents to peers with Fox. Which driver-turned-broadcaster has the higher net worth?

Joe Kozlowski  •  14 Feb 2021
As Denny Hamlin Preps for Daytona 500 Three-Peat, Don’t Call Him Dennis

As Denny Hamlin prepares to win his third straight Daytona 500, be sure not to call him Dennis.

Mike Thomas  •  14 Feb 2021
The Time the Daytona 500 Turned Into a Wild Wrestling Match Between Cale Yarborough and the Allison Brothers

The 1979 Daytona 500 morphed from a car race to a wild wrestling match between Cale Yarborough and the Allison brothers.

Jack Dougherty  •  14 Feb 2021
Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer Work Together on Fox Just a Few Years After Ugly On-Track Feud and ‘Divorce’ in Friendship

Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer are now working together at Fox covering NASCAR but it was just a few years ago the pair had a fierce rivalry that included an all-out brawl between their teams after a race.

Kyle Dalton  •  14 Feb 2021