Dale Earnhardt Sr. died while racing on the last lap of the Daytona 500. His son, Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to return to the track. Since his dad’s death, Junior has won two Daytona 500s of his own and has now qualified for the first time as a NASCAR Cup Series team owner.

Where else do you go and barely make the field and cry tears of joy?” The answer is Daytona, the place that means so much to the Earnhardt family.