With a full moon overhead and the sun yet to crest the horizon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood near his team’s hauler Wednesday morning and watched as JR Motorsports’ first Cup car was unloaded in the Daytona International Speedway garage.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a two-time Daytona 500 champion. He’s competing in the race in a new way in 2025, and the entire sport is excited for it.

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr. both ran lap times fast enough to lock themselves into the season opener at Daytona Int’l Speedway. Allgaier’s No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet narrowly missed locking in on speed by 0.080 seconds, which was a difference of 0.290 MPH.

After a productive practice session and a hot lap in qualifying, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will watch Justin Allgaier race his way into the Daytona 500.

Daytona 500 is this weekend and it could get political down in Florida. President Trump, fresh off a historic Super Bowl 59 appearance, is expected to attend the big race on Sunday afternoon. The 47th President of the United States has reportedly been planning to attend the biggest NASCAR

For the first time, JR Motorsports had a NASCAR Cup Series car touch the track Dale Earnhardt Jr has long expressed an interest in JR Motorsports fielding a car in the NASCAR Cup Series. Just hours ago,