There was one lap to go in the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR\'s most celebrated event.
He\'d been a race-car driver all his adult life, following in the footsteps o.
Waltrip couldn\'t stop thinking about all the times he\'d struggled to stay ahead--and the 462 NASCAR Cup races he\'d lost without a single win.
Junior\'s legendary dad, the driver race fans called "The Intimidator," was close behind in third, blocking anyone who might try to pass. were running one-two.
Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
There was one lap to go in the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR\'s most celebrated event