After JR Motorsports announced plans to enter a car in the Daytona 500, team co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. has discussed his wider NASCAR Cup Series vision.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back at the Daytona 500 in 2025, but this time he’s at The Great American Race as a car owner, not a driver, broadcaster or simply a fan. To a great amount of fanfare, JR Motorsports entered the team’s longtime flag bearer and reigning Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier into the Daytona 500,

The countdown continues as Clash weekend arrives and Daytona's NASCAR Speedweek gets closer and closer. With the 2025 Daytona 500 looming on Feb. 16, the Daytona Beach News-Journal is checking off the boxes on the calendar until the 67th running of the Great American Race.