Feb 14, 2021 10:16 AM Daytona Beach, FL - The all-time winner at Daytona International Speedway, Dale Earnhardt, Sr., will be honored today twenty years after his death. Pre-race coverage begins today on WNDB 93.5 FM/1150 AM at 1 p.m. The 63rd Annual DAYTONA 500 gets started at 2:30 p.m. Per a press release issued by Russell Branham - Director - Track Communications, Southeast Region: Twenty years after the loss of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., the all-time winner at Daytona International Speedway, his life and legacy will be celebrated Sunday (Feb. 14) on Lap “3” of the 63rd Annual DAYTONA 500 (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). On Lap 3 of The Great American Race, race fans will stand and salute the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion with “3” fingers in the air, paying tribute to one of the greatest drivers of all time. As the cars enter Turn 1 on Lap 2, a video tribute will be seen on Daytona’s large
By Reid Spencer-NASCAR Wire Service
Denny Hamlin (11) and Bubba Wallace (23) drive during Wednesday s practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
One aspect of the Daytona 500 is old hat to Denny Hamlin winning it.
But there’s a new aspect to this year’s race, which Hamlin is attempting to win for an unprecedented third straight time. When he takes to the track on Sunday, he’ll do so not only as a competitor, but also as a car owner.
During the offseason, Hamlin partnered with former NBA megastar Michael Jordan to form 23XI Racing the name an amalgam of Jordan’s basketball jersey number (23) and Hamlin’s No. 11 car number at Joe Gibbs Racing, expressed in Roman numerals.
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