Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports had a highly successful first foray into the NASCAR Cup Series over the weekend when Justin Allgaier drove the No. 40 car in the Daytona 500. Allgaier finished in the top 10,

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. stretched out his hand to Justin Allgaier on pit road after Allgaier finished ninth in Sunday’s Daytona 500 in the first race for Earnhardt as a Cup car owner.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke candidly after the Daytona 500 about the possibility of JR Motorsports going full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing.

Man, we got here, and we got a taste of it,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said about Justin Allgaier qualifying for the Daytona 500.

It was the first career start for Dale Earnhardt Jr as an owner in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Earnhardt Jr. is no stranger to having success at Daytona. The NASCAR Hall of Famer has won the Daytona 500 twice. It was an emotional night for JR Motorsports and the sport as a whole. All feels right in the NASCAR world with the team competing in the Daytona 500.

Justin Allgaier will need to earn his Daytona 500 starting spot in the Duel at Daytona on Thursday to score JR Motorsports' first Cup start.

JR Motorsports will make its highly anticipated — and long-awaited — NASCAR Cup Series debut Sunday at the Daytona 500. It became official on Thursday night when Justin Allgaier raced his way into

With a famous last name and a resume worthy of it, Dale Earnhardt Jr. pondered if owning a NASCAR Cup Series team was truly his destiny. JR Motorsports, the Xfinity Series team he and Kelley Earnhardt Miller have helmed since 2005,