Dale Earnhardt Jr. History
2001 Season

2001: Winston Cup
In his sophomore year the pressure will be on the Kannapolis, N.C., native, but Jr.. has been faced with big expectations ever since he's been in racing. He's always met the challenge in his own carefully crafted and adhered to fashion.

Jr.. started 2001 with vivid dreams of a Daytona 500 victory in his No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, pulling strongly in the same direction with the Eurys and his crew. Despite the idiosyncrasies of his rookie year, Earnhardt Jr.. has proven beyond any doubt that his name isn't the only thing that's gotten him to the level where he is.

The young man can drive a race car. In his two Busch Series championship seasons he scored 13 victories after giving little forecast before that, that he would be a threat to dominate his division.