NASCAR: Five Memorable Victory Celebrations

Top Of The World

You can’t talk about victory celebrations without discussing how Dale Earnhardt JR choose to celebrate after winning the 2001 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. It’s no secret that Little E. was still hurting after the tragic death of his legendary father at The Daytona 500 and many wondered how JR would celebrate his win at the track that ultimately took his father’s life.

Jr, who had just won the first race of his career at Daytona, slid his car into the grass after the race and was greeted by his entire team after he climbed on the roof of his car to further celebrate the victory. JR was then greeted by Michael Waltrip, and the two teammates shared a heartfelt and tearful hug on top of June Bug’s #8 Chevrolet.