Editor
From 1979 to 1997, there was perhaps no driver better at getting to the front of the Daytona 500 than Dale Earnhardt.
The only problem? At the end of 500 miles, he never crossed the start-finish line in first place.
In 1986, the 28th running of the Great American Race played out as if Martin Scorsese was behind CBS’ cameras. In the mid-1980s, Earnhardt’s rivalry with Chemung, New York, native Geoff Bodine made headlines on a weekly…
