About this episode
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 1998 Busch Series season began with a violent wreck at Daytona and ended up with a blown engine at Homestead. The months in between, however, changed the course of his life and career. Listen to his emotional memories of a magical season that included wins, a fight and the memory of his father's hard-won approval. In our second segment, we take a look at the backstory behind David Pearson's win in the 1979 Southern 500, John Anderson, Greg Moore and a rock band that never was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices