The No. 8 race team’s radio crackled to life right before the most important part of NASCAR’s most important race — and the team’s driver said something true.
In 1998, Earnhardt entered Daytona International Speedway as one of the best drivers of all-time. He’d won his seven Cup Series championships.
He’d well-earned his nickname as “The Intimidator” — he was a take-no-prisoners driver who was among the most transcendent and polarizing figures in NASCAR.
Busch, similarly, entered Sunday’s Daytona 500 as a two-time Cup champion with almost every moniker imaginable. But like Earnhardt, a Daytona 500 victory eluded him.
On Sunday’s race, there was overtime. That’s when Busch made his comment over the radio. Eventually, though, Busch got lost in an overtime wreck and finished 19th