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Article: Dale Earnhardt Jr. fills father's void with victory at Daytona.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- July 7, 2001
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ On the racetrack that took his father's life five months ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove the race of his young life to win the Pepsi 400 on Saturday night.
And a huge part of Little E's winning equation was teammate Michael Waltrip.
Sixth on a restart with six laps to go in the NASCAR Winston Cup event at the Daytona International Speedway, Earnhardt Jr. drove around Johnny Benson and into the lead through the 31-degree banking in Turn 4. Earnhardt Jr. completed his pass at practically the same point in the turn where seven-time series champion Dale Earnhardt was killed in a crash during the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 18 while ...
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