It marked Junior 's first victory since the death of his father on the last lap of the Daytona 500 that year .
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2001 summer race at Daytona in one of the most emotional outcomes in NASCAR history .
NASCAR marked Dale Earnhardt Jr. 's first victory since the death of Dale Earnhardt Jr. 's father on the last lap of the Daytona 500 that year .
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2001 summer race at Daytona in one of the most emotional outcomes in NASCAR history .