<P> Earnhardt Jr. kicked off 2015 with a ninth - place finish in the Sprint Unlimited . On February 19 , he won Budweiser Duel No. 1 in what was his fourth triumph in the Budweiser Duels . In the Daytona 500 , he led for over 30 laps but on one of the last restarts , he made a move that mired him in the middle without help , and fell back to 16th with 15 laps to go , but managed to make his way back to third place by the last lap . This was his fifth Top 3 finish in the Daytona 500 in six years , after his runner - up finishes in 2010 , 2012 and 2013 , and his win in 2014 . </P>
<P> Earnhardt Jr. kicked off 2015 with a ninth - place finish in the Sprint Unlimited . On February 19 , he won Budweiser Duel No. 1 in what was his fourth triumph in the Budweiser Duels . In the Daytona 500 , he led for over 30 laps but on one of the last restarts , he made a move that mired him in the middle without help , and fell back to 16th with 15 laps to go , but managed to make his way back to third place by the last lap . This was his fifth Top 3 finish in the Daytona 500 in six years , after his runner - up finishes in 2010 , 2012 and 2013 , and his win in 2014 . </P>
when 's the last time dale earnhardt jr won a race
when 's the last time dale earnhardt jr won a race
the Daytona 500 in 2014
the Daytona 500 in 2014