Daytona 500 2011

Dale Earnhardt Jr. caught up in Daytona wreckage

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) wrecks on final lap of Coke Zero 400 at Daytona.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 88 is smack-dab in the middle of a big wreck at Daytona International Speedway where the only real drama comes in the closing laps.  
DAYTONA BEACH – Dale Earnhardt Jr. carried the emotion of his legendary father's death in the 2001 Daytona 500 to victory lane in that summer's July race here. Fast forward to Saturday night under the lights and Junior was just another casualty in the new order of restrictor-plate racing where multiple cars are wrecked in the closing laps.