Earnhardt (C), winner of the Daytona 500, gets a kiss of congratulations from wife Theresa (L) and daughter Taylor Nicole in Daytona Beach, Fla., on February 15, 1998. After 20 failed attempts at the richest purse of the NASCAR circuit, Earnhart, known as the most successful driver never to win the Daytona 500, raced to his first victory in his last 59 races. Photo by Susan Knowles/UPI