2011 Michael Waltrip #15 NASCAR Race View Camping World Truck Series 1:24 NASCAR Diecast

It also was the 10th anniversary of the death of Dale Earnhardt Sr., who owned the car Waltrip drove to his 2001 Daytona 500 victory. Waltrip is racing in all three of NASCAR’s top three touring series this weekend, and he decaled his truck and cars to honor Earnhardt. Waltrip scored his first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in front of an estimated crowd of 70,000. The only lap Waltrip led was the last one. “I came here to celebrate his life with my black truck and my No. 15 car,” an emotional Waltrip said after the race. “I didn’t come here to celebrate a win.”

Sadler crossed the line in second place, followed by Clay Rogers, Miguel Paludo and Kyle Busch. Sadler, who shares the same birthday (April 30) with Earnhardt, led all but one of the final 30 laps in finishing second. Michael’s an amazing drafter and we all know that. We came off Turn 4 and I blocked a little bit high but he had such a good run. He made a good move and it’s just the way it goes,’’ said Sadler. “I just couldn’t make it back to the start-finish line first. If anybody deserves a win on today’s race it was probably Michael Waltrip.’’