Just like The Intimidator did in 1998, Kyle Busch is entering his 20th start without a Daytona 500 championship. Could history repeat itself Sunday?

"20 years of trying, 20 years of frustration…"Every NASCAR fan immediately recognizes those words, spoken in the final moments of the 1998 Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt had won everything there is to win at Daytona – and to this day,

Kyle Busch is among the favorites for the 2025 Dayton 500, but said luck will play a stronger role than skill if he wins the Great American Race after "20 years of trying."

Coming off his most difficult racing season to date, Kyle Busch enters the 2025 NASCAR season striving for redemption in the forms of both return to Victory Lane and the Playoffs that would enable him to contend for a third Cup Series championship.

Kyle Busch is not alone in the category of Great Drivers Who Haven’t Won the Daytona 500. Included in that club are Terry Labonte, Tony Stewart & Kyle Larson.

Finally got that monkey off my back!”Dale Earnhardt said as he sat down for the winner’s interview, pulled a stuffed monkey from his shoulder, and tossed it afar. The post Kyle Busch Hopes to Repeat Dale Earnhardt’s Daytona 500 Feat appeared first on EssentiallySports.