The first, coming on Lap 174, collected 19 cars, leaving 13 on the lead lap. And on the race's final lap, Dale Earnhardt and Ken Schrader were involved in an accident, which prevented those two drivers from contending for the win. In all, it was a strong day for Dodge's debut at Daytona International Speedway, where the manufacturer had last appeared in 1983. We came out unscathed, and I was tickled. I'm ready to get out of Daytona.
Wrecking is just a part of it.
That's what they expect. You put rules like this together, and you're going to have that. Ray Evernham, leader of the development of the Intrepid and owner of Elliott and Atwood's teams, said he was pleased with the day's results on the track. Bill and Casey ran good. Bill just didn't get in position at the end.