August 31, 2018
Earnhardt’s victory was the biggest of his Hall of Fame career to that point, surpassed only by his emotional sole win in the Daytona 500 in 1998. But he couldn’t resist a playful jab after his Brickyard victory at his archrival and inaugural Brickyard winner Gordon, whom Earnhardt often called a “boy” because Gordon was 20 years younger than him.