On February 22, 1981, A young Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has his back turned to the
#2 Wrangler Jeans Machine Osterlund Pontiac driven by his father Dale Earnhardt, Sr. as the youngster sits on the roof of the late Joe Whitlock's van behind pit road at the old Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway half-mile. Dozier Mobley photo via Getty Images as reprinted in Sports Illustrated.
