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There was one lap to go in the Daytona NASCARs most celebrated event Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr were running one-two Juniors legendary dad the driver race fans called xThe Intimidatorx was close behind in third blocking anyone who might try to pass Waltrip couldnt stop thinking about all the times hed struggled to stay ahead--and the NASCAR Cup races hed lost without a single win Hed been a race-car driver all his adult life following in the footsteps of his brother Darrell a three-time NASCAR champion And his losing streak was getting more painful every race But this day he knew could be different He was driving for Dale Earnhardt now racing as a team with his close friend and mentor Yet as his car roared toward the finish line ending that losing streak once and for all Waltrip had no clue that the greatest triumph of his life could get mired in terrible tragedy This is the story of that fateful afternoon in Daytona a day whose echoes are still heard today But the story begins years earlier in a small town in Kentucky with a boy who dreamed of racing cars a boy who was determined to go from go-karts to the highest levels of NASCAR For the first time ever Michael Waltrip tells the full revealing story of how he got to Daytona what happened there and the huge impact it had on so many in the racing world He reveals for the first time how his own life changed as he dealt with guilt faced his grief and searched for the fortitude to climb into a race car again Its an inspiring and powerful story told with Michaels trademark humor honesty and irreverence Its a story of family fulfillment and redemption--and well-earned victory in the end.