Dale Earnhardt Jr. won a checkered flag before he leaves to check out Olympic gold.
Earnhardt departs Monday for South Korea to start his Olympics coverage for NBC Sports.
Earnhardt retired from driving in November and signed on to be an analyst, and he gets his next shot behind the mic next week after making his debut at the Super Bowl .
He reached victory lane on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway when Tyler Reddick won the closest race in NASCAR history driving for JR Motorsports.
His victory lane celebration was just one more event on the schedule for Earnhardt, who will serve as the grand marshal in Sunday's Daytona 500.
He'd like to play a role as more of a quizzical sightseer in South Korea than as a crash test dummy suiting up to try new sports.
NBC Sports executive Sam Flood told Earnhardt to leave his gear behind.
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