In the shadow of North Carolina's pine trees, a racetrack known for eating tires and crushing spirits is making its ...

Sometimes in life, the show must go on. But in February 2001, that phrase was more than just a saying—it became NASCAR’s ...

The February 2001 race marked the first NASCAR Cup event after the star’s passing. “In a way, racing hid us from reality.” ...

We see clips of him fishing, strapping his son Dale Earnhardt Jr. into a ... On February 18, 2001, Earnhardt was involved in a crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500. He sustained a basilar ...

In an interview with 60 Minutes the year of the crash, Earnhardt Jr. shared ... he felt the presence of his father, Dale Earnhardt, who died in a 2001 race. “I think he had a lot to do with ...

From the Spring 2001 issue of The News Media & The Law ... to have an expert view the autopsy photographs of Dale Earnhardt to investigate the safety issues involved in a rash of NASCAR crash deaths ...

HUNTERSVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) -- The family of Dale Earnhardt and his close friends remembered the racing legend at a small, private funeral Wednesday. Earnhardt died Sunday when his black No ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr was a major Cup Series star in his own right, driving for his father’s Dale Earnhardt Inc team in an iconic No8 Chevrolet sponsored by Budweiser. When Dale Sr died, the weight of ...

and a two-time Daytona 500 winner The son of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., who died in a crash at Daytona in 2001 Dale Jr. and local driver Kevin Harvick have become friends and business ...