The sport lost the legendary Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.

On the afternoon of February 18, 2001, American stock car racing driver and team owner Dale Earnhardt was involved in a final-lap collision in the 2001 Daytona 500, in which he crashed …

Feb 9, 2021 · Emergency personnel move Dale Earnhardt to a waiting ambulance after he was cut out of his car following a final-lap crash at the Daytona 500, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, at …

Feb 11, 2021 · DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt, the greatest stock car star of his era, was killed in a crash on the last turn of the last lap of Sunday’s Daytona 500 as he tried to …

Feb 18, 2021 · NASCAR drivers including Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace and Brad Keselowski recall their memories of Dale Earnhardt Sr., from his intimidating presence to his hard-nosed …

It was held on February 18, 2001, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, consisting of 200 laps and 500 miles on the 2.5-mile (4 km) asphalt tri-oval. Bill Elliott won the …

Feb 26, 2001 · On Sunday, seconds before he would become only the fourth man to win the Daytona 500 as an owner as well as a driver, the 49-year-old Earnhardt died when he crashed …

Jul 21, 2023 · According to the survey, Dale Earnhardt’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500 was picked as NASCAR’s most pivotal moment. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) FILE - Dale …

Jul 21, 2023 · The death of Dale Earnhardt from a crash on the last lap of the race robbed a family of its patriarch and the industry of the greatest stock car star of his era.

Feb 18, 2021 · Remembering Dale Earnhardt:Junior reflects on events of 2001 and what followed that Daytona 500. On Friday, he was run into the grass entering Turn 1 in the International …