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In 1996, a roof reinforcement called the Earnhardt bar was made mandatory on all NASCAR vehicles after Dale Earnhardt was seriously injured in a crash at Talladega in the DieHard 500. Charlotte Motor Speedway also withdrew from the Sportsman Division in 1996, following 3 deaths in 6 years, citing Phillips' death as "the last straw".
The Big One is a phrase describing any crash usually involving eleven or more cars in NASCAR, ARCA, and IndyCar racing. It is most commonly used at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, although occasionally seen at other tracks as well, such as Dover Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen International.
NASCAR’s Cup Series championship race at Phoenix was red-flagged on lap 69 because of a not-so-nice incident involving the pace car. As the pace car led the field to green for a restart after ...
The post Video: Big Crash At Sunday’s NASCAR Race In Atlanta appeared first on The Spun. “NASCAR on FOX” caught what caused the wreck in a clip posted to Twitter. Tweeting, “…
At the time of the crash, he was 49 years old. His funeral was held four days later at the Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Earnhardt was the fourth NASCAR driver killed by a basilar skull fracture during an eight-month span, following Adam Petty in May 2000, Kenny Irwin Jr. in July 2000, and Tony Roper in October 2000.
The racing pit row has been a dangerous place today. Mere hours after a scary-looking collision with a pit crew member at an IndyCar race, a NASCAR crew member got hit too. During today’s Folds ...
Blink of an Eye is a 2019 American documentary film that depicts the career of NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, culminating with his win in the 2001 Daytona 500 which also saw his car owner and friend Dale Earnhardt killed in an accident.
The crash happened with six laps to go in the 160-lap race. Drivers had taken it easy for much of the final stage of the race before their final pit stops.