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The program for the 2001 Daytona 500, featuring the cars of Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, and Tony Stewart. On the final lap, a fatal accident occurred involving Dale Earnhardt Sr., Ken Schrader, and Sterling Marlin. Earnhardt's car crashed head-on into the retaining wall, killing him.
In the weeks before the Daytona 500, Earnhardt elected not to attend the annual fan and media preview event, drawing vocal criticism from fellow driver Jimmy Spencer.On February 3 and 4, 2001, for the first time in his career, Earnhardt participated in the Rolex 24 endurance race at Daytona, the event which kicks off Speedweeks at the track.
Hall of Famers Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin are the most notable drivers to never win the Daytona 500. ... Earnhardt died during a last-lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500, creating a ...
He will join Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer in the booth for the inaugural running of the Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as well as the 64th running of the Daytona 500. In 2023, Stewart was a part of the FOX Sports broadcast booth for both the Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as well as the 65th running of the Daytona 500. [137]
NASCAR was still reeling from three driver fatalities in 2000 -- Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr., and Tony Roper -- ahead of a Daytona 500 that seemed intent on setting a new course for the series.
Dale Earnhardt died 20 years ago at the Daytona 500, but the lessons learned from that dark day still keep the sport safe today. Remembering Dale Earnhardt 20 years after the 2001 Daytona 500 ...
Only three of these rookies—Houston, Jones, and Hornaday Jr.—made the Daytona 500 for the only time, while Busch went on to win the 2017 Daytona 500. Tony Stewart took a wild ride in this race on lap 173, getting turned by Ward Burton, going over Robby Gordon, flipping twice, and landing on his teammate Bobby Labonte.
Preece got caught in a late crash in the Daytona 500 and essentially did a wheelie in his No. 60 Ford. ... Haas and Tony Stewart shuttered four-car Stewart-Haas Racing at ... 24 years after his ...