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The official cause of Earnhardt's death was given by the Volusia County medical examiner's office as blunt force trauma to his head among other injuries due to the incident. [23] He also sustained a fatal basilar skull fracture on impact. Less than two hours after the accident, NASCAR president Mike Helton announced Earnhardt's death. A later ...
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. NASCAR was still reeling from ...
On February 18, 2001, after that year's Daytona 500, Helton announced to the public the death of NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt, who died in a last-lap crash, with the announcement being regarded as one of the most iconic moments in NASCAR's history.
The NASCAR Cup Series has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred on February 18, 2001, when Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500. Safety in the sport has evolved through the decades.
Earnhardt's death at the 2001 Daytona 500 turned Childress' NASCAR plan for young Harvick upside down. Dale Earnhardt's Death Changed Everything for Kevin Harvick, Richard Childress Racing Skip to ...
Earnhardt Jr.'s father, Dale Earnhardt, was a prolific NASCAR driver, winning 76 races in the Winston Cup Series from 1979 to 2000. On Feb . 18, 2001, Earnhardt was killed in a final-lap collision ...
Dale Earnhardt: February 18, 2001: Car NASCAR: Daytona 500: Race Going into turn four on the last lap, the rear of Earnhardt's Chevrolet Monte Carlo made contact with Sterling Marlin's front bumper, which caused Earnhardt to briefly slide towards the apron
Ralph Dale Earnhardt (/ ˈ ɜːr n h ɑːr t /; April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. [3]