Dale Earnhardt, 2001 Earnhardt was involved in a final-lap collision in the 2001 Daytona 500. After colliding with Sterling Marlin and Schrader, the 49-year-old crashed into a retaining wall.

The only man on either team wearing a No. 3 at Bristol's Speedway Classic is Cincinnati Reds 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes, who knows the ...

Earnhardt Jr. came in second. And Dale Earnhardt Sr., who'd proudly earned the nickname "The Intimidator," died playing the role of "The Protector." NASCAR's most iconic driver died racing.

After 20 years of trying, Dale Earnhardt Sr. won the 1998 Daytona 500 and — in a scene likely to never be repeated — was greeted by pit crew members of most teams wanting to slap his hand and ...

DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- Twenty years ago, on Feb. 18, 2001, racing legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in the last lap of the Daytona 500, a "remember where you were" moment for motorsports fans everywhere.

Earnhardt Jr. witnessed the crash up close. And on the final turn of the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, the last car Earnhardt Sr. saw before his death was his son’s.

Earnhardt Jr.’s father Dale died at the age of 49 after being involved in a crash in the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Dale Jr. was also driving during that race and finished second.

As they entered the track, Earnhardt Jr. hopped out of the car and made his way to Turn 4 near the area where his father hit the wall on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.

Earnhardt Jr. has been back to Daytona International numerous times since his father Dale was killed after crashing on the final lap of the 2001 race. It's safe to assume it was not easy for him ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Standing next to his team’s car before Thursday’s qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. looked at his sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, in ...