The following is an excerpt from an exclusive Daytona Beach News-Journal story for our subscribers on the death of Dale Earnhardt ... for the 2001 Daytona 500 — Earnhardt's final race.

Dale Earnhardt’s death in 2001 rocked the sport to its core and has thankfully lead to a revolution in car and driver safety. The seven-time NASCAR champion was an icon and among the most ...

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Kevin Harvick’s first NASCAR Cup Series victory came in just his third career start and the fourth race of the 2001 season. After the passing of Dale Earnhardt at Daytona International Speedway ...

On Feb. 18, 2001, 15 years ago today, Dale Earnhardt died in a crash during ... personalities that make up our ever-changing car culture. In his spare time, he does everything within his power ...

Dale Earnhardt ... brand of Earnhardt Jr., who was the sport’s most popular driver for nearly two decades after his father’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500. "We get to push a car on the grid ...

(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 protect Michael Waltrip’s victory.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says the ... We were around our industry and our family.” Earnhardt's final race: He kept this Bible verse in his car Once the 2001 season was done, Earnhardt Jr. said he ...

The 2001 Daytona ... 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.