Didn’t matter that it was a contract year. All I cared about was the postseason and leaving it all on the field. I’ll always cherish my chapter with the @Brewers and now forever being a part of the wall of honor 🙌🏾
Impossible to believe then.
Impossible to believe now.
25 years have passed.
After all that time, still impossible to define Dale Earnhardt — a common man who did uncommon things holding a steering wheel, and whose everyman appeal inspired us all.
@SportsCenter essay. #3Forever
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. is dead.
Doctors say that he died of a skull fracture immediately after impacting a wall at the Daytona 500 two hours ago.
He was 49.
DALE EARNHARDT, #3, CRASHES IN THE FINAL LAP OF THE DAYTONA 500
Dale crashed into a retaining wall after making contact with Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader.
Michael Waltrip meanwhile wins the race.
Dale Jr., who came in second place, rushes toward his Dad’s car.
Fans have packed the Daytona Speedway for today’s Daytona 500 race. The National Anthem is about to begin, and soon cars and drivers will take starting positions.
VIP Donald Trump takes pictures with admirers, and top drivers are geared up to go.