‘The Intimidator’: NASCAR Honors Legend Dale Earnhardt 25 Years After He Died In Its Biggest Race |
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‘The Intimidator’: NASCAR Honors Legend Dale Earnhardt 25 Years After He Died In Its Biggest Race
In many ways, Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s death is most notable for what it prevented — namely, another fatality within NASCAR in the 25 years since his passing.
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Just outside the high banks of the Daytona International Speedway, three statues provide a testament to historic figures of the track’s history. Two of the statues depict members of the France family — Bill France Sr., his wife, and their son, Bill France Jr. — who presided over NASCAR and built the Daytona track.
But most fans gravitate toward the third statue, of Dale Earnhardt Sr. The second-generation racer, and father of former NASCAR star and broadcaster Dale Earnhardt Jr., died not far from that statue, in a crash in the fourth turn on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. A quarter-century on from that tragic event, fans and the entire NASCAR community will remember and mourn his legacy, including through a Fox Sports special premiering Feb. 12 (after this article was written).
Earnhardt’s tragic passing overshadowed what, to that point, had been a historic day for NASCAR. The 2001 Daytona 500 was the first race broadcast on Fox, part of a new television contract that consolidated stock car racing coverage and recognized the sport’s growing........