On the afternoon of February 18, 2001, American stock car racing driver and team owner Dale Earnhardt was involved in a final-lap collision in the 2001 Daytona 500, in which he crashed …

Feb 1, 2022 · Earnhardt Sr. was going 150 miles an hour when he hit the wall at the angle that he did. The result was blunt force trauma to his head, which is what killed him, according to the …

Feb 18, 2021 · At 17:16 Eastern Time, it was the moment that the sport lost one of its greatest and revered drivers of all time: Dale Earnhardt. The seven-time NASCAR Cup champion, …

Jun 19, 2020 · On February 18, 2001, Earnhardt’s career and life all suddenly came to a tragic end on the last lap of the Daytona 500. The NASCAR family and sports world were stunned. …

Feb 20, 2001 · An autopsy completed Monday showed Earnhardt died of blunt force injuries to the head. The 49-year-old racer was fighting for position when he slammed into the wall on the …

On February 18, 2001, Earnhardt died as a result of a basilar skull fracture sustained in a sudden last-lap crash during the Daytona 500. His death was regarded in the racing industry as being …

On February 18 2001, during the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt was killed after being involved in an accident while heading into Turn 3 on the last lap. Earnhardt was racing three wide with …

Aug 22, 2001 · A team of independent experts hired by the stock-car sanctioning body concluded that Earnhardt, 49, one of the sport's biggest stars, died of a basilar skull fracture caused by a …

Nov 13, 2009 · On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr., considered one of the greatest drivers in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) history, dies at the age of 49 in a …

Feb 9, 2021 · Now no one in NASCAR can stop him. This is Part I of a four-part series on the life, death and safety legacy of Dale Earnhardt, 20 years after his fatal crash at the 2001 Daytona …