This demonstrates only one of many instances when Dale Earnhardt made a close call with death. For instance, in the 1997, Daytona 500, his car flipped, and an ambulance had to escort him away.

Dale Earnhardt has been dead for nearly 25 years, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired as a NASCAR Cup driver nine years ago. Even so, NASCAR fans cannot seem to get enough of the stories about ‘The ...

It’s easy to be swayed by the mythic nature of Dale Earnhardt’s life and death. . . . Polishing the myth eases the pain of losing the man. It distracts ...

Dale Earnhardt's career began, it turns out, in the very same place it would end. He would go on to win Rookie of the Year in 1979, and won his first of seven championships in 1980. Always that ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. shares his racing origin story, sparking from a simple newspaper article and his drive to connect with his ...

It’s the first race after Dale Earnhardt’s death, ... He quickly became the face of the sport, and really handled that gracefully, I thought, and has done so the past 24 years since.

Earnhardt Jr. had just won the 2001 Pepsi 400. Waltrip, Junior's teammate at Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, finished second. "It seems like a lifetime ago," Earnhardt Jr. said.

It’s the first race after Dale Earnhardt’s death, ... He quickly became the face of the sport, and really handled that gracefully, I thought, and has done so the past 24 years since.