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02-18-2021, 1:48pm | #1 | ||||||
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20 years ago
20 years ago the racing world lost one of it's best drivers when on 2/18/2001 Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap. I was there at the Daytona 500Saw the crash and it didn't look all that bad. Found out later that he had been killed. I got to meet him several times. Was at Bristol in 98 when he rattled Labonte's cage and won the race. I was at Talladega in Aug. of 2000 when he won his last race coming from 18th place with 6 laps to go to win the race. I was also in Daytona for the 98 500 when he won it for the first time. May he rest in peace and be blessed by God
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That day changed Nascar racing a lot, he was a huge draw.
Remember watching it live talking to someone on the phone and couldn't believe that hit killed him. |
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"It was 20 years ago today
Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play" |
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I was watching the race from a timeshare on Longboat Key, FL. Very sad indeed, and agreed it didn't look like a bad accident.
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Damn hard to believe 20 years has gone by so fast. He was The Man.
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20 years already? Damn.
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