In 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash at the Daytona 500. He was just 49 years old. Watch the video above in which the racing legend discusses safety in his sport. Earnhardt, ...

From 1979 to 1997, there was perhaps no driver better at getting to the front of the Daytona 500 than Dale Earnhardt. The only problem? At the end of 500 miles, he never crossed the start-finish line ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Prime Video is kicking off its NASCAR broadcast coverage by revisiting the iconic career of the late Dale ...

A number of stories have been told in the past two weeks about Dale Earnhardt as we near the 10-year anniversary of his death at Daytona. As I sifted through video tapes to put together our own ...

Twenty years ago this Thursday — on Feb. 18, 2001 — NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt was killed in a last-lap crash at Daytona International Speedway. He was 49. In memory of Earnhardt, here's footage from ...

Next year’s 500 will mark a pair of key anniversaries. It will have been 50 years since the 1976 500, which featured arguably ...

Rockingham’s February 2001 race marked the first NASCAR Cup event after Dale Earnhardt’s sudden death. Here’s how people remember that N.C. race. “In a way, racing hid us from reality.” ...

EARNHARDT: It's more than just a name; it's a family legacy. It all began in the 1950s with a hard-nosed grassroots racer by the name of Ralph Earnhardt. Unbeknownst to him, Ralph would kickstart a ...

Dale Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona 500 win sits in a category of its own, and Larry McReynolds has often said that nothing in his career felt quite like that moment.