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 Dale Earnhardt's lap belt was found to be broken after the stock car racing champion was fatally injured in a crash at the Daytona 500. Sponsors at Risk Coca-Cola faces the tough decision of whether to retire or continue running the image of Dale Earnhardt in its marketing campaigns. Drivers Honor Earnhardt Fellow drivers and team members took a day away from the NASCAR circuit Thursday to remember Dale Earnhardt, killed on the final lap of the Daytona 500. • Gallery • Audio: Liz Clarke at the Scene • Share Earnhardt Memories A Time to Grieve The outpouring of grief over Dale Earnhardt's death continues, with a pair of memorial services and a stream of mourners to the Earnhardt racing compound near Charlotte. In the News Marlin Denies Crash Culpability: Childress Names Harvick to Race Sunday in North Carolina (Post, Feb. 21, 2001) 'It Was a Racing Accident': Severe Head Trauma Cited in Driver's Death (Post, Feb. 20, 2001) Dale Earnhardt Killed at Daytona: Legend's Death Clouds NASCAR's Biggest Day (Post, Feb. 19, 2001) Victory for Waltrip Is Painful (Post, Feb. 19, 2001) A Driving Force: Dale Earnhardt Lived to Race Cars (Post, Feb. 19, 2001)
Dale Earnhardt had a great deal of character, old-fashioned and southern perhaps, but character nonetheless, writes Sally Jenkins. Earnhardt had a love for racing that few could understand or relate to.
The death of Dale Earnhardt leaves a shadow over his sport and a veil of sadness over the rest of us, writes Michael Wilbon, because we know that racing a car at 200 mph inevitably means that some drivers will not come back. AP Auto Racing Articles
Earnhardt Jr. Leaves Hospital After Wreck (AP, July 19, 2004; 3:15 PM) © 2002-2004 The Washington Post Company |
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