| When God put you on this earth, he knew what you would be. You would be the driver of the black No. 3. Now you drive in heaven, racing for the Lord. I only hope that God didn't put you in a Ford. |
| Dale Earnhardt's (3) window pops out of the car after being hit by Ken Schrader (36) during the Daytona 500 Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18, 2001, at the Daytona Internation Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Getting by are drivers Bill Elliott (9) and Ricky Rudd (28). Earnhardt died from injuries he suffered in the crash. A half-mile and a few split seconds were all that separated triumphant jubilation and unfathomable despair at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Greg Suvino) |
| Workers work to remove Dale Earnhardt (3) from his vehicle after a crash also involving Ken Schrader (36) during the Daytona 500 Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18, 2001 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.(AP Photo/Greg Suvino) |
| Legendary stock car driver Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s seat belt was found broken after the crash that killed him on the final lap of the Daytona 500( 2001), NASCAR officials said on February 23. A picture released by the Volusia County Medical Examiners office in Florida shows the inside of the car driven by Dale Earnhardt. (Volusia County, Florida/Reuters) |
| A picture released by the Volusia County Medical Examiners office in
Florida shows the remains of the car driven by Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt
was killed February 18 in the last lap of NASCAR's premier race when his
trademark black No. 3 Chevy, made contact with another car and slammed
into a concrete wall, killing him instantly and plunging race fans into
mourning for the sport's most popular driver. Earnhardt died from blunt
force trauma to his head during the collision at an estimated 180 mph
(290 kph). (HO/Volusia County, Florida, Reuters) Feb 21 5:22 PM ET |
| Visitors to the General Motors auto display look over a memorial to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt on display at the GM world headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) |
| Fans place flowers on a replica car of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. during a memorial service at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia on February 20, 2001. More than a thousand fans showed up for the service for Earnhardt. A televised, public memorial service honored the legendary driver in Charlotte, North Carolina, February 22,2001. (Tami Chappell/Reuters) |
| An American flag flies at half-staff in tribute to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, before the start of the Dura-Lube 400 at the North Carolina Speedway near Rockingham, N.C. (AP Photo/Jon Gardiner) |
| Buses transporting NASCAR families and friends to the invitation only memorial service for Dale Earnhardt proceed down I-485 enroute to Calvary Church in Charlotte, N.C. Thursday morning, Feb. 22, 2001..(AP Photo/Gerry Broome) |
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Flowers and a tribute to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt's No. 3 were on display at the General Motors world headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) |
| Mourners stand inside Calvary Church in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, as the Charlotte Fire Dept. Honor Guard prepared to usher them from the Celebration of Life service honoring Dale Earnhardt. (AP Photo/Jeff Siner, Pool) |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8) and his father, Dale Earnhardt, (3) run together near the end of the 43rd Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway on Sun. Feb. 18, 2001, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Earnhardt Sr. died in a carsh a few laps later. A half-mile and a few split seconds were all that separated triumphant jubilation and unfathomable despair at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Phil Coale) |
| NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt of Kannapolis, N.C., holds the series championship trophy in victory lane at the North Carolina Motor Speedway, near Rockingham, N.C., in this Oct. 24, 1994 photo. A moment of awkward silence and confusion washed over the NASCAR hierarchy when asked if anyone could possibly fill the void left by the death of Dale Earnhardt. Only France could answer so vital a question. ``Life has to go on,'' he said. ``Somebody's going to come along. (AP Photo/Alan Marler) |
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Dale Earnhardt sits on the window ledge of his Chevrolet
before running in the Gatorade 125-mile qualifying races in this Feb.
15, 2001 photo at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach,
Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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| A decal honoring his father is shown on the door of Dale Earnhardt, Jr's car, the same emblem that is on all the cars racing at the North Carolina Raceway in Rockingham, North Carolina, February 24, 2001. Earnhardt Jr. qualified with the 25th fastest time at 153.981 MPH one week after the death of his father Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (Tami Chappell, Reuters) - Feb 24 12:52 PM ET |
| Before racing at Daytona, Earnhardt had taped to his dashboard a prophetic
Bible verse given to him before the race by the wife of another driver.
``The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are
safe,'' read the verse from Proverbs 18:10. |
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