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15 years ago today
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:27 pm
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Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:29 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
I don't remember what happened, but I'm guessing someone died?
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:33 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
Has that been 15 years? I still didn't think that crash looked bad enough to kill someone. You never know.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:41 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Has that been 15 years? I still didn't think that crash looked bad enough to kill someone. You never know.
Wasn't it some safety tech inside the car that basically hanged him?
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:43 pm to Ostrich
So are we going to get some context for the photo or are we just going to leave the OP incomplete?
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:44 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
Damn seat belt 
For an Earnhardt fan, that day still doesn't seem real. Definitely didn't leave the race thinking "I hope he's still alive."
For an Earnhardt fan, that day still doesn't seem real. Definitely didn't leave the race thinking "I hope he's still alive."
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:45 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:46 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
Dale was a dirty driver. Made a living on wrecking people..
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:46 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
I was at the Bulldog on Magazine
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:47 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
I was at an XFL game in Birmingham when I found out. Everyone was talking about it after the game.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:48 pm to SlowEasyConfident
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Dale was a dirty driver. Made a living on wrecking people..
Go watch his last win in the 2000 Winston 500 and STFU. He drove from 18th to 1st in three laps with a beat up car. The sport hasn't been close to being as popular since the day he died.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:49 pm to SabiDojo
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So are we going to get some context for the photo or are we just going to leave the OP incomplete?
You're probably trolling but whatever.
The legendary Dale Earnhardt died 15 years ago today in a freak accident crash in turn 4 on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt was running in 3rd place, trying to block Ken Schrader and Sterling Marlin which allowed Michael Waltrip to win his first ever race. Young Dale Earnhardt Jr finished in 2nd place.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:49 pm to AHM21
Didn't he resist using some of the devices that might have saved his life?
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:50 pm to SlowEasyConfident
And whined when someone did the same to him.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:50 pm to TT9
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Didn't he resist using some of the devices that might have saved his life?
He wore an open faced helmet and didn't use the HANS device. NASCAR changed the rules the next week requiring all drivers wear it.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:50 pm to AHM21
I remember Waltrip screaming for Mikey then at the very end saying I hope Dale's okay and then all of sudden getting quiet. Like he knew that hit was bad.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:53 pm to TT9
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Didn't he resist using some of the devices that might have saved his life?
I'm not a nascar expert but I believe that is correct. The safety equipment of that time, specifically the the neck harness, was not mandatory and Earnhardt never wore one. They say his death would've been prevented had he been using one.
Its crazy how that was the wreck that fatally injured the Intimidator. He was involved in some absolutely brutal crashes at Daytona throughout his career and always walked away. His last crash looked tame compared to most.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:54 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
I thought also the full face helmet would have helped as the steering wheel is what his head hit.
They changed the rule for full face the next year. The HANS was month or so later, I believe. Harvick's win in Atlanta was huge for the sport also, especially with Gordon chasing him down.
They changed the rule for full face the next year. The HANS was month or so later, I believe. Harvick's win in Atlanta was huge for the sport also, especially with Gordon chasing him down.
This post was edited on 2/18/16 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:55 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
quote:I agree.
His last crash looked tame compared to most.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 12:56 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
what a fitting way to go out... for someone that big in the sport as he was...
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