Dale Earnhardt, whose aggressive driving style led to controversy and earned him the nickname "The Intimidator," died on Feb. 18, 2001, as a result of a last-lap crash in the 2001 Daytona 500.

On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt was killed in a crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500. Though he was only 49 years old when he died, Earnhardt had already established himself as a ...

Editor's Note: Dale Earnhardt died Feb. 18, 2001, on the last lap of the Daytona 500. This column originally appeared in 2011 as a tribute to the man and his enduring legacy. February 18, 2001 ...

What killed Earnhardt on Feb. 18, Myers said, was the weight of his unrestrained head whipping forward beyond the ability of his neck muscles to keep it from snapping away the base of the skull.

Feb. 18, 2021 marks 20 years since the death of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, who crashed during the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Here’s a look at what happened on that tragic day.

Earnhardt Jr. is one of about 25 percent of the field who still does not wear a head restraint in Winston Cup events, and is the only driver to continue wearing an open-face helmet like his father.

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that among the findings of NASCAR's investigation of Dale Earnhardt’s Daytona 500 death is that the race cars lack sufficient front-end crush resistance. The ...

An autopsy performed today to determine the exact cause of death, revealed Earnhardt died of blunt force trauma to the head, officials in Florida's Volusia County said, adding that they will treat ...

To illustrate the elder Earnhardt's popularity, fans still mark the day of his death with reverence. No other NASCAR driver that has perished behind the wheel has ever been remembered so solemnly ...

Dale Earnhardt is dead; that is not the way we are used to having a sports superstar depart the field. Sadly, race fans are more used to death than those of other pastimes.