On the afternoon of February 18, 2001, American stock car racing driver and team owner Dale Earnhardt was involved in a final-lap collision in the 2001 Daytona 500, in which he crashed into a retaining wall after making contact with Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader.

The sport lost the legendary Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.

Feb 16, 2025 · On Feb. 18, 2001, Earnhardt was killed in a three-car crash with Ken Schrader and Sterling Marlin on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt died of a fatal basilar skull fracture.

Feb 18, 2021 · At 17:16 Eastern Time, it was the moment that the sport lost one of its greatest and revered drivers of all time: Dale Earnhardt. The seven-time NASCAR Cup champion, known as the fearless...

Feb 20, 2001 · An autopsy completed Monday showed Earnhardt died of blunt force injuries to the head. The 49-year-old racer was fighting for position when he slammed into the wall on the final turn of the...

Dale Earnhardt Sr. is killed during the 2001 Daytona 500. On the front stretch coming to 3 laps to go, Sterling Marlin made contact with Earnhardt's left rear fender.

On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr., considered one of the greatest drivers in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) history, dies at the age of 49 in a last-lap crash at...

Mar 21, 2025 · The death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. in 2001 was one of the most tragic moments in NASCAR history. He sustained a basilar skull fracture during a crash at Daytona and lost his life. Every now and then, the racing community looks back and wonders how things would be now if ‘The Intimidator’ had survived that day.

Feb 11, 2021 · Now no one in NASCAR can stop him. This is Part III of a four-part series on the life, death and safety legacy of Dale Earnhardt, 20 years after his fatal crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. "The...

On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49.