The Daily Express Sport US looks at five of the biggest Daytona 500 crashes ahead of this weekend's blockbuster season opener. Earnhardt was involved in a final-lap collision in the 2001 Daytona 500.
Frankie Muniz once mentioned how the 2001 Daytona 500 impacted his life and racing career. He recalled watching the race while wearing a jacket signed by Sterling Martin and Dale Earnhardt Sr., ...
He’s also the last Daytona 500 driver to win from the pole. 2001: Tragedy struck as Dale Earnhardt was killed in a last-lap crash. Running third behind eventual winner Michael Waltrip and Dale ...
When we think back to the happiest Daytona moments for Dale Earnhardt Jr., the first thought is likely the scene following his July win in 2001, just 4½ months after losing his dad on the last lap of ...
DAYTONA BEACH ... track bursting with triumph and tragedy for his family — that he was, with a country star and a NASCAR champ in tow, back in the Daytona 500. “I can’t believe that we ...
However, tragedy struck three years later when the seven-time Cup Series champion lost his life in a crash on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. In 2007, Kevin Harvick captured the Daytona 500 ...