Tennessee resident, Maeghan, described how her father completely withdrew and became reclusive in the weeks and moths follow Dale Sr.’s death, and her mom eventually kicked him out of the house ...

Speaking at the press conference on the Earnhardt crash report, Dr. James H. Raddin Jr. confirmed that the cause of Earnhardt's death were blunt force injuries to the base of the skull—precisely ...

The purpose of this report is to explain the cause of death of Mr. Dale Earnhardt, with particular attention to the role of facial contact, inertial head loading (the whip mechanism), and impact ...

The day NASCAR lost Dale Earnhardt — February 18, 2001 — will forever loom as the day the NASCAR culture changed. In the 11 years preceding Earnhardt’s death, nine drivers died during NASCAR ...

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.

Dale Earnhardt’s death on the last lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001 was the beginning of what would become a battle over his autopsy photos — pitting public records and openness in government ...

Earnhardt died instantly of head injuries on Feb. 18 in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500. His wife sued Volusia County in Florida on Feb. 22 to stop release of its medical examiner's autopsy ...

Before Dale Earnhardt's crash, race car drivers were dying at a historic rate -- the worst season in 36 years -- and there hadn't been an overwhelming demand for change. At least not yet.

The interviews and footage that remain of Dale Earnhardt, the Hall of Fame NASCAR driver, paint a picture of an audacious, swaggering man who could charm and infuriate in the same moment. He was a ...

Dale Earnhardt Sr. and his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., were both racing in the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001, when Dale Sr. was involved in a wreck that would take his life. On the final lap, the ...