Despite his lack of success in late models—he won only four of 159 races—Dale Jr. began driving a car for his father’s Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) team. In 1998, he won his first race then six ...

Kyle Busch reveals shocking death threats and security risks following his 2008 NASCAR feud with Dale Earnhardt Jr. at ...

In one of NASCAR's most explosive rivalries, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. lit up both the track and the grandstands in the early 2000s.

FILE – NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt of Mooresville, N.C., gestures to the crowd from after winning the Brickyard 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 5, 1995.

This February we mark the 20th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. In five years, 10 years, and so on, we’ll mark it again.

Rockingham’s February 2001 race marked the first NASCAR Cup event after Dale Earnhardt’s sudden death. Here’s how people remember that N.C. race. “In a way, racing hid us from reality.” ...

The 2001 Daytona 500 remains the bleakest day in NASCAR history.. The death of Dale Earnhardt from a crash on the last lap of the race robbed a family of its patriarch and the industry of the ...

According to the survey, Dale Earnhardt's death in the 2001 Daytona 500 was picked as NASCAR's most pivotal moment. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman, File) The 2001 Daytona 500 remains the bleakest day in ...