GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Feb. 18, 2001 is a day many in West Michigan still remember painfully well. It was the day NASCAR lost Dale Earnhardt, Sr. in a final-lap crash at the end of the 2001 ...
February 18, 2026 marks 25 years since NASCAR lost Dale Earnhardt in a crash at the conclusion of the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt was one of the sport’s most prolific drivers, having won 76 career ...