We’re about a month out from the start of the 53rd annual Daytona 500. With every year that passes and when the green flag drops during the Daytona 500, you can’t help but think of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and what he meant to the sport.
I’ve been to the Daytona 500 many times myself and was fortunate enough to have been at the 1998 Daytona 500 with friends and family when Dale Earnhardt Sr. won. If you weren’t a Dale Earnhardt fan,on that day you were.
When Dale crossed the finish line and finally clinched his Daytona 500 win, the grandstands absolutely exploded. Looking back on it now I wish I could rewind time to enjoy it for one last moment.
After Dales passing you heard so many stories of how he helped people in the community,including donating money to his church so that they could repave the parking lot. He often told the people that he had helped not to mention it to anyone or he’ll undo what he did (lol), but that is one of the things that made Dale Earnhardt Sr. one of a kind, he was a working mans hero and a great guy for the sport.
Here’s a pretty cool video I found on YouTube
Picture borrowed from: http://www.nascar.com
If you ain’t rubbin’, you ain’t racin’!