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NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt killed in a last-lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. 1  Ken Schrader (36) slams into Dale Earnhardt (3) during the final lap of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt died from injuries sustained in the crash. The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's season opener and is often referred to as its Super Bowl. Earnhardt won it in 1998.
Once again for our viewers who are just joining us, 49-year-old Dale Earnhardt has died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash in the last lap of the Daytona 500 this afternoon. His son was with him at the time in the hospital at the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach.