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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.
He died at Daytona when he had a very hard straight on impact with the wall. Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in the 2001 Daytona 500. February 18, 2001 in a last lap crash in Turn 3 â¦ at the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida.