On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed in a crash on the last lap at Daytona International Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed in a car crash at Daytona International Speedway on the last lap between turns 3 and 4. To see the video go to YouTube. He died on February 18, 2001 on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 when he was bumped and went into the wall. He was 49 years old.
Dale Sr. was killed at Daytona Motor Speedway on February 18, 2001. This was due to an accident on the last lap of the Daytona 500.
Dale Ernhardt senior was pronounced dead at Halifax Medical Centre on Feb 18, 2001. Unfortunately, he was involved in an accident while on the last lap of the Daytona 500 International Speedway.
Rusty Wallace tested a car at Talladega in 2004 on which the car had its restrictor plate removed. The car reached a top-end speed of 228 miles per hour on the backstretch and had an average lap speed of 221 mph.
In the 2010 Daytona 500, Clint Bowyer led the 100th lap.
Scott Baker - June 23, 2000 (Arca race at Toledo Speedway)Kenny Irwin Jr. - July 7, 2000 (Winston Cup practice at New Hampshire International Speedway)Adam Petty - May 12, 2000 (Busch Grand National practice at New Hampshire International Speedway)Tony Roper - October 14, 2000 (Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway)
The California Speedway is now known as Auto Club Speedway. The average track speed reaches over 200 miles per hour while the fastest lap is 241.428 miles per hour.
Over the past ten Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, the average amount of caution laps per race has been 77 to 78.
Mark Martin on May 10, 1997 running the Winston 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway with an average speed of 188.354 mph.
It is basically easy. It is called the Daytona 500 for a reason. It is 500 miles long!!
Dale Earnhardt Sr. died on February 18, 2001, on the final lap of the Daytona 500.