On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed when he crashed on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
Other drivers who crashed during that race were Ken Schrader, Dale Jarrett, Tony Stewart, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Purvis, Jeff Gordon, Kenny Wallace, John Andretti, Buckshot Jones, Ward Burton, Jason Leffler, Mark Martin, Robby Gordon, Andy Houston and Jerry Nadeau.
Darrell Waltrip made his Nascar announcing debut on February 18, 2001, calling the Daytona 500 on FOX.
February 18 2001 was a Sunday.
June 18, 2001
NASCAR on Fox was created on 2001-02-18.
Dale Sr. started 676 Nascar Winston Cup Series races in 27 years. His first race was on May 25, 1975 and his last was on February 18, 2001.
On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed in a crash on the last lap at Daytona International Speedway.
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 at the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Dale Earnhardt died on February 18, 2001 at the age of 49.
Nascar raised the age limit to 18 years old in 2002. Kyle Busch drove at 16 in the Truck Series in 2001. He didn't race again until he turned 18 in 2003.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. - February 18, 2001 (Winston Cup)Rodney Orr - February 14, 1994 (Winston Cup)Neil Bonnett - February 11, 1994 (Winston Cup)Joe Booher - February 12, 1993 (Goody's Dash)Joe Young - February 13, 1984 (Darlington Dash)
According to Jim - 2001 Wonder Woman 2-18 was released on: USA: 18 February 2003 Hungary: 12 February 2006
Occam's Thread - 2001 was released on: USA: 18 February 2001