In Loving Memory of Dale Earnhardt
April 29, 1951 - February 18, 2001
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| Hometown: | Kannapolis, N.C. |
| Birthday | April 29, 1951 |
| Hobbies | Hunting, Fishing, Boating |
| First Start | May 25, 1975 - Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| First Pole | June 8, 1979 - Riverside Speedway |
| First Win | April 1, 1979 -Bristol International Raceway |
From Chuck Barnett
"I cheered when he crashed and then I cried when he died"
A Nascar Fan
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Farewell to Dale
Around the turns and throught the
grass.
Here comes Earnhardt and he's coming fast.
It's the final lap of
the Great American Race,
His friend Mikey is leading and his son's in second
place.
There's a pack of cars behind him,
and they know who to beat,
So Dale widened his Chevy, too at least 40 feet.
They bob and they weave, try all that can be done,
'Cause if they pass the
Intimidator, the race could be won.
But as
it turned out, it was not meant to be,
Dale held them all off, deep into turn
3.
And as they came for the checkered, Dale knew he'd done his part
For
in victory lane he could see, either a Waltrip or Earnhardt.
But
what was to follow, just doesn't seem fair,
For the last turn at Daytona,
would be his last breath of air.
We've mourned and we've cried, down to our
very last tear,
But we go onto another race, as he would, if he were here.
So
Farewell to Dale, may your family be blessed,
You will be remembered forever,
as truly the best.
God bless
the Earnhardts and the entire racing community.
Today and always.
Dave
Sickmeyer
February, 2001
from the 2-21-2001 Philadelphia Inqurier
