A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale ...

Just a few days removed from the Daytona 500 and on the anniversary of his father’s death, Dale Earnhardt Jr. took to Twitter ...

NASCAR star known as "The Intimidator" was killed at Daytona International Speedway in 2001. This year's Daytona 500 is Sunday.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been through ... "We get to push a car on the grid Sunday for the first time ever," Earnhardt said, "in the biggest, most important race that I’ve ever known.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment hit him at Daytona International Speedway — a track bursting with triumph ...

The car was owned by Dale Earnhardt ... CLEARY/AFP via Getty Images) Earnhardt’s love for Daytona helped him work though the despair of his father’s death and gave him a renewed appreciation ...

His impact on stock car racing ... While his death was a devastating loss, his influence on driver safety helped protect future generations of racers. Dale Earnhardt celebrates winning the Daytona ...

For Dale Earnhardt ... race.” Earnhardt Jr. witnessed the crash up close. And on the final turn of the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, the last car Earnhardt Sr. saw before his death was ...

I knew that wherever he was, he still felt the same about @DAYTONA" – @DaleJr Earnhardt Jr.’s father Dale died at the age of ... will have its No. 40 car in the field being driven by Justin ...

Dale Earnhardt ... brand of Earnhardt Jr., who was the sport’s most popular driver for nearly two decades after his father’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500. "We get to push a car on the grid ...