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Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:28 pm EST

DaytonaTube, 2001: NASCAR's darkest day

Continuing our complementary coverage to Yahoo!'s countdown of the greatest Daytonas ever. Today, Jay Hart looks back at the 2001 race and Dale Earnhardt's final moments. This one's tough to watch, knowing what happened as Michael Waltrip crossed the start/finish line.

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  1. CamShaft
    1. Posted by CamShaft Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

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    They showed this same clip the other night on Speed.
    Mikey still gets very emotional over this.
    He didn't make a big deal out of it on air, but you could see the tears rolling down his cheek.
    It was the best and worst day of his life.
  2. jerry
    2. Posted by jerry Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:13 pm EDT

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    The Intimidator, nothing else to say.Go gettem Jr..Your dads with you 24/7.
  3. jerry
    3. Posted by jerry Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:13 pm EDT

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    The Intimidator, nothing else to say.Go gettem Jr..Your dads with you 24/7.

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