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At the time of the crash, he was 49 years old. His funeral was held four days later at the Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Earnhardt was the fourth NASCAR driver killed by a basilar skull fracture during an eight-month span, following Adam Petty in May 2000, Kenny Irwin Jr. in July 2000, and Tony Roper in October 2000.
Dale Earnhardt. Ralph Dale Earnhardt ( / ˈɜːrnhɑːrt /; April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series ), most notably driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. [3 ...
On April 28, 2003, the mayor of Hueytown, Alabama, declared it Davey Allison Day and is celebrated on the weekend of the springtime Talladega race . Due to Allison's death, Robert Yates initially chose not to field a car at the 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400, stating "It's hard to race with tears in your eyes".
Eunice Walker Johnson (April 4, 1916 – January 3, 2010) was an American businesswoman. Johnson was the wife of publisher John H. Johnson and an executive at Johnson Publishing Company. [1] Johnson was the founder and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair, which began in 1958 as a hospital fundraiser and became an annual worldwide fashion tour ...
Race lap record. 1:53.400 ( Peter Gregg, Porsche 935, 1978, IMSA GTX) Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed " Dega ", and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway ( AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located in Lincoln, Alabama, north of Talladega, Alabama. [1] It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base.
Talladega ( / ˌtæləˈdɪɡə /, also / ˌtæləˈdeɪɡə /) [7] is the county seat of Talladega County, [8] Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1835. [9] At the 2020 census, the population was 15,861. Talladega is approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of one of the state’s largest cities, Birmingham .
Talladega College is a private, historically black college in Talladega, Alabama. It is Alabama's oldest private historically black college and offers 17 degree programs. [2] It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .
The funeral, which took place on 5 May 1994, was broadcast live on Brazilian television and an estimated three million people lined the streets of his hometown of São Paulo. Motor racing figures who attended Senna's state funeral included Alain Prost, Gerhard Berger, Jackie Stewart , Damon Hill, Thierry Boutsen , Rubens Barrichello (Ayrton's ...