Nascar star Dale Earnhardt was terrifyingly prescient about his chances at the 2001 Daytona 500 in his final interview. The American stock car racer, who started racing in 1975 during the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series, was nearing the conclusion of his career at the age of 49. However, the seven-time Cup Series champion, also referred to as “the Intimidator,” talked candidly about his worries in an interview with FOX before to the race. When the veteran was engaged in a fatal incident on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, it became one of the most tragic days in Nascar history. Earnhardt’s car veered into the outer retaining wall at high speed after he crashed with Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader while he was in third place. The effect produced a a fatal basilar skull fracture, and Earnhardt was pronounced dead at Halifax Medical Center shortly after the crash.
Earnhardt seems to have pointed out several problems in his FOX interview, which has since reappeared online. “Well, our shot was good. “I have a good race car,” he said. “At the last practice yesterday afternoon, I wasn’t very thrilled about the car, but it is improving. I believe everything will work out. It has an excellent engine. There isn’t much wind today. I believe it’s a little exciting. There will be some thrilling racing. On FOX, you will likely witness something you have never seen before. It just so happened that the Daytona 500 was the first NASCAR points race that Fox ever aired. One fan commented, “I remember that race like it was yesterday,” in response to the unearthed clip. When I saw Earnhardt’s wreck, it didn’t seem that bad at the time, so I went about my day.
“I was stunned when I switched on ESPN to hear the news when I got home later. It was a great loss for the sport because Dale was possibly the greatest driver to have ever competed. Someone else stated: “I remember when this happened my hubby was a huge Earnhardt fan I was not, he crashed & we thought nothing of it it had happened before & found out he died it changed everything.” According to another individual: “Those unfamiliar with Nascar don’t realise that losing him is the equivalent of losing a Tom Brady or Michael Jordan.” Earnhardt had talked about dying in a race car a month before his death, according to Marlin. ” In the event that I am killed in a race, I don’t want nobody crying and moaning and groaning. It’s what I love to do, and don’t worry about it’,” Marlin said.
“That’s the way Earnhardt was, and when he buckled that seatbelt Sunday, he knew anything could happen.”
