REMEMBERING DALE EARNHARDT SR.

REMEMBERING DALE EARNHARDT SR.

Dale Earnhardt died Feb. 18, 2001, and it's strange to think that the 20-year anniversary is less than three weeks away. I've written a lot about Dale (I'll put links to some of them here), and I've been looking for Earnhardt videos on YouTube.

I think about him now and then, and it's still hard to think that he's gone.

TARJ LINKS

Dale Earnhardt Sr., HOMETOWN BOY

DALE EARNHARDT's intimidating visit

Remembering DALE EARNHARDT’S '98 DAYTONA 500 WIN

ANGEL IN BLACK (the book of great stories about the Intimidator)

Earnhardt made the 3 an intimidating number

Dale's little-boy look

DE ON YOUTUBE

Oh no not Earnhardt! He hit you’ ##daleearnhardt #rip #shorts

What people don’t remember is Dale Earnhardt raced for over a year with a broken neck #daleearnhardt

He didn’t wanna hear your opinions Darrell Waltrip on Dale Earnhardt #daleearnhardt #nascar #shorts

The Day Jeremy Mayfield RATTLED The INTIMIDATOR’S Cage

Rip Dale Earnhardt Sr 😥😥😥😥

DEI Was “Splintered” After Loss of Dale Earnhardt

Top 10 Dale Earnhardt Moments in NASCAR

Dale Jr. Download: Richard Petty Scolds The Intimidator

Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Speeding Ticket Story

Dale Jr. and Jeff Gordon trade Intimidator tales

Dale Earnhardt - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed

Doug Richert's relationship with Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt Cleaning his Windshield of Mud

Dale Earnhardt was Doug Richert's best man

Dale Earnhardt Jumps Out of Ambulance at Daytona & Finishes Race

Dale Earnhardt finally wins the Daytona 500 | 1998 Daytona 500 | NASCAR Classic Race Replay

1990 Daytona 500 | Cope vs. Earnhardt and the filming of Days of Thunder | Classic Full Race Replay

there will Never Ever be another driver like Dale Earnhardt

The Intimidator Can't Intimidate Wonderboy: A Rookie and Champion Duel at the 1993 Mello Yello 500

NASCAR drivers inspired by Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s legacy | Motorsports on NBC

Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Fights, Arguments and Temper

Top 10 Dale Earnhardt Moments in NASCAR

Replica Dale Earnhardt Car

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Finding my books online

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More entries from TARJ

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

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• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

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• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 12-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!

The relevance of 218

Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

I should have immediately realized the relevance of Feb. 18, but I didn't. Until I looked at Facebook.

There, I was reminded that Dale Earnhardt Sr. died on Feb. 18, 2001. Earnhardt was important to me, since he appeared on the cover of three books I wrote, and his car was on the cover of a book I co-wrote.

I have a quick story about Feb. 18. A friend of mine, Ron Glancy, said that he'd signed up for an Earnhardt poster that year, and he got it after Dale's death. His poster was No. 218 in the issue, and Ron wondered about the significance of 218.

Then he realized that Dale died on Feb. 18, also written as 2/18.

Not a huge deal, but interesting. That story, by the way, is in my book Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

I have watched just two full NASCAR races (both Daytona 500s) since Earnhardt died. It's not so interesting anymore.

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  TWITTER: EDITORatWORK

More entries from TARJ

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

EDITOR@WORK blog entries 

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn•

Entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 12-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!

Finding my books online

I was just looking for my writing online, and I found a Thriftbooks page of my books.

I wish they had listed them in order: first, the Racing Families coffeetable book; I Remember Dale Earnhardt, Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.; and, finally, Then Junior Said to Jeff...

I found a page on the coffeetable book: Racing Families: A Tribute to Racing's Fastest Dynasties.

Here's a Google book page on Angel in Black: Memories of Dale Earnhardt Sr. They did get the name wrong. It should be Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr., as it's listed here on Amazon.

Here's the page for Then Junior Said to Jeff... on Amazon. Jim McLaurin and the late David Poole wrote the book, and I updated it with 19,000 new words in 2012.

And here's I Remember Dale Earnhardt on Alibris. That's the book that was rewritten into Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  TWITTER: EDITORatWORK

MORE ENTRIES FROM TARJ

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

EDITOR@WORK BLOG ENTRIES

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

MORE BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

ANECDOTES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!

A handshake with Earnhardt

EARNHARDT AND BOBBY LABONTE

This is another memory in honor of Dale Earnhardt Sr., who died on Feb. 18, 2001.

It was the late 1990s, and we were at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Earnhardt was being swamped by race fans, and he was looking around for help.

He saw me and smiled. He knew how to get away.

As I walked up, Earnhardt stuck out his hand and we shook hands. It must have lasted a half-minute, and we had a short conversation. I told him that he owed me one for the favor; he smiled and agreed.

The fans seemed to enjoy the incident because Earnhardt was talking to someone he knew (at least a little bit, in my case).

Then he turned and walked away, leaving me and his fans in the lurch. I saw him a few times after that, but we never spoke one-on-one again.

If you're wondering, that was only the second time we ever shook hands. The first time was on the media tour in 1992.

Related: Angel in Black

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FIND MY BOOKS ONLINE

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com   BLUESKY: PROFILE

More entries from TARJ

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

EDITOR@WORK blog entries 

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

Entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!