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Dale Earnhardt's death at the Daytona 500: Revisiting the day of the crash

This is Part III of a four-part series on the life, death and safety legacy of Dale Earnhardt, 20 years after his fatal crash at the 2001 Daytona 500.

"The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe." - Proverbs 18

THE BIBLE VERSE was taped to the instrument panel of Dale Earnhardt's Chevy Monte Carlo when it veered into the Turn 4 wall at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500. It had been there when his crew secured his window net on pit road and he rolled away to take the green flag.