Yeah Debbie, I thought the same thing when it happend. At first it didn't look that serious but, when Dale wasn't moving, I remember thinking ..Oh No, this don't look good at all.
If you look at the slow motion shot though, you can see the initial Impact was much more severe than what it first looked like on TV.
I felt so sorry afterwards watching JR. running towards his Dad's car.
in memory of dale earnhardt sr we will miss him forever he stays with us in our hearts and he died of a basillar skull fracture i was at that race with my father and brother i was 7 and when the announcer told us he died i lost my mind so did my father we left the race track went home told my mom it was the sadest moment of my life good luck DALE EARNHARDT JR i hope u become a legend like ur father was
@00Revelation it amazes me that you have the mental capacity to even type. and yet, your words speak volumes about the type of person you are. so sad.
uhm im really confused how did he die? the car barely took a hit ? says massive brain injury so when he slammed into the walla does that mean he shattered his head off the steering wheel or? i just dont get it looks like a pretty light hit
Yes, he passed away doing what he loved best, causing trouble being...The Intimidator. The last turn of the last lap of the race, his teammates well ahead of the pack and one poised to win the race, so what does Dale do? He drops down to send Martin onto the infield. It's what he did, it's who he was. It doesn't work out quite the way he planned though. Face it, he died because he was reckless when he didn't need to be.
R.I.P. Dale, thanks for not taking other drivers with you.
@krazysteve7423 What I saw was Rusty took the air off his spolier and he got loose, he went down on Sterling alittle bit and they bumped. Dale over corrected and went up the track. Thats what going to races for 40 years taught me.
You really don't think he was fighting to stay in 3rd? You didn't know Earnhardt then. Please show me where Martin went down onto the infield. Martin had nothing to do with this.
@glynnracing79 Thats what I said, it isn't Martin. It was Sterling Marlin. I think I know how long I have followed the sport to. I was in Bristol when Cale led every lap.
@glynnracing79 Look at my post. Last line, I said Martin had nothing to do with his crash. I said Sterling took the air off his spolier. I asked the poster to show me where Martin had anything to do with it. He was not even near it when it happened.
When you tell Europeans he was the "intimidator" That think this is a position in this type of relay game. Like "full back" or "short stop" They think Mr. Earnhardt's job was simply killing or hurting other relay players to enable them to reach the front like roller derby. The relay concludes when the largest group assumes another tight formation as when they started. The over all winner, those who've killed or destroyed the largest number of 'intimidators".
@MrJsmyers Who ever told you that is fucking dumb. You all are dumb as well he died from Basilar skull fracture that is the back of your skull. Look it up
@MrJsmyers ....His autopsy report is as follows: 1. 8 broken ribs on his left side 2.Broken left ankle 3.Fractured Sternum 4. Blunt Forces to the Head 5, Basil Skull fracture.............
@MrJsmyers You seen drawings on paper not photos don't care what you say you the one that say " I heard it knocked his eyes out of his head!" you said HEARD that's not seeing anything and you are the dumb ass if you want me to believe you seen real photos because you are who.
@MrJsmyers And how like I said who are you that they would let you see the real pics. No I'm not a Dale lover I didn't like the guy but I would never say he got what he deserved. I know for a fact that you didn't see the real pics I did a research on him and know that they didn't release the autopsy photos to the public. They past a law where they are not aloud to post to public you FOOL look it up DUMBASS.
@sk8ter8645 The racing "World" looks upon this as a sort of relay Roller Derby. Cars in the rear (Jammers) attempt to shove cars out while remaining in formation. In turn (Intimidators) from the rear assume there position, crashing anyone that gets in their way. The objective? To finish the relay in the same tight formation in which they began four hours earlier. The winner is determined by the number of other relay cars they were able to wreck or kill. When you think about, they're right!
@sk8ter8645 Look it up it wont show you the pictures but there is a list of his injuries...punch in autopsy.com and see for yourself..it also states that his seatbelt did not fail during the wreck. many people think it did...
@MrJsmyers no his seatbelt didnt fail he always cut it alittle bit so when he it the wall it broke there is pics of that on the net and all the blood in the car the day after the wreak just look it up you will learn something new about the guy.
@sk8ter8645 Have you seen his autopsy photos? I have dude....He had 8 broken ribs on his left side/ a broken sternum and a broken left ankle and there is more dude...Dont call people Dumb...you are dumb for not seeing his autopsy photos....He had a closed casket and there is a big reason for that and you would not want to see his death pics I can assure you of that..
for all those wondering how the crash killed him, its because back in 2001, they didn't have as high quality neck braces they do now, so it didn't fully support his neck and head in the crash
@alwaysrockin711 I understand that, but from that little bump and a push, being mild-heavily, bumped into a wall, how does that kill him? People have survived car crashes just like this with no neck support? ???
@Corvette35000 Back in that time they didnt have the neck supports in the seats like they do now...When he was hit he was fine but when he hit that wall he snapped his neck from the impact
@alwaysrockin711 Oh. I thought (from the looks of the camera and position) that he just skidded along drifting sideways and lightly bumped into the wall! I was about to say...WTF? lol
everybody i think should have known something was wrong when Dale didnt try to recover and finish the race...at least thats the way i look at it...may he R.I.P
The seatbelt was reported to have broken and Earnhardt was not wearing head and neck restraints which may have saved his life. Overall as he was killed on impact, he went quickly and painlessly.
For those wondering why he died, I think I have some information that may include the reason behind his death.
He hit the wall between 157 and 161 miles per hour at an angle of 59 degrees. When his car struck the wall. The fatal injury was a Basilar skull fracture which is around the brainstem area, reportedly caused by his head striking the steering wheel of the car, causing severe whiplash that may have punctured or clotted his brainstem and spinal cord areas that cut of impulses to his organs
I was watching this race when this happened. I remember watching him hit the wall and saying "Oh god I hope hes okay." My dad shook his head and said "I dont know." When he didnt get out of the car my dad said "If he aint climbed out by now he aint gonna climb out. I think hes gone." I cried for three days
@zimmcat You retarded inbred fuck. Say that to the family of the greatest Nascar driver in history. Keep wanking over taliban execution videos. Prick.
@zimmcat What kind of fuckin human being are you. Would a little respect or some fuckin empathy kill ya? Or do you even know what those words mean let alone know they exist?
@zimmcat Fuck you you asshole!!! That man was a legend and not only that left behind a son who had to leave a celebration with his friend in victory lane to find out his dad had died. How about you get in a stock car and hit the wall at 160 and we will see if you're able to survive you blue blooded prick
@rcbmxer22 Something to do with a part of the skull that took the impact. It was after this they forced through the wearing of the HANS device in all motorsports. RIP still
Wow..Right when then crash it, some oxy clean commercial went on, on youtube saying stain gone, gone the first hour ah ha stain gone. I was like that was totally unacceptable.
The reason why it doesnt look bad is because we see much worse today! but we also have SOOOO much more stuff like neck protection the cars are built better and everything so shut up
thats sad every time i watch this i cry daddy was telling me the other day bout this wreck and it was all i could do to keep the tears n. WE LOVE U DALE SR. AND JR.
We r here 4 u whenever you are safer up there then down here
For the people who want to know more,type in "the crashes that have changed nascar" at the youtube search bar and select the one created by MarkED912.
for people who dont know, Dale never wore the HANS Device and never had his seatbelts overly tight, those two factors and the speed and angle he hit the wall killed him that day
i was in first grade and watched every minute of that race until mike said those words, i turn off the tv and went into a corner and sat there for 6 hours wonder why such a great driver could part from us nascar fans in such a tragic way, but looking back now, i'm sure that was the way he would have wanted to go, doin what he loved and he was damn good at it R.I.P. Dale Earnhardt
@Malithion2001 I do, If I die doing what I love then that's alright with me. Better that then to die on a bed all old, painfully, and slow thinking back on the days when I use to do what I loved.
@BLACKAAROW When hitting the wall almost head on at the speed he was going (160 ish) it caused his head to snap forward which separated something in his head/neck (not sure what) and he was almost dead instantly. At least that is what I heard from a lot people. Kinda weird how some people can flip 30 times and just walk out of the car.
@BLACKAAROW The crashes you see now a days have more safety precautions in the cars then back when this wreck happened. They now have devices that hold the driver's heads so as they dont fly all over the place and hit things int he car, back during this crash the device was not being used and he suffered massive head truama and died more from the beating of his brain against his skull then the wreck itself.
@BLACKAAROW I was there in Daytona working for our team as promo. The wreck its self didn't seem to be to bad, Dale had taken worse wrecks and jumped right out of his car. But When he didn't come crawling out of that car. The way He always did it was very confusing. Working the race allows me to be in all access , I was standing by JR. he came barreling in jumped out and took a slow jog at first then all of a sudden jr. began to run to his dad. We miss you Dale.
@BLACKAAROW you ever seen that show top 10 worse... well there was this 1 with nascar wrecks and a guy hit a gate coming out of turn 3 at about 190 mph and it sliced his car in 2 and he lived through it... so i scratch my head at this wreck also
@BLACKAAROW when he hit he was going over 160 mph the harnes that all the drivers where combind with the neck brace and the force of the impact, is what actually caused it. he hit so hard that his brain was actually jolted and slammed forward.
i was under the impression that when he was swerving, and thus when he hit the #36 it changed his point of impact and instead of being what would have been a lesser crash turned it into a much more horrific crash as some called a critical angle at 160 mph. was also under the impression he wasnt wearing a HANS device as it wasnt mandatory back then. needless to say, a sad day for NASCAR
@BLACKAAROW Old ironhead wore his shoulder harness a little too lose and did not have a Hann's Device on. One think compounded another and, what today would have been a walk away accident, turned fatal. I liked Earnhart, but he was set in his ways.
@BLACKAAROW he was wearing one of those faceless helmets and he fractured his skull and that was the official Cause of Death, he didn't want to wear the regulation helmets that NASCAR makes all drivers wear
@BLACKAAROW His seatbelt broke... Technically he was wearing it the wrong way and when he collided with Schrader (yellow car) it moved him sideways in his seat. so the right side of his head hit the steering wheel and fractured his head.
@BLACKAAROW You have two verebrates in your windpipe that holds your spinal cord well when he hit the wall the impact broke both of these verebrates and his spinal cord went into his brain. if i remember corret might be wrong.
Not to make little of this, but I never thought this crash looked all that bad. I'm not a race fan, and don't watch races, but I've seen wrecks that looked 100 times worse than this. It must have been the angle, I guess.
@skeeter197140 i agree, first time a saw this clip i thought it was just a smaller crash between two different drivers and the Dale Earnhardt crash was still to come
@skeeter197140 in all honesty it wasn't a bad wreck, i was a fan of dale, this was a normal crash but he hit the wall going almost top speed and wasn't wearing a neck harness that was optional at the time and his brain slammed into the front of his skull it was an accident and and a tragedy that changed nascar
@skeeter197140 it was in fact the angle at which he hit. when he hit the wall his head and body both moved forward, but the seat belt only stopped his body. His head continued forward. this normally would result in whiplash but because he was driving so fast it killed him
he changed how his belts were mounted and had them mounted in a way that (unknowingly) caused them to fail. between that and the open faced helmet he always insisted on wearing, it was a perfect storm that turned a survivable crash into a fatal. tragic.
@skeeter197140 Yeah, I see what you're saying. But you have to remember how fast they were going and slamming into the wall like that is what caused his head injuries and such.
@skeeter197140 Dale was old school. He still had a regular, open-face helmet and goggles when everyone was going to full face helmets. Dale also didn't use a HANS device which could have saved his life. The accident never looked that bad to me either. When he was first bumped, the angle wasn't too bad. But when the second car hit him, it directed him more head on into the wall. There was a lot of force involved. That was the last NASCAR race I saw. I haven't watched since.
@skeeter197140 What happened is that dale earnhardt Sr. head swung forward and missing the steering wheel and flexing and stretching his spine causing him to die. Hans restraint would've saved his life but the fact is he thought Hans restricted movement and did not wear hans in his career.
@skeeter197140 I'm pretty sure it had something to do with his seatbelt or some sort of safety gear not working right. He broke his neck I think. I was watching the wreck while the actual race was going on on TV as a kid, and Dale Earnhardt was my favorite. I just stopped watching NASCAR after that.
@skeeter197140 The far back camera angle make it look deceptive. But he hit that wall head on going 160mph. Imagine driving down the highway, now going more than twice that speed, and suddenly hitting a wall.
Probably because he went into the wall at 200mph+. That impact would cause severe internal injuries. Possibly flail chest and rib punctured heart/lung. Almost no chance of surviving that.
@skeeter197140 Its all about dissapating energy! When a car flips and barrel rolls as Tony Stewart did earlier in the same race, that dissapates the energy the energy a little at a time....every tumble, and every hit absorbs the energy alttle at a time, but hitting a wall at 185mph...even at an angle creates forces on the human body that are unsustainable...also add to this the fact that Earnhardt did not have a hauns devise and his 5 point harness was defective.
@skeeter197140 His seatbelt broke... Technically he was wearing it the wrong way and when he collided with Schrader (yellow car) it moved him sideways in his seat. so the right side of his head hit the steering wheel and fractured his head.
@skeeter197140 his head restraint thing broke and sent his head into the steering wheel i think, but no one thought it killed him, that's why it was such a shock (even he's been through worse than that lol)
@skeeter197140 its the ones that dont look bad that are the worst, when the car shreds to pieces thats a life saver, dissipates energy, but this was a head on into the wall, no parts flew off, nothing, not even the hood came off, is he car did what it was supposed to he would be here today right next to the king himself. look at the Alan Mcnish crash in Le Mans 24h 2011, perfect example.
@lowlifeEK he died doing what he loved racing that crash was at 180-190 MPH.
razer3211 2 days ago
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a more skilled black athlete would have never crashed his car
lowlifeEK 4 days ago
i was 5 when i watched my favorite nascar driver of all time die doing what he loved best
joshuap413 5 days ago
love how the yellow car pushing him doesnt stop at all to see if hes alright
Dale:'IM LOSING CONTROL AHHH
hits yellow car*
Yellow Car Driver: IM STILL GONNA WIN GODDAMNIT
crkid100 6 days ago
i think he wanned to die in nascar
hiphophansi123 1 week ago
Doesn't look so bad
aw4991 1 week ago
Yeah Debbie, I thought the same thing when it happend. At first it didn't look that serious but, when Dale wasn't moving, I remember thinking ..Oh No, this don't look good at all.
If you look at the slow motion shot though, you can see the initial Impact was much more severe than what it first looked like on TV.
I felt so sorry afterwards watching JR. running towards his Dad's car.
bigfootoneshot 1 week ago
If you look at the footage.. the crash doesn't seem that hard O_O
Debbie321lopez 3 weeks ago
lol
hambrick 1 month ago
still breaks my heart
shelby67grl 1 month ago
in earnhardt we trust
XDNASCARXD 1 month ago
in memory of dale earnhardt sr we will miss him forever he stays with us in our hearts and he died of a basillar skull fracture i was at that race with my father and brother i was 7 and when the announcer told us he died i lost my mind so did my father we left the race track went home told my mom it was the sadest moment of my life good luck DALE EARNHARDT JR i hope u become a legend like ur father was
deflepardfan09 1 month ago
1 nascar faggot down..... alot more to go
00Revelation 1 month ago
@00Revelation REVELATION DALE EARNHARDT SR WAS NOT A FAGGOT U NIMROD HE WAS A RACING LEGEND! SHAME ON U SHAMEE
deflepardfan09 1 month ago
@00Revelation he may have pointlessy raced around in circles but still he was a person. RIP Dale
youdontknowme08001 1 month ago
@00Revelation it amazes me that you have the mental capacity to even type. and yet, your words speak volumes about the type of person you are. so sad.
shelby67grl 1 month ago
wtf keep replaying this clip and i still cant figure out how he died? ive seen much worse nascar crashes and the drivers come out untouched? :/
619LimBo 1 month ago
@619LimBo his brain dislodged from his stem when he crashed
midnight4494 1 month ago
They year 2001 was such a shitty year. I would gladly return it for another.
CSMSnake 1 month ago
uhm im really confused how did he die? the car barely took a hit ? says massive brain injury so when he slammed into the walla does that mean he shattered his head off the steering wheel or? i just dont get it looks like a pretty light hit
DigiBullet23 2 months ago
@DigiBullet23 Earnhardt died of a basillar skull fracture...they think he hit the steering wheel.
4wheelerDJ 2 months ago
Fuck the yellow bastard who kept driving. He should be tried for murder.
cursedswordsman 2 months ago
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sterling marlin did by accident tap dale barely.
spaceghost30082 3 months ago
thumbs if you just watched the indy crash
Koolhwip97 3 months ago
@Koolhwip97 thumbs up if you think this guy is a moron for getting off on crashes...
KirodanH 3 months ago
@Koolhwip97 no i will not thumbs up you for enjoying someone dying in a horrific crash. show some respect you stupid stupid person
hamiltonlegend24 3 months ago 2
Very sad day in racing
Rowdyfan1856 3 months ago
R.I.P
earthbull1820 3 months ago
I came here in reference of Dan Wheldon who died recently on Sunday, October 16 at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championships in Las Vegas.
R.I.P. Dale Earndhart Sr. & Dan Wheldon.
MrLetsgotrojans 3 months ago 10
I don't think It is a big crush :\
ElDuendeErrante 3 months ago
Yes, he passed away doing what he loved best, causing trouble being...The Intimidator. The last turn of the last lap of the race, his teammates well ahead of the pack and one poised to win the race, so what does Dale do? He drops down to send Martin onto the infield. It's what he did, it's who he was. It doesn't work out quite the way he planned though. Face it, he died because he was reckless when he didn't need to be.
R.I.P. Dale, thanks for not taking other drivers with you.
krazysteve7423 3 months ago
@krazysteve7423 What I saw was Rusty took the air off his spolier and he got loose, he went down on Sterling alittle bit and they bumped. Dale over corrected and went up the track. Thats what going to races for 40 years taught me.
You really don't think he was fighting to stay in 3rd? You didn't know Earnhardt then. Please show me where Martin went down onto the infield. Martin had nothing to do with this.
TheJer1963 3 months ago
@TheJer1963 well you dont know much,and havent watched racing for 40 yeasr..well atleast not nascar..thats not martin....its marlin
glynnracing79 3 months ago
@glynnracing79 Thats what I said, it isn't Martin. It was Sterling Marlin. I think I know how long I have followed the sport to. I was in Bristol when Cale led every lap.
TheJer1963 2 months ago
@TheJer1963 you have martin not marlin in your post
glynnracing79 2 months ago
@glynnracing79 Look at my post. Last line, I said Martin had nothing to do with his crash. I said Sterling took the air off his spolier. I asked the poster to show me where Martin had anything to do with it. He was not even near it when it happened.
TheJer1963 2 months ago
@krazysteve7423 another person who knows nothing about racing and doesnt watch nascar...those were not his teammates.and it was marlin not martin.
glynnracing79 3 months ago
At least he passed away doing what he loves(:
t13k34666 3 months ago
@PS3RedFox1821 dan wheldon hit the catch fence, u do know the indycars do not have a roof.
wes3tomcat 3 months ago
Kick his corpse!
halfouts 3 months ago
When you tell Europeans he was the "intimidator" That think this is a position in this type of relay game. Like "full back" or "short stop" They think Mr. Earnhardt's job was simply killing or hurting other relay players to enable them to reach the front like roller derby. The relay concludes when the largest group assumes another tight formation as when they started. The over all winner, those who've killed or destroyed the largest number of 'intimidators".
IFlick 3 months ago
I miss you Dale Sr.
MrCigarbob 3 months ago
How do you die from that? It barely hit the wall
29GERRARD29 3 months ago
one of the saddest moments in history
this event is what led NASCAR to make the HANS device mandatory
cougarlover1 3 months ago
to be honost the crash didnt look as bad as it was I thought it was just like a small bump but him dying was a shock to me
WeAreAllAsian 3 months ago
@WeAreAllAsian
i thought the same thing
I asked my dad how? it was a minor crash
and he said his neck probably snapped and + there going like 160-200 mph
Chokeslam186 3 months ago
@Chokeslam186 He was wearing a half-helm or something like that, so he wasn't as safe as a Nascar racer should be.
Brazinger2 3 months ago
@Chokeslam186 I heard it knocked his eyes out of his head!
MrJsmyers 3 months ago
@MrJsmyers Who ever told you that is fucking dumb. You all are dumb as well he died from Basilar skull fracture that is the back of your skull. Look it up
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MrJsmyers 3 months ago
@MrJsmyers ....His autopsy report is as follows: 1. 8 broken ribs on his left side 2.Broken left ankle 3.Fractured Sternum 4. Blunt Forces to the Head 5, Basil Skull fracture.............
MrJsmyers 3 months ago
@MrJsmyers You seen drawings on paper not photos don't care what you say you the one that say " I heard it knocked his eyes out of his head!" you said HEARD that's not seeing anything and you are the dumb ass if you want me to believe you seen real photos because you are who.
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sk8ter8645 3 months ago
@MrJsmyers And how like I said who are you that they would let you see the real pics. No I'm not a Dale lover I didn't like the guy but I would never say he got what he deserved. I know for a fact that you didn't see the real pics I did a research on him and know that they didn't release the autopsy photos to the public. They past a law where they are not aloud to post to public you FOOL look it up DUMBASS.
sk8ter8645 3 months ago
@sk8ter8645 Allowed not aloud... lol
acrobatticus 3 months ago
@sk8ter8645 The racing "World" looks upon this as a sort of relay Roller Derby. Cars in the rear (Jammers) attempt to shove cars out while remaining in formation. In turn (Intimidators) from the rear assume there position, crashing anyone that gets in their way. The objective? To finish the relay in the same tight formation in which they began four hours earlier. The winner is determined by the number of other relay cars they were able to wreck or kill. When you think about, they're right!
IFlick 3 months ago
@sk8ter8645 Look it up it wont show you the pictures but there is a list of his injuries...punch in autopsy.com and see for yourself..it also states that his seatbelt did not fail during the wreck. many people think it did...
MrJsmyers 3 months ago
@MrJsmyers no his seatbelt didnt fail he always cut it alittle bit so when he it the wall it broke there is pics of that on the net and all the blood in the car the day after the wreak just look it up you will learn something new about the guy.
sk8ter8645 3 months ago
@sk8ter8645 Have you seen his autopsy photos? I have dude....He had 8 broken ribs on his left side/ a broken sternum and a broken left ankle and there is more dude...Dont call people Dumb...you are dumb for not seeing his autopsy photos....He had a closed casket and there is a big reason for that and you would not want to see his death pics I can assure you of that..
MrJsmyers 3 months ago
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LOL SO FUNNY!!!! XDDDDDD
I SPILLED MY CAPRI SUN ALL OVER MY KEYBOARD!!!
FUNNEHH!!!
passivepower 3 months ago
@passivepower funny he died u seriously think its funny yea ill luagh when u die
RWJhiga 3 months ago
@RWJhiga come on, he's not even good at trolling. Why do you waste your time answering to such a dork ?
PierreJeanPierre 3 months ago
@PierreJeanPierre yea true but he needs to die
RWJhiga 3 months ago
blocken bitch fuck that cheater
captspaldn 3 months ago
@captspaldn yeh you tell em..he was one blocking bitch..that is why he got killed.He came down on Sterlin Marlin and kiled himself!
MrJsmyers 3 months ago
I don't see any particularly violent or jarring moments... what the hell happened to him? Heading to Wikipedia to find out.
cjwright79 3 months ago
The day Nascar died.
vcfrazier 3 months ago 25
...and his son is basiclly just driving on his name.
hangtight97 3 months ago
@hangtight97 your wrong about that
ohiostmarine29203 3 months ago
What does Dale Earnhardt and Pink Floyd have in common? Their last hit was the Wall...
mellor101 4 months ago
@mellor101 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lucasnosedonato 4 months ago
He has had worse crashes than this. It was just his time to go. I stoped watchin nascar when he died. #3 always!
PanthersFanboy 4 months ago 2
C YA IN HEAVEN BUDDY NUMBER 3 WILL ALWAYS BE NUMBER 1
ohbobsaget22 4 months ago
for all those wondering how the crash killed him, its because back in 2001, they didn't have as high quality neck braces they do now, so it didn't fully support his neck and head in the crash
alwaysrockin711 4 months ago
@alwaysrockin711 I understand that, but from that little bump and a push, being mild-heavily, bumped into a wall, how does that kill him? People have survived car crashes just like this with no neck support? ???
Corvette35000 4 months ago
@Corvette35000 Back in that time they didnt have the neck supports in the seats like they do now...When he was hit he was fine but when he hit that wall he snapped his neck from the impact
daledude123 4 months ago
@daledude123 :( so he was paralyzed then he died? poor dale...
Corvette35000 4 months ago
@Corvette35000 that wasn't a little bump, he hit the wall going well over 100 mph
alwaysrockin711 4 months ago
@alwaysrockin711 Oh. I thought (from the looks of the camera and position) that he just skidded along drifting sideways and lightly bumped into the wall! I was about to say...WTF? lol
Corvette35000 4 months ago
@alwaysrockin711 try about 185 mph
MrJsmyers 3 months ago
he also had heart problems in case some you people didnt fininsh your homeworks.
AntLand83 4 months ago
he basically just scratched the wall loads, how did that kill him?
braders790 4 months ago
@braders790 this is the old concrete barriers now there foam and absorbing springs
TVairtime 4 months ago
Fuck you sterling marlin!
bigboydrew887 4 months ago
@bigboydrew887 oh yes he intentionally killed earnhardt, yes thats it. First off earnhardt came down sterling martin held his line so shut up
TVairtime 4 months ago
everybody i think should have known something was wrong when Dale didnt try to recover and finish the race...at least thats the way i look at it...may he R.I.P
ai3n10 4 months ago
hans
Bobobidodo 4 months ago
the worst day in nascar history...rip dale.....u live on in all fans
theman18091 4 months ago
sad
nascar21101 4 months ago
listverse sent me here!
jjmd845gunLOVER 4 months ago
the seatbelt was too loose and he kept going even when the car was stopped
freshburritos 5 months ago
The seatbelt was reported to have broken and Earnhardt was not wearing head and neck restraints which may have saved his life. Overall as he was killed on impact, he went quickly and painlessly.
LeafMonkey59 5 months ago
For those wondering why he died, I think I have some information that may include the reason behind his death.
He hit the wall between 157 and 161 miles per hour at an angle of 59 degrees. When his car struck the wall. The fatal injury was a Basilar skull fracture which is around the brainstem area, reportedly caused by his head striking the steering wheel of the car, causing severe whiplash that may have punctured or clotted his brainstem and spinal cord areas that cut of impulses to his organs
LeafMonkey59 5 months ago
we miss u dale
mike45102 5 months ago
how the fuck did he die from that?
Doodledude9001 5 months ago
@Doodledude9001 i think he broke his neck on impact
Articwolf527 5 months ago
It really only looked like he hit the wall at about 3 or 4 meters per second. How did he die from this?
Unleeshd 5 months ago
I was watching this race when this happened. I remember watching him hit the wall and saying "Oh god I hope hes okay." My dad shook his head and said "I dont know." When he didnt get out of the car my dad said "If he aint climbed out by now he aint gonna climb out. I think hes gone." I cried for three days
vegetafan09 5 months ago
i heard he was takin his shit off as he most likely did quite often on last turns. thts the sadest part. one last fuckin turn
grantzemail3 5 months ago
the crash didnt loook bad
jacotaco493 5 months ago
white trash! hahaha dumbass died
zimmcat 5 months ago
@zimmcat You retarded inbred fuck. Say that to the family of the greatest Nascar driver in history. Keep wanking over taliban execution videos. Prick.
E2Swansea 5 months ago
@zimmcat What kind of fuckin human being are you. Would a little respect or some fuckin empathy kill ya? Or do you even know what those words mean let alone know they exist?
TheDaleDenton 5 months ago
@zimmcat Fuck you you asshole!!! That man was a legend and not only that left behind a son who had to leave a celebration with his friend in victory lane to find out his dad had died. How about you get in a stock car and hit the wall at 160 and we will see if you're able to survive you blue blooded prick
vegetafan09 5 months ago
not to be rude or morbid or anything, but how the hell did he die from that? it doesn't even look bad at all...
rcbmxer22 5 months ago
@rcbmxer22 Something to do with a part of the skull that took the impact. It was after this they forced through the wearing of the HANS device in all motorsports. RIP still
E2Swansea 5 months ago
Wow..Right when then crash it, some oxy clean commercial went on, on youtube saying stain gone, gone the first hour ah ha stain gone. I was like that was totally unacceptable.
minibanger007 5 months ago
The reason why it doesnt look bad is because we see much worse today! but we also have SOOOO much more stuff like neck protection the cars are built better and everything so shut up
whoowilljones 5 months ago
it was the hons device that he wasnt wearing and it snapped his neck and it caused him to die
caedynd 5 months ago
Well I gotta say if he was a better driver he would stil be alive
His style was too aggressive
He would often go beyond what the cars capabilities were able to handle
The man had a death wish
Too bad before he committed car suicide he didnt leave DEI to dakle Jr instead of the gold digging whore he married.She ran DEI into the ground
Just one more example Dale Earnhardt used poor judgement if he were alive Id like to kick him in the dick marbles and pee on his face.
My cock is vein laden
TheCauzeOfWetPantiez 5 months ago
thats sad every time i watch this i cry daddy was telling me the other day bout this wreck and it was all i could do to keep the tears n. WE LOVE U DALE SR. AND JR.
We r here 4 u whenever you are safer up there then down here
MySoftball25 5 months ago
For the people who want to know more,type in "the crashes that have changed nascar" at the youtube search bar and select the one created by MarkED912.
jasean1998 5 months ago
Derpa derp!
bensyootubeaccount 5 months ago
for people who dont know, Dale never wore the HANS Device and never had his seatbelts overly tight, those two factors and the speed and angle he hit the wall killed him that day
BigDaveNeg 5 months ago
he got whip lash didnt he
333BUTCHER333 5 months ago
thats it????
ryand245 5 months ago
I watched this race when I was 5 years old.
That day we lost one of the greatest drivers to have ever raced.
RIP Dale Earnhardt
untamedfilms 6 months ago
@untamedfilms I was only 6, he was my favorite race driver. =(
colin70000 5 months ago
he broke his neck
shamaroda5 6 months ago
i was in first grade and watched every minute of that race until mike said those words, i turn off the tv and went into a corner and sat there for 6 hours wonder why such a great driver could part from us nascar fans in such a tragic way, but looking back now, i'm sure that was the way he would have wanted to go, doin what he loved and he was damn good at it R.I.P. Dale Earnhardt
gofuckyourself205 6 months ago
I never thought this crash looked all that bad., but I've seen wrecks that looked 100 times worse
tommy282828 6 months ago
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burgercon24 6 months ago
Earnhardt - 0
Wall - 1
Punchakid 6 months ago
@Punchakid Earnhardt - Legend, You - Nobody
skittleseer 6 months ago
What a pussy fuck nascar.
EdgarDesertEagle50AE 6 months ago
Massacreman3000=Douchebag
coreymineard 6 months ago
king of nascar
13neirad 6 months ago
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massacreman3000 6 months ago
Poor guy, no one want's to die doing what they love.
Malithion2001 6 months ago
@Malithion2001 I do, If I die doing what I love then that's alright with me. Better that then to die on a bed all old, painfully, and slow thinking back on the days when I use to do what I loved.
twan5201986 6 months ago
a black athlete would have never wrecked. theyre the talented ones
lowlifeEK 6 months ago
@lowlifeEK thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard, it was an accident dipshit, its not based on the color of your skin you idiot
brenumusiclife 6 months ago
All because Sterling Marlin had to push the issue, see where it got yah yeah worse than were you would have finished if you would stayed put
jrnation5788 6 months ago
I don't get it, how did that impact kill him? I've seen NASCAR crashes much worse than that *(scratching head)*
BLACKAAROW 6 months ago 17
@BLACKAAROW When hitting the wall almost head on at the speed he was going (160 ish) it caused his head to snap forward which separated something in his head/neck (not sure what) and he was almost dead instantly. At least that is what I heard from a lot people. Kinda weird how some people can flip 30 times and just walk out of the car.
MrBOclips 6 months ago
@BLACKAAROW The crashes you see now a days have more safety precautions in the cars then back when this wreck happened. They now have devices that hold the driver's heads so as they dont fly all over the place and hit things int he car, back during this crash the device was not being used and he suffered massive head truama and died more from the beating of his brain against his skull then the wreck itself.
666ghost667 6 months ago
@BLACKAAROW Essentially when his car hit the wall, his head hit the steering wheel.
TheMokafan 6 months ago
@BLACKAAROW I was there in Daytona working for our team as promo. The wreck its self didn't seem to be to bad, Dale had taken worse wrecks and jumped right out of his car. But When he didn't come crawling out of that car. The way He always did it was very confusing. Working the race allows me to be in all access , I was standing by JR. he came barreling in jumped out and took a slow jog at first then all of a sudden jr. began to run to his dad. We miss you Dale.
MIZZPRINCESSNSC 6 months ago
@BLACKAAROW it could of possibly been sevire head damage cause impact could of been much more harder than you think
tubbyjuinor123 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW The wall was much harder in that time today they have an outer wall that sofens the blow.
wescatthe123 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW he wasnt wearing his seatbelt correctly.. in otherwords he launched into the dashbaord doing 190
garmanx23 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW He didn't take every safety precaution with his gear and broke his skull. Wiki has a better explanation though.
colin70000 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW he wasnt wearing his hans.
piloty5 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW The crash didn't his heart gave out suddenly while he was out racing
atreyugibson 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW yes but these are older cars and are less protective
TIGxxOLxxBITTEZ 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW
That's because ever since his death, everything has changed.
peaceplease 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW you ever seen that show top 10 worse... well there was this 1 with nascar wrecks and a guy hit a gate coming out of turn 3 at about 190 mph and it sliced his car in 2 and he lived through it... so i scratch my head at this wreck also
pyroman159 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW seatbelt broke
jeffg24LT21 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW when he hit he was going over 160 mph the harnes that all the drivers where combind with the neck brace and the force of the impact, is what actually caused it. he hit so hard that his brain was actually jolted and slammed forward.
stefmjones 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW
i was under the impression that when he was swerving, and thus when he hit the #36 it changed his point of impact and instead of being what would have been a lesser crash turned it into a much more horrific crash as some called a critical angle at 160 mph. was also under the impression he wasnt wearing a HANS device as it wasnt mandatory back then. needless to say, a sad day for NASCAR
calabz91 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW Old ironhead wore his shoulder harness a little too lose and did not have a Hann's Device on. One think compounded another and, what today would have been a walk away accident, turned fatal. I liked Earnhart, but he was set in his ways.
bmwcripps 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW he was wearing one of those faceless helmets and he fractured his skull and that was the official Cause of Death, he didn't want to wear the regulation helmets that NASCAR makes all drivers wear
57SabresFan 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW His seatbelt broke... Technically he was wearing it the wrong way and when he collided with Schrader (yellow car) it moved him sideways in his seat. so the right side of his head hit the steering wheel and fractured his head.
SaintBEEP 5 months ago
@BLACKAAROW His safty gear was not up to date he did not have neck pretection so the impact broke his neck.
wolfsraine2 4 months ago
@BLACKAAROW You have two verebrates in your windpipe that holds your spinal cord well when he hit the wall the impact broke both of these verebrates and his spinal cord went into his brain. if i remember corret might be wrong.
RVFDFF768 4 months ago
@BLACKAAROW Well for one thing, I've heard that Dale Earnhardt took his seat belt off at the last lap of every race...
tobadirector 4 months ago
Not to make little of this, but I never thought this crash looked all that bad. I'm not a race fan, and don't watch races, but I've seen wrecks that looked 100 times worse than this. It must have been the angle, I guess.
skeeter197140 6 months ago 62
@skeeter197140 i agree, first time a saw this clip i thought it was just a smaller crash between two different drivers and the Dale Earnhardt crash was still to come
SiRCoNii92 6 months ago
@skeeter197140 in all honesty it wasn't a bad wreck, i was a fan of dale, this was a normal crash but he hit the wall going almost top speed and wasn't wearing a neck harness that was optional at the time and his brain slammed into the front of his skull it was an accident and and a tragedy that changed nascar
elgae23 6 months ago
@skeeter197140 it was in fact the angle at which he hit. when he hit the wall his head and body both moved forward, but the seat belt only stopped his body. His head continued forward. this normally would result in whiplash but because he was driving so fast it killed him
jmantyg1 6 months ago
@skeeter197140 I remember thinking the same thing. Then I heard less than an hour later on the news that he had died and I was like, "Holy Shit!"
nervouswreck75 6 months ago
@skeeter197140
he changed how his belts were mounted and had them mounted in a way that (unknowingly) caused them to fail. between that and the open faced helmet he always insisted on wearing, it was a perfect storm that turned a survivable crash into a fatal. tragic.
room1106 6 months ago
@skeeter197140 It wasn't the impact of the other car-It was the fact he got forced into the wall at 160mph instantly.
BenPole90 6 months ago
@skeeter197140 Yeah, I see what you're saying. But you have to remember how fast they were going and slamming into the wall like that is what caused his head injuries and such.
televisionpreview 6 months ago
@skeeter197140 Dale was old school. He still had a regular, open-face helmet and goggles when everyone was going to full face helmets. Dale also didn't use a HANS device which could have saved his life. The accident never looked that bad to me either. When he was first bumped, the angle wasn't too bad. But when the second car hit him, it directed him more head on into the wall. There was a lot of force involved. That was the last NASCAR race I saw. I haven't watched since.
skittleseer 6 months ago
@skeeter197140 What happened is that dale earnhardt Sr. head swung forward and missing the steering wheel and flexing and stretching his spine causing him to die. Hans restraint would've saved his life but the fact is he thought Hans restricted movement and did not wear hans in his career.
dacarfreak2000 5 months ago
@skeeter197140 I'm pretty sure it had something to do with his seatbelt or some sort of safety gear not working right. He broke his neck I think. I was watching the wreck while the actual race was going on on TV as a kid, and Dale Earnhardt was my favorite. I just stopped watching NASCAR after that.
Oblivionapc 5 months ago
@skeeter197140 The far back camera angle make it look deceptive. But he hit that wall head on going 160mph. Imagine driving down the highway, now going more than twice that speed, and suddenly hitting a wall.
FyreWulff 5 months ago
@skeeter197140
Probably because he went into the wall at 200mph+. That impact would cause severe internal injuries. Possibly flail chest and rib punctured heart/lung. Almost no chance of surviving that.
Blooperization 5 months ago
@skeeter197140 he hit the wall but he wasnt wearing a neck brace so it broke his neck.
mw2masterful 5 months ago
@skeeter197140 Its all about dissapating energy! When a car flips and barrel rolls as Tony Stewart did earlier in the same race, that dissapates the energy the energy a little at a time....every tumble, and every hit absorbs the energy alttle at a time, but hitting a wall at 185mph...even at an angle creates forces on the human body that are unsustainable...also add to this the fact that Earnhardt did not have a hauns devise and his 5 point harness was defective.
nwosukz 5 months ago
@skeeter197140 He was not wearing his safety belt :(
BobbyRossRacing93 5 months ago
@skeeter197140 what it was is back then the didnt have neck protecters and when he hit the wall his neck snaped right off.
Lametta282 5 months ago
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@skeeter197140 His seatbelt broke... Technically he was wearing it the wrong way and when he collided with Schrader (yellow car) it moved him sideways in his seat. so the right side of his head hit the steering wheel and fractured his head.
SaintBEEP 5 months ago
@skeeter197140 his head restraint thing broke and sent his head into the steering wheel i think, but no one thought it killed him, that's why it was such a shock (even he's been through worse than that lol)
geterhero 4 months ago
@skeeter197140 its the ones that dont look bad that are the worst, when the car shreds to pieces thats a life saver, dissipates energy, but this was a head on into the wall, no parts flew off, nothing, not even the hood came off, is he car did what it was supposed to he would be here today right next to the king himself. look at the Alan Mcnish crash in Le Mans 24h 2011, perfect example.
Narutofan1000k 4 months ago
who gives a fuck
S2Cents 6 months ago