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A Photo Album of a Legend

Dale Earnhardt

April 29, 1951 - Feb. 18, 2001

Bobby Allison and Dale in 1979

Dale (left) finishes second to Neil Bonnett in the 1979 Firecracker 400

Dale in his home in 1980

Dale fishes in Lake Norman, NC 1980

Dale at the 1980 Mello Yello 300

A worn out Dale during 1980 season

Dale and Neil Bonnett in 1982

Dale after winning the 1986 Busch Clash

Dale and Teresa in 1987

Dale is honored in NY at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel for winning his seventh Winston Cup title in 1994

A visit to North Wilkesboro in 1995

Dale smiles in Victory Lane after the 1995 Brickyard

Dale happy at Darlington in 1995

Dale with then-Charlotte athletes Kerry Collins (left) and Dell Curry (right) in 1996

Jeff Gordon and Dale nose to nose at Talladega in 1997

Crew members from other teams line up to congratulate Dale in his 1998 Daytona 500 victory.

Dale ends two decades of frustration with his 1998 Daytona 500 victory

Rubbing with Rusty Wallace in Michigan in 1998

Teammates Dale and Mike Skinner during a 1998 delay in Charlotte

Dale with Dale Jr. in 1998

Dale dances at Daytona 1998

Dale after winning Talladega in 1998

Dale races Kyle Petty at Rockingham in 2000

Dale Earnhardts - senior and junior - confer in the garage in September 2000

Dale helps Darrell Waltrip celebrate his retirement in 2000

Dale edges Bobby Labonte at the finish line during the Cracker Barrel 500 in 2000

Dale and Jeff Gordon in the garage at Daytona during 2001 Speedweeks

Dale waves to the crowd before what would be his last Daytona 500

Candlelight vigil in Mooresville, NC after the death of Dale Earnhardt, February 18, 2001

Farewell from a fan