LIVES CUT SHORT driving the final lap of the race under a yellow flag According to NASCAR rules no one is allowed to pass when there is a yellow caution flag That meant because he was in first place no other driver could pass Earnhardt He crossed the finish line and the checkered flag was waved He was the winner of the 1998 Daytona 500 After so many tries he had finally won A Lucky Penny On the morning of the 1998 A FEELING YOU CAN'T Daytona 500 a young girl REPLACE named Wessa Miller and her parents drove 750 miles The Childress Racing pit crew 1,200 km to meet Earnhardt Wessa suffered exploded with excitement from spina bifida a disease They jumped up and down that meant she had to use a wheelchair Wessa loved and hugged one another racing and through the their driver had done it Make A Wish Foundation Earnhardt pulled off the track she got the chance to meet Earnhardt When she and made his way to Victory was finally face to face with him Wessa gave Lane where the winner of a Earnhardt a lucky penny race celebrates his victory Pit she'd brought with her Earnhardt immediately crews from every team lined glued it to the dashboard up to greet him He drove of his black No. 3 Chevy slowly giving high fives to and he went on to win the race that day When the anyone who wanted them car was later brought to Earnhardt then radioed the Daytona 500 museum the penny was still there France and asked Captain Jack is it OK if I do a 12
DALE EARNHARDT SR EARNHARDT WAS CONGRATULATED BY THE PIT CREWS BEFORE HE COULD STEP OUT OF HIS CAR burnout on your grass France replied It's all yours pal 4 The Daytona winner pulled his car onto the perfectly kept green grass decorating the racetrack Earnhardt then whipped his car in circles leaving dark tire marks behind in celebration of his victory Earnhardt later recalled the moment when he won the 1998 Daytona 500 the race that he had been chasing for so long It's a feeling you can't replace he said It's eluded us for so many 13
LIVES CUT SHORT EARNHARDT THROWS HIS FISTS UP IN CELEBRATION AFTER WINNING HIS FIRST DAYTONA 500 14
DALE EARNHARDT SR told me 5 years I never believed when guys how good it felt to win the 500. I never believed it but I do now It sure feels good Earnhardt was known for approaching each race with determination guts and perseverance Throughout his career he earned several nicknames including the Man in Black because of his black No. 3 Chevrolet race car and the Intimidator because of how he raced Although the NASCAR star's life came to an untimely end in 2001 at the same track where he celebrated his Daytona 500 win his legacy would live on 15
