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THE DAY RACING DIED
BY: ROBBIE YOUNG
The thrill of the race,
the roar of the crowd.
You're in the right place,
mistakes not allowed.
To see Earnhardt race
is a thrilling 'ol sight.
But on this dark day,
He turned out the light.
As the cars came around
that one fateful turn.
You hear only one sound,
that loud crash and burn.
People are rushing
to set drivers free,
But no one can help
Dale and the 3.
A tragic event
has taken a life.
Leaving behind
his kids and a wife.
No one will know
the greatness to come.
But as Dale would say,
"It sure has been fun!"
As he was carried away,
if you'd imagine you'd see,
A car greeting him,
a black #3.
The best that there was
is now gone from the track,
And all of you know
there's no turning back.
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If it could be done
I know what we'd want,
The black #3
with Earnhardt unhurt.
Racing just won't
be the same without him,
We'll always remember
that sly little grin.
He only was wanting
to please family and fans,
Ant that's what he did,
right to the end.
Now Dale is gone
and it's a tragic loss,
But we all know
he'll always be boss.
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I have been watching Dale race for almost 20 years. I went to my first race when I was 12. It was at Datona. I was hooked on him from that moment on.
I was listening to the race that horrible day when Dale hit the wall. My heart seemed to have stopped beating. I knew in my gut that it was bad. Something didn't feel right. I grabbed my cell phone to call home but somehow I managed to dial my mom's house instead. I almost screamed into the phone "Did that wreck look as bad as it sounded?" She said that it didn't look to be that bad. A few minutes passed and I heard that he was still in the car and I freaked out. I knew it was horrible, but I never let myself believe he could die.
Later, when I got home I watched the clips, but somehow they failed to help me to feel better. Then the news came that he was in very serious condition. Still my biggest fear was that he would not be racing for a while.
I wasn't finding out enough on the tv, so I connected to the internet. I went to the Dale Earnhardt home page. I saw the 1951-2001 and my mind wouldn't accept that he was dead. I decided it must represent that the page was current up to 2001.
I disconnected and my phone instatly rang. A good friend was letting me know what she had heard. I told her she had to be wrong and started crying my call waiting beeped. My mom was on the line. I cried into the phone, "They say he's dead Momma". She said, "I know".
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