<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Phakathi neDaytona 500  <response>: eDaytona International Speedway ngoFebhuwari 18, 2001, u-Earnhardt wabulawa engozini yezimoto ezintathu emzuliswaneni wokugcina womjaho. Washayisana noKen Schrader ngemva kokuthintana kancane noSterling Marlin futhi washaya udonga lwangaphandle ekhanda. Wayevimbe uSchrader ngaphandle noMarlin ngaphakathi ngesikhathi sokuphahlazeka. Izimoto zika-Earnhardt nezikaSchrader zombili zagxumela ngaphandle kwe-asphalt ye-track zaya otshanini obungaphakathi kwe-turn 4. Ngemva kwemizuzwana, umshayeli wakhe uMichael Waltrip wanqoba lo mncintiswano, kanti umngane wakhe eqenjini nendodana yakhe uDale Earnhardt Jr. baqeda endaweni yesibili. Ukufa kuka-Earnhardt kwamenyezelwa ngokusemthethweni eHalifax Medical Center ngo-5: 16 PM Isikhathi Esijwayelekile saseMpumalanga 22:16 UTC; wayeneminyaka engama-49 ubudala. UMongameli we-NASCAR uMike Helton ukuqinisekisile ukufa kuka-Earnhardt esitatimendeni esiya kwabezindaba. Ukuhlolwa kwesidumbu okwenziwa ngo-February 19, 2001, kwaphetha ngokuthi u-Earnhardt wayenephutha elibulalayo ekhanda. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, ngo-February 22, kwaqhutshwa inkonzo yomngcwabo womphakathi eCalvary Church eCharlotte, eNyakatho Carolina. 