Dale Earnhardt Day

Today, April 29, is Dale Earnhardt’s birthday. Also the 5^th Annual Dale Earnhardt Day, where his legion of fans celebrate his life and times. From the DEI website:

MOORESVILLE , NC – Organizers at Dale Earnhardt, Inc. have confirmed that celebrations honoring the life and legacy of Dale Earnhardt will take place at Dale Earnhardt, Inc., on Saturday, April 29, 2006 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Dale Earnhardt will be honored and inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame on April 27 in Talladega, Ala. The Busch Series race will be held on Dale’s birthday, April 29th. In honor of both events, this year’s theme will highlight Dale’s incredible track record at Talladega International Speedway.

Dale Earnhardt is the winningest driver at Talladega with 10 trips to Victory Lane during his illustrious career. His 76th, and final, victory occurred at the 2.66-mile superspeedway on October 15, 2000 when he roared from 17th to first in the final laps.

One of the activities at the observance includes this:

Record Your Favorite Dale Earnhardt Memory

Recall a special Dale Earnhardt moment and what it meant to you, on video. Your memory will then be added and archived in Dale Earnhardt Inc.’s historic, multi-media library.

This is a great thing; Joe Fan’s point of view, preserved for all time. Very cool.

It doesn’t say so here, but Dale Jr, will be driving a black Budweiser Chevrolet in tomorrow’s running of the Aaron’s 499 from Talladega. That will be a lump in the throat moment for this race fan.

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