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NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt killed in a last-lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. 1  Ken Schrader (36) slams into Dale Earnhardt (3) during the final lap of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt died from injuries sustained in the crash. The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's season opener and is often referred to as its Super Bowl. Earnhardt won it in 1998.
With the win, he became the first driver ever to win Rookie of the Year and the season championship back-to-back. At age 17, Dale married his first wife, Latane Brown, in 1968. Brown gave birth to his first son, Kerry Earnhardt, in 1969. They were subsequently divorced in 1970. In 1971, Dale married his second wife, Brenda Gee - the daughter of Nascar car builder Robert Gee. With Gee, Dale had two more children: a daughter, Kelley King, in 1972, and a son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., in 1974.