In addition to the sarcophagus, the tomb contained a lifelike statue ... Earnhardt Sr., one of the greatest stars in auto racing history, died Sunday of injuries from a last-lap crash at the ...

We want to make it the best.” Although Lajba is from Nebraska, he has been sculpting many statues in Daytona for years, including the Dale Earnhardt statue at the Daytona International Speedway ...

Since 1996, Daytona 500 winners have borne the weight ... out of his mouth when I see his expression.” For the statue of Dale Earnhardt, Lajba flew from Omaha to North Carolina, then drove ...

By now everybody’s seen the video of the last-lap crash in the 2001 Daytona 500. The legendary Dale Earnhardt ... is that Childress had the car melted down and used for the base of the Dale Earnhardt ...

Now, his statue stands outside the track, shaped in the image of Earnhardt holding the trophy from his 1998 triumph. Toyota drivers dominated the 2016 Daytona 500 in one of the first and best examples ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Over the past few weeks leading up to Daytona 500 race week, Dale Earnhardt Jr. tried to downplay the importance of what it would mean to see the team he co-owns ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment hit him at Daytona International Speedway – a track bursting with triumph and tragedy for his family – that he was ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been through it all at Daytona International Speedway. The 50-year-old was twice a winner in the Daytona 500, a race his father also won, but was also killed in a crash.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment hit him at Daytona International Speedway — a track bursting with triumph and tragedy for his family — that he ...