Brad Keselowski later compared Earnhardt's death to that of Ayrton Senna. Keselowski, who was 10 years old when the Brazilian Formula 1 legend died in a crash on Lap 7 of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy, said, "For me personally it (Senna's death) reminded me a lot of when Dale Earnhardt died in the sense of the kind of general mood and atmosphere within my own family’s household. My dad and brother used to wake up early and watch the Formula One races and I was only nine or 10 years old but I can remember my dad was a big Senna fan, and I can remember that he was never really a loud cheerleader type but I can remember him being more so of that than anything else I have ever seen, which was always unique to me. I just remember the somber tone in the household." The Winston Select 500 took place at Talladega on the same day of the Grand Prix, and when Earnhardt won, he had paid tribute to Senna from Victory Lane.