A man was killed. It will be a little bit forgotten, perhaps, that Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was just that, a man. That is, of course, the greatest tragedy.
All deaths are tragedies.
Inevitable in some form, but tragic nonetheless. He was The Man in his sport. The man in black will intimidate and dominate in 2001 the 8th championship is as good as won. He went all out. Gave 100 percent.