Photo by K.M. Cannon . Joe Hawk Reasons clear to study how Earnhardt died No one can imagine, not even remotely, what Teresa Earnhardt and the rest of the Earnhardt family has gone through since the death of Dale Sr. 15 days ago on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
Nerves are still raw.
Hearts still ache. No one can blame the Earnhardts for wanting privacy. No one can blame them for wanting the opportunity to grieve on their own terms. No one can blame them for wanting to remember their husband, their father, their heart and soul, in the most favorable light. There is not a single American, inside or outside of the ovals that shape stock-car racing, who doesn't want anything but the best for this family.