The mirrored sunglasses, the open faced helmet, his aggressive driving style; just a few of his traits that captured the respect and adoration of millions of NASCAR fans. This weekend as we kick off the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with the Daytona 500 there is lots of excitement in the air, there is also some sadness as we remember that 10 years ago we lost NASCAR's great, Dale Earnhardt Sr. He was killed in a wreck on the last turn of the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. As a fan I can remember that race in detail and remember the sadness when I heard the news, it took a long time to believe it was actually true. Dale seemed like he was invincible... but as they say he lived and died doing what he loved... bittersweet.
