Based on his book, Michael Waltrip describes the 2001 Daytona 500 and the lightning-fast transition from happiness to grief as he took the checkered flag while Dale Earnhardt, his friend and team owner, crashed in Turn 4 behind him. As seen in this documentary, Earnhardt's death and the events of the race had a great effect on Waltrip.
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Based on his book, Michael Waltrip describes the 2001 Daytona 500 and the lightning-fast transition from happiness to grief as he took the checkered flag while Dale Earnhardt, his friend and team owner, crashed in Turn 4 behind him. As seen in this documentary, Earnhardt's death and the events of the race had a great effect on Waltrip.
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