Dale Earnhardt Jr. breaks silence after fiery plane crash
The ex-NASCAR driver praised the "quick response of my pilots, local law enforcement, emergency personnel and hospital staff"
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The ex-NASCAR driver praised the "quick response of my pilots, local law enforcement, emergency personnel and hospital staff"
In the aftermath of the crash, video shows first responders treating the racing legend
It was a hard landing and the plane bounced twice, causing the right main landing gear to collapse
Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and baby daughter were unharmed when a jet ran off the end of the runway at Elizabethton Municipal Airport
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"NC stay off the roads today/tonight," he tweeted. "5 minutes after helping these folks I center punched a pine tree"
Earnhardt was set for his final ride in the No. 88 Chevrolet, ending a career that saw him emerge as NASCAR's most popular driver over 18 full seasons
Earnhardt has won NASCAR’s most popular driver award a record 14 times; He has 26 career Cup victories, and that includes a pair of wins in the Daytona 500
The racing star was headed to Texas Motor Speedway when police pulled him over and issued a warning for speeding
In August 2015, IndyCar driver Justin Wilson was killed when a piece of debris from a fellow racer's car struck him directly in the head; just the latest in a series of terrifying wrecks that have rocked the sport
NASCAR's most popular driver choked back tears after he climbed victoriously from his No. 88 Chevy and talked about his dad