A profile of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, who won seven Winston Cup titles before a fatal final-lap crash in the 2001 Daytona 500 at age 49. The Intimidator won Rookie of the Year honors in 1979 and his first Cup title a year later. He totaled 76 career Cup wins, with his lone Daytona 500 win coming in 1998 in his 20th start in the Great American Race.
