The Intimidator: Dale Earnhardt's Life In The Fast Lane
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, when one thinks of basketball, one might think of Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, and when one thinks of football one might think of Tom Brady or Jerry Rice...when one thinks of NASCAR though, only one name stands above the rest. Dale Earnhardt. Here's Jay Busbee, author of Earnhardt Nation, with the story of "The Intimidator"
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| 0:56.5 | of a particular sport to the average observer. In basketball, perhaps Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, |
| 1:03.8 | Magic Johnson. Notice it's not a singular name, but in NASCAR, only one name comes to mind for |
| 1:10.4 | most people. And that's Dale Earnhardt, |
| 1:13.3 | who died on this day in February of 2001. And the millions of us who were watching, well, |
| 1:20.1 | we'll never forget that day. Here to tell the story of Dale is Jay Busby, a lead writer at Yahoo |
| 1:26.8 | Sports and the author of Earnhardt Nation. |
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