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Kyle Petty Recalls The Last Words Dale Earnhardt Said To Him At The 2001 Daytona 500: “He Came & Found Me, & He Hugged Me”

Summary by Whiskey Riff
Two of the most tragic moments in NASCAR history. On May 12, 2000, Adam Petty died during a practice lap at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where he hit the wall and suffered a basilar skull fracture, the exact injury that caused the death of Dale Earnhardt at the Daytona 500 in 2001. Of course, Petty was a fourth generation NASCAR driver, the son of Kyle Petty, grandson of NASCAR legend Richard Petty, and great-grandson of Lee Petty, a pionee…
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Whiskey Riff broke the news in on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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