FILE – In this file photo taken Feb. 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt’s (3) window pops out of the car after being hit by Ken Schrader (36) during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Getting by are drivers Bobby hamilton (55), Jeremy Mayfield (12), Bill Elliott (9) and Ricky Rudd (28). Earnhardt had to be cut from his battered car and was taken to Halifax Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead of head injuries. The 10-year anniversary of Earnhardt’s fatal accident falls on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, just two days before the season-opening Daytona 500, NASCAR’s version of the Super Bowl.
Taken Feb. 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt’s (3) Window Pops (AP Photo/Greg Suvino, file)
