06/09/2008 01:37. GRANDVIEW, Mo., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- NASCAR fans and racing collectors now have the opportunity to own an exclusive piece of racing history -- the actual hood from the late Dale Earnhardt's famous black No. 3 Monte Carlo, which he crashed in the final laps of the 1997 Daytona 500.

The story of Earnhardt's 1997 Daytona "Crash Car" is one that truly personifies who Earnhardt was as a person and a racer -- tough and determined. He never gave up, no matter how much the deck was stacked against him. In the closing laps of the race, Earnhardt had maneuvered into second place and was battling Jeff Gordon for the lead when he lost control of the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet. The car smacked the wall at close to 200 miles per hour and rolled several times, before somehow winding up on its wheels in... // NewsBlaze

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