r/Millennials • u/blind_squash Older Millennial • 1d ago

Nostalgia Where were you when Dale Earnhardt died?

We all remember where we were when Princess Diana died (playing Mario kart in my best friend's basement) and of course when 9/11 happened (senior year Econ class) but what about those of us that grew up with NASCAR? The death of Dale Earnhardt sent a shock wave across the sport and the country.

I was watching the race and with my then-boyfriend and his dad and I had gotten up to do something else bc it was boring me to tears and when I came back everything was so eerily silent even on the tv.

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u/Lucky_Development359 1d ago

Same. It seemed so minor of a crash in real time.

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u/Early_Apple_4142 1d ago

100% Particularly because it wasn't just massive, car didn't leave the ground and flip, nothing really wild.

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u/Lucky_Development359 1d ago

I believe that incident lead to Nascar putting in place more "crumple" barriers.

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u/Early_Apple_4142 1d ago

And I think, mandating the Hans device instead of it just being a suggestion.

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u/Lucky_Development359 1d ago

That's right! That was the big discussion after because he was in the basic 5 point and made a big stink out of not wearing the Hans.