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Dale Earnhardt Sr.: 20 years in memoriam (12 images)

Twenty years ago, on February 18, 2001, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., also known as "The Intimidator," died in a car crash at the Daytona 500 during the final lap of the race. Here's a look back at his career.

Dale Earnhardt Sr., seven-time Winston Cup Champion, heads to his car just before the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla., on February 15, 1998. Photo by Michael Bush/UPI

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Earnhardt (C), winner of the Daytona 500, gets a kiss of congratulations from wife Theresa (L) and daughter Taylor Nicole in Daytona Beach, Fla., on February 15, 1998. After 20 failed attempts at the richest purse of the NASCAR circuit, Earnhart, known as the most successful driver never to win the Daytona 500, raced to his first victory in his last 59 races. Photo by Susan Knowles/UPI

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NASCAR driver Ted Musgrave (16), spins out of control going into turn one behind Earnhardt (3) during the Winston Cup Jiffy Lube 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on July 12, 1998. Photo by Lee K. Marriner/UPI

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Earnhardt straps into his #3 Chevrolet helmet for the start of "Bud at the Glen" NASCAR race at the Watkins Glen International Speedway in Watkins Glen, N.Y., on the August 9, 1998. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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