| You still see a lot of Dale Earnhardt diecast models | | | | achieved. What Earnhardt brought to the game wasn't |
| these days. It's 2010, a decade after the tragic loss of | | | | just skill, he also brought an aggressive style with no |
| the legend himself, and people haven't forgotten what | | | | equal. When Earnhardt took the track, he took it over, |
| he gave to the sport, and they likely never will forget. | | | | and he didn't let anybody pry that control out of his |
| Earnhardt was one of those rare masters of his form | | | | hands. The track was his. |
| who was taken from us too early. Like Elvis Presley or | | | | Beyond that, he also brought his own brand of good ol' |
| James Dean, he revolutionized the game, and the loss | | | | boy charm and charisma. As aggressive as he was |
| still hits NASCAR junkies simply because it seems like | | | | on the track, he was friendly in equal measure off the |
| he wasn't finished with his mission. He most definitely | | | | track. That charisma is what lent him his unique star |
| had a few more tricks up his sleeve, and the tragic | | | | power. Sponsors wanted to put him in TV |
| accident lent a premature end to a legendary career, | | | | commercials not just because he was a famous |
| and a legendary life. | | | | racer, but because he was instantly likable, too. |
| To this day, you still see racers holding out four fingers | | | | And so, ten years after Earnhardt's final lap, we still |
| as they finish off the fourth lap of a race, you still see | | | | honor the legend with our car decals and Dale |
| the Number Four bumper stickers on sports cars and | | | | Earnhardt diecast cars. Earnhardt was a legend on |
| pickups alike, and Dale Earnhardt diecast cars remain | | | | and off the track and he gave to the fans more than |
| one of the hottest pieces of stock car memorabilia. | | | | most drivers could dream of giving. He was more than |
| It wasn't just that Earnhardt was a great racer. There | | | | a celebrity or a professional racer, he was also a hero |
| have been a lot of great racers who never achieved | | | | to race fans around the world, an innovator, a genius in |
| the same level of fame and success that Earnhardt | | | | his field. |