| "We shared common bond in championships as well as a mutual respect. Our family has raced against his family since this sport began, going back to when my dad and I raced against Ralph Earnhardt." -Richard Petty |
| "One of the biggest thrills of my career was the deal last year at Pocono. You know he never said anything to me about that? He came over and gave me that grin of his, and that was like his seal of approval." -Jeremy Mayfield |
| "The thing I remember most about Dale Earnhardt--and the thing that, to me, really epitomizes him--is something that happened at Talladega my rookie season (1994). The second race there, my team just didn't have lot of money. We had one good restrictor plate engine and we broke it in practice. There was no way we even going to make the race. I was walking through the garage before second-round qualifying and ran into Richard Childress. He said, 'How are things going?' and I said, 'Not so good.' I told him what was going on but didn't say much more. Even if I had thought to ask him for some help there is no way we could have afforded anything from them. I found out later he told Earnhardt about it and Earnhardt had an idea. He and Richard gave one of their qualifying engines to Dave Marcis, and had marcis move his qualifying engine to our car. The engine we got was phenomenal. We were 11th fastest in second-round qualifying and made the race because of Dale Earnhardt and Richard Childress." -John Andretti |
| "He was the last cowboy." -Kyle Petty |
| "Words cannot express the tremendous loss all of us at Richard Childress Racing are feeling at this time. All of our thoughts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with Martha, Tereasa, Kerry, Kelly, Dale Jr. and Taylor Nicole and the entire Earnhardt Family." "Dale Earnhardt was much more than a race car driver. He was a very loving husband and a proud father and grandfather. He was a successful businessman. He was also a hero to millions of racing fans throughtout the world." "Dale was my friend. We hunted and raced together. We laughed and cried together. We were able to work side-by-side and have the success we had for almost 20 years because we were friends first." "I will miss him always. He was the greatest" -Richard Childress |
| "I am saddened by the untimely loss of this American legend and want to express my deepest sympathy to his family, friends and fans. Dale was an American icon who made great contributions to his sport. Dale's legacy will live on for millions of Americans. He was an inspiration to many. -President George W. Bush |
| "It's hard to put into words what the loss of Dale Earnhardt means. At a time when the popularity of NASCAR has been rapidly growing across this country, we can thank Dale Earnhardt for a lot of that attention. The fans base he enjoyed is unparalleled in this sport. Our hearts and prayers are with his Family" -Clay Campbell President of Martinsville Speedway |
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