Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr. | 
 enlarge | Author: Tom Gillispie
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
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Pages: 12
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 1581826389
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.72092
EAN: 9781581826388
ASIN: 1581826389
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr. is filled with personal memories of the man known as "the Intimidator" in NASCAR circles. These stories all come from the people who knew him best. Earnhardt was far more complex than those who did not know him well might have expected. His life ended tragically in February 2001 when he was killed during the last lap of the Daytona 500. His untimely death at the age of forty-nine shocked the racing world and the world at large. In Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr., the Intimidator is remembered through hundreds of anecdotes, stories, and insights recounted by fellow drivers, team members, NASCAR officials, and friends and associates. Together they offer a unique and touching reminiscence of one of the greatest and most charismatic race-car drivers ever to climb behind the wheel. NASCAR's Rookie of the Year in 1979, Earnhardt forged a career that included seven NASCAR national championships, seventy-six career wins, and over $34 million in prize money, more than any other driver has ever won. Earnhardt was as tough as they come behind the wheel, also earning the name of "Ironhead" in part because of his reputation for never backing down on the track, where close calls at nearly 200 miles per hour are frequent and often deadly. Angel in Black also shows the generous, considerate side of him as a friend, colleague, and family man. An earlier, shorter version of this book was published in 2001 under the title I Remember Dale Earnhardt. About one-third of the material in Angel in Black comes from the first edition, and the rest is largely new material.
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A way to learn all the facets of the complex personality of the legend named Dale Earnhardt Sr. March 2, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I regularly watch the local news at 10 PM and have a good memory. Therefore, I do know the names of the stars of auto racing. However, beyond that, I know very little about the sport. This book is about one of the major stars of auto racing, Dale Earnhardt Sr., who died while running in the biggest race in the NASCAR circuit, the Daytona 500.
It is not necessary to know anything about auto racing to understand and appreciate the book. I found it to be a major eye opener as to what really goes on in an auto race. Drivers deliberately bump other drivers to gain advantage and even make them lose control. After a race where Earnhardt Sr. bumped someone and caused a wreck, driver Buddy Baker supposedly exclaimed, " Earnhardt would give an aspirin a headache."
Fortunately, while Earnhardt was definitely consumed by the dark side of winning at nearly all costs, he was well respected by his fellow drivers and had many friends. Like most superstars of sport, he was often moody and unapproachable, acting as if it was beneath him to associate with those he considered unworthy. Yet, he often helped people in need, demonstrating a kind and gentle nature that endeared him to the recipients and those who knew about it. In many ways, his "on the field" personality and his good works done quietly off the field reminded me of Ted Williams, who also spent a great deal of time working with disadvantaged people yet always did it quietly.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. was a man driven to succeed, both in the literal and figurative senses. Such an intense desire to succeed often generates a multi-faceted and contradictory personality and Earhardt Sr. was no exception. From this book, you can learn all of the facets of that personality, some parts of which will make you like him more and others that will make you dislike him more. Not right or wrong, just the fundamental nature of things.
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