Bob, you say the most eloquent things. Thank you. I really hate the
fact that I know how each and every one of Dale's fans feels. We know
these drivers better than we know some of our own family. to lose one,
even one you dislike as a competitor, feels like a family member has been
lost. I am in total agreement with Lisa. Dale did a very
un-Earnhardt-like thing by not charging toward the front, and protecting
the win for his two drivers. The pride he must have felt in his last
moments! My respect for him shot way up after seeing that, even before
his wreck. For the rest of my life, if anyone ever asks me what I
thought of Dale Earnhardt, I'll say he was a pain in the ass at times,
but one of the greatest drivers who ever lived, second only to Richard
Petty. Nikki, please give your boyfriend my sympathies. I know how
supportive he was for you 7 months ago.

Gretchen

On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:07:20 -0500 Robert Buyarski
<rcb28@...> writes:
> Nikki,
> Nobody can believe this. Tell your boyfriend that I'm sorry
> for the
> loss of his favorite driver. Isn't it amazing how these drivers come
> into
> our lives the way that they do. A few people I knew were fans of
> Dale's,
> said that it was as if a member of their family had died. I said "we
> watch
> these guys every week, all year long, we probably "see" these guys
> sometimes more than we do our family". When Davey Allison died, I
> thought
> I'd get over it after a while. It still bothers me a lot that Davey
> is
> gone. I don't think you can ever get over the loss of someone like
> this.
> You just have to be greatful that you got to witness such talent and
> that
> you got to know such a great person like Davey, Alan, Kenny and
> Dale, not
> to forget any of the other great drivers that passed away. I'm going
> to be
> a #28 fan forever probably, but thank God Dale gave us a son like
> Jr. to
> carry on the Earnhardt name. It looks like there will be a lot more
> of red
> shirts in the crowd from now on. Hopefully Dale Sr. fans will remain
> Dale
> fans and cheer Jr. on. I also hope that Jr. goes on to have a great
> racing
> career like his father. It's not going to be easy for a long time
> Nikki.
> Continue to help each other out. Take care.
>
>
>
> At 05:12 PM 2/19/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >My boyfriend was there for me when Kenny died. He really helped me
> through
> >it. I never thought I would be doing the same for him. He is a
> HUGE
> >Earnhardt fan. I was with him when heard the news. he said he was
> glad I
> >was there to comfort him. I just can't believe it.
> >
> >Nikki
> >
> >
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