What was the cause of Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash?
Engine failure
Tire blowout
Basilar skull fracture
Brake failure
Answer
Dale Earnhardt died in a last-lap crash during the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001. The cause of his death was a basilar skull fracture, which led to significant improvements in safety measures in all aspects of car racing, especially NASCAR.
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