Earnhardt later told Schrader how Dorothy had gotten homesick on the trip, and that he'd spent a night comforting her. I didn't know for certain (he was dead), but I would have bet.

His face was pale and his voice shaky when he lied and said he didn’t know. From what I have been told, he probably saw blood coming from all of Dale's orifices--nose, eyes, ears, mouth, etc.. And that's the indelible image Schrader holds onto. In the end, he decided he wouldn’t let it. The fast-moving Silverado fire broke out in Orange County on Monday and quickly grew to more than 7,000 acres.
In the end, he decided it wasn't going to. His resolve is to keep them more positive than tragic. “I saw a friend in trouble. There were rumors at the next week’s race that Schrader was going to quit, that what he had seen in Earnhardt’s car--which he won’t discuss in detail--was just too much to overcome. Then he went to Victory Lane, where Waltrip wasn't expecting him. Schrader also had his own emotions to deal with. It is all here. Undoubtedly you've seen Earnhardt's death crash. I really don't want to know. The strong run propelled him to 10th place in the standings prior to Sunday's race in Darlington, S.C., and did wonders for his psyche. "As far as laps and seasons and on track, it feels like years ago (since Dale raced),'' Schrader said, pausing and sighing. "That cost me a couple wrecks,'' Schrader said laughing.

And after poor performances in Rockingham, N.C., and Las Vegas, Schrader had to make a difficult change on his team by firing crew chief Sammy Johns before last week's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. After the two cars slid down the track and onto the grass, Schrader climbed from his car and rushed over to check on his old friend. I introduced him by saying, 'Honey, this is Dale Earnhardt and he's the guy that killed Bambi.'. The Times endorses one incumbent and three newcomers for the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. in making the announcement that shocked and saddened people like no other death in American motorsports. I didn’t know for certain [he was dead], but I would have bet. .

"He had a ton of ability to start with,'' Schrader said. Exactly what did he see, though? Schrader had to talk to his 11-year-old daughter, a fan of The Intimidator and friend of Earnhardt’s daughter, Taylor.

I'm wondering what exactly you think Ken Schrader seen right before this photo was taken (when he approached Earnhardt's car and started frantically waving for emergency personnel)? 3 car and saw his lifeless body. A racer through and through who spends his time away from Winston Cup at dirt tracks and other small circuits, Schrader had seen death before. There were rumours at the next week's race that Schrader was going to quit, that what he had seen in Earnhardt's car -- which he won't discuss in detail -- was just too much to overcome. Frustrated that he was wrecked in the last corner of the last lap of the 500 and denied what looked like a sure top-five finish, Schrader unbuckled his safety harness, climbed out of his hobbled Pontiac and calmly made his way around the back of Earnhardt's car (above).
You can actually see Ken Schrader telling Michael Waltrip about Dale's condition in victory lane at the thirty minute or so mark. The summer before, Dorothy Schrader had spent a week with the Earnhardts on their yacht. What issues are on the ballot in California and Los Angeles County. The hardest part was yet to come. "All he's ever wanted to do was go fast, race well and be competitive.

After the two cars slid down the track and onto the grass, Schrader rushed over to check on his friend. He leaned into Earnhardt's window ready to commiserate with the seven-time champ on their misfortune but also to congratulate his good friend on Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s 1-2 finish in the Daytona 500.

Unlike his fellow competitors, who didn't learn Earnhardt was dead until well after the accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500, Schrader knew how bad it was the moment he poked his head into the battered No. "It was Mikey's biggest moment and you're adding news that he doesn't want. "But as far as memories and missing someone, it feels like months ago.''. Over the years, he won 76 races in the series, and his seven championships were equalled only by ‘The King’, Richard Petty. “Dale said he just had to get her up in his lap and just hug on her a while until she got over it,” Schrader said. “Out of compassion for his friend, he went to the car and I think maybe he saw more than what he bargained for,” said Schrader’s wife, Ann. California’s November election will feature 12 statewide ballot measures. EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years ago on Feb. 18, we lost Dale Earnhardt. "I didn't know what the final deal was, so I just told him it was big and Dale was in trouble," Schrader said.

Schrader had to talk to his 11-year-old daughter, a fan of The Intimidator and friend of Earnhardt's daughter, Taylor. "Dale said he just had to get her up in his lap and just hug on her awhile until she got over it," Schrader said. "When I walked up to that car, I thought about a lot of things over the next couple of hours, and quitting was never on the list," he said. "I never thought (he might be dead). Ken was involved in the wreck that took Dale’s life, and he was the first person to run to Dale’s car after the crash. "I've been in that position before when I got to a car and it was bad,'' Schrader said, his voice growing quiet and trailing off. There's nothing Ken Schrader can do to erase the image he has of seeing Dale Earnhardt dead in his car.

He sure wasn't afraid to wiggle someone if he had to. Schrader later learned that interview was the first real sign to many viewers at home that Earnhardt might be dead. "Because he's a racer, he has a very realistic attitude and has been able to cope with it.". "I'm like, that (crash) was a pretty big deal, I'll climb out and go talk to Dale -- we were the only two cars in the middle of the grass and no one was there yet, so I just checked on him,'' Schrader explained to FanHouse recently in a rare and candid interview about that fateful day. "Remember I grew up in open-wheel cars and I think seven or eight times something bad happened like that. Schrader recalled.Dale Earnhardt "was a very sweet man, had a heart of gold and wanted to make damn sure people didn't know it. “But at the same time, he takes comfort in that one of the last people Dale might have seen and heard was Kenny, a friend who was there for him.”. The emotion in his eyes was hidden behind sunglasses, but his face was pale and his voice shaky when he lied and said he didn't know. ‘I’m always looking for people to play racist buffoons,’ Sacha Baron Cohen tweeted after Trump called him a ‘creep’ upon the new ‘Borat’ film’s release.