What are the conspiracy theories surrounding Dale Earnhardt's death?
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I follow nascar and motorsports in general and I have never heard any conspiracy theories surrounding Dale Sr's death. However, I have heard conspiracy theories about Aryton Senna's death in Formula 1. Wikipedia has some information on this and google, etc may give you some more info. I am interested in other non-racing related conspiracies and the ones surrounding Senna are vague at best. \nAn easy paper topic may be the Freemasons or Yale's Skull and Bones or the Council on Foreign Relations.  Wikipedia can give you a wealth of information on these in fractions of a second.
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Actually, this is not true. NASCAR is controlled by Hendrick, Roush, Yates, Childress, and possibly DEI. They all own at least 5-10% stock in ISC, and bought it when Bill France Jr. gave up control of it. Everybody should know this.
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Johnson's crew chief (Knaus) was found to have put a track bar device on the car to change the height of the rear window.  It is said he will more than likely be suspended for at least one more race, maybe two.  You can see the whole story here:  \n\nhttp://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/02/15/jjohnson.cknaus.reputation/index.html
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No, I don't beleive that it was a hoax, but I do beleive that there are things that our government has covered up. \n\nI beleive that planes hit the towers because I witnessed it and bodies were found, etc.\n\nI beleive that it was not a plane that hit the pentagon but one of our own missiles. Why...I'll never understand. There were no bodies of anyone on the plane and the damage to the pentagon does not coincide with any impact of a airliner of that size. \n\nI beleive that there was no crash in Pennsylvania either. There is too much evidence, or should I say lack of. There was never any wreckage found. No bodies! No anything but a few strategically placed pieces of fabric. \n\nWhat horrifies me is what happened to all of these people?\n\nI do not beleive in conspiracy theories at all, but after watching this. It has changed my life forever. I see you have a link to the 1st one. Here is the link to the 2nd edition. It's long but well worth it. Please watch!\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848\n\nI lost 2 very dear friends that day. I will never forget, it breaks my heart that things like this happened. \n\nI just wish the government would release the rest of the information and finally tell us the truth!
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Hey, I gotta say I must agree with you. It sounds horrible for me to say, but Dale just isn't good. He has had a couple Busch championships (I think), but SO WHAT? He never wins a nextel cup championship!!! Why is he considered a good driver when he hasn't done as well as other drivers (like Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, and Matt Kenseth)? He may have money, but it's because of commercials...BIG DEAL. Anybody can do that!! You know why? There's no driving involved!!!The fans like him because his father died. The fans are blind about their loyalty. I really did like his father, and may he rest in peace. However, although I don't dislike Jr as a person, I DO dislike him as a driver. He's lame. Jr.'s a cool guy, but not cool on the track!\n\nAnd hey, are you a Tony fan? I see that 20 on your avatar. He's my fave driver!!! :-)
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I don't know were you have been but there have been reported UFOs and crashes all over the world.Oh yeah no one here thinks Michael Moore, Jerry Springer,or professional wrestling is for real. I have had trouble trying to convert Oprah fans though.
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Dale Earnhardt is buried in Mooresvillle, NC, specifically behind the main building at Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. I have seen an overhead photo of his grave, which is, as best as I can recall, a large mausoleum-type of grave. Across the top, outlined in marble, in the name Earnhardt.
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OK the first answerer totally got it wrong. Volchok was chasing Ryan's car, so they lost control, Ryan spun and flipped, and I suppose Marissa fell out and died. LOL.\n\nhttp://www.niquehappy.com/blog/2006/11/12/is-the-oc-losing-it/
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OK- If i have to copy and paste this one more time.........\n\nI freaken hate when people say this. Here's the story STRAIGHT FROM JEFF GORDON:\n\nThis is a few paragraphs from 'JEFF GORDON: Racing Back to the Front-My Memoir' page 95(for those who are interested)\n\n"The more I won, the more fans I attracted, and the more people pulled against me. A lot of people loved that I was a young guy with a new team. Others might have thought I was destroying the fabric of the sport. This is when the first 'GORDON SUCKS' signs came out and the boo birds turned up again when I was introduced."\n\n"At some point during this time (I have no idea exactly when), anti-Gordon fans started passing around the rumor that I was gay. I can only guess that it had something to do with my driving a rainbow colored car. I also figure some folks took a joke Dale Earnhardt made during my rookie year out of context: I had been dating Brooke throughout the season, but because Winston employed her, we had to keep our relationship secret. After her stint as Miss Winston Cup ended, we came out at the banquet as a couple. Dale, being witty as ever, said, 'Whew, Im glad to see you've got a girlfriend. Some of us were beginning to wonder if you liked girls.' Of course, Dale and a lot of other drivers had known about Brooke for months, but they hadnt said anything out of respect for our privacy. Once we showed up in public together, Dale felt comfortable making a joke about it. I can only guess that a few folks took him seriously, and the rumors about my sexual orientation spread like wildfire."\n\n"The controversy(such that it was)never bothered me, but I was a bit puzzled by it. I'd like to think that if I were gay, I would be comfortable enough to say so and get on with my life. The fact is I'm not, and I never quite understood wh so many people wanted to believe otherwise."\n\nTHERE YOU GO PEOPLE...Get over it. He's not gay. So stop.
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I am sure he had to just to get out of the car.  I have been in a Nascar before and they are hard to get out of with that steering wheel just 12 inches from your body.\nAnd to those who joke about Dale Earnhardts death, what if it was your dad or brother or your child?  Would you joke about it then?  Have a little respect.
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Duh! That's a crazy Question! Earnhardt Sr is THE MASTER!\nJeff Gordon is Gay!!
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Ok, since the IRL was created in 1996, there have been 3 drivers killed, Scott Brayton in 1996 and Tony Renna in 2003 at Indianapolis, and Paul Dana this year in practice at Homestead-Miami.  In the same amount of time, in Nextel Cup racing, there have been 2 drivers killed, Kenny Irwin in 2000 and Dale Earnhardt in 2001. If you add in the Busch series, with the death of Adam Petty in 2000, there have been the same amount of deaths.  In Champ Car (formerly CART), there have also been 3 deaths in the same time span: Gonzalo Rodriguez and Greg Moore in 1999, and Jeff Krosnoff in 1996.\n\nSo seeing that, one could conclude that one form isn't necessarily safer than the other.  Drivers take their chances when they get out onto the track and they know that.  And it's not as if the IRL and Champ Car don't take precautions to prevent bad accidents.  In fact, the IRL limited their engines to 650hp and 10,300 rpm after a series of accidents in 2003.\n\nI hope this helps set the record straight.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (Ticker) - Kevin Harvick and Scott Riggs had their own version of a Texas tussle although neither driver factored into the outcome of Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup Dickies 500. \n\nTempers flared following the race when Harvick's and Riggs' team members were involved in a confrontation that knocked down Harvick's wife and injured a NASCAR official who was attempting to restore order.  \n \nThe drama at Texas Motor Speedway started with three laps remaining when Riggs tried to block Harvick, who repaid the favor by knocking Riggs out of the way and into the wall to set up a green-white-checkered flag finish. \n\nAfterwards, the two teams duked it out in the pit box. Harvick's wife, DeLana, was knocked to the ground by by Riggs' tool cart and NASCAR official John Sacco suffered a badly sprained ankle after also falling to the ground. \n\nA member of Riggs' team shoved Harvick from behind as he and his wife were walking back to the garage area. According to witnesses, the Harvicks and Sacco were knocked to the ground in front of the crash cart, which is a large tool box on wheels that is used in the pit area. \n\n"One of the guys on the No. 10 team came up from behind me and shoved Harvick, pushed him hard enough to knock him and DeLana in front of one of the war wagons (crash cart)," said Richard Childress Racing director of competition Mike Dillon, who was walking with the Harvicks. "A NASCAR (official) got in the way and tried to stop it. DeLana twisted her leg. \n\n"You're going to have heated moments, but when it turns physical it turns into a different story." \n\nA member of another NASCAR team confirmed Dillon's account of the incident. Evernham Motorsports officials, who own Riggs' Dodge Charger, would not identify the crew member. \n\n"I was in the garage with the car, so I didn't see what happened," said Riggs' crew chief, Rodney Childers. "We're working with NASCAR right now to figure out exactly what happened out there. There are always different sides to the story, and we'll work with them to find out what the truth is." \n\nNASCAR spokesman Mike McCarthy said officials are aware of the incident and are completing an investigation, but no further comments would be issued until that investigation is completed. \n\nHarvick admitted afterwards that he knocked Riggs out of the way after being blocked for position. \n\n"He was blocking all over the place, he wound up on the bottom. I got a good run on top, I got in back of him and spun him out," Harvick said. "Those guys decided to take matters in their own hands and trip my wife in front of the pit box and run her over. That was unnecessary, and I'm not happy about that." \n\nNASCAR officials called members of both teams to the transporter to discuss the situation. Penalties and possible suspension could be issued. \n\nAt the time of the on-track incident, Riggs was running third in the race. \n\n"I don't know what happened," said Riggs, who finished 31st. "We weren't as fast as the 20 (Tony Stewart) and the 48 (Jimmie Johnson), but we were on our way to a good finish. (Harvick) was behind us and all of a sudden we were loose and in the wall. \n\n"It's a shame for everyone on this team. They deserved a better finish for all of their hard work."
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Do the research yourself! Go to Yahoo search and type in "Dale Earnhardt" biography.
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Jeff Gordon is NOT gay! He is straight! The whole thing that "Jeff Gordon is gay" is nothing but a RUMOR that was started inadvertently by the late Dale Earnhardt, Sr. \n  You see, what happened was that at the time, his now ex-wife, Brooke was Miss Winston. She and Jeff were dating, but because she was Miss Winston, she was forbidden to date any of the drivers, so she and Jeff had to keep their relationship a secret. \n    Because of this, while other drivers brought their girlfriends, fiancees, and wives to the meetings, Jeff Gordon always showed up alone. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. noticed this and asked Jeff about this. When he did this, Sr. was supposed to have said something like, "I never see you bring a girl with you. Are you gay?" Jeff Gordon's response to Earnhardt's question was, "No, I just haven't found the right girl for me.", or something along those lines. \n     What really turned Earnhardt's little fun poked at Jeff into the rumor was because of the rainbow on the car. The rainbow on the race car was NOT Jeff's choice. It was his sponsor, Du Pont's choice. \n   If you pick up any one of the three books about Jeff Gordon that I list as my sources, you can read all about this topic. Even in his autobiography, Jeff Gordon mentions this talk with Earnhardt.
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Hey girlie. I noticed that you ask this question a lot. Why?? When it keeps getting mentioned, its never going to go away. I think you should just stop mentioning it over and over. It just brings negative attention to this Motorsports category. And mostly non-Nascar fans answer with ridiculous answers. Real Nascar fans know the difference, but it just opens up a can of worms for people who know NOTHING about Jeff Gordon to bash him. Anyway, dont want to offend you- but I think this question has been asked way too many times. Here is my answer: (Again)\n\nI freaken hate when people say this. Here's the story STRAIGHT FROM JEFF GORDON:\n\nThis is a few paragraphs from 'JEFF GORDON: Racing Back to the Front-My Memoir' page 95(for those who are interested)\n\n"The more I won, the more fans I attracted, and the more people pulled against me. A lot of people loved that I was a young guy with a new team. Others might have thought I was destroying the fabric of the sport. This is when the first 'GORDON SUCKS' signs came out and the boo birds turned up again when I was introduced."\n\n"At some point during this time (I have no idea exactly when), anti-Gordon fans started passing around the rumor that I was gay. I can only guess that it had something to do with my driving a rainbow colored car. I also figure some folks took a joke Dale Earnhardt made during my rookie year out of context: I had been dating Brooke throughout the season, but because Winston employed her, we had to keep our relationship secret. After her stint as Miss Winston Cup ended, we came out at the banquet as a couple. Dale, being witty as ever, said, 'Whew, Im glad to see you've got a girlfriend. Some of us were beginning to wonder if you liked girls.' Of course, Dale and a lot of other drivers had known about Brooke for months, but they hadnt said anything out of respect for our privacy. Once we showed up in public together, Dale felt comfortable making a joke about it. I can only guess that a few folks took him seriously, and the rumors about my sexual orientation spread like wildfire."\n\n"The controversy(such that it was)never bothered me, but I was a bit puzzled by it. I'd like to think that if I were gay, I would be comfortable enough to say so and get on with my life. The fact is I'm not, and I never quite understood wh so many people wanted to believe otherwise."\n\nTHERE YOU GO PEOPLE...Get over it. He's not gay/if you dont like Jeff Gordon, sucks for you.
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I've seen several different "conspiracy theory" vidoes and I did some poking around on the Web to see what I could find. Here's a very interesting article you should check out:\n\nhttp://www.popularmechanics.com/science/defense/1227842.html?page=1