Dale Earnhardt Issued A Chilling Warning Just 20 Laps Before He Was Killed In The 2001 Daytona 500

Dale Earnhardt Issued A Chilling Warning Just 20 Laps Before He Was Killed In The 2001 Daytona 500

He knew it was bound to happen…but he had no idea how soon his prediction would come true. Today is the 25th anniversary of the death of the legendary Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. But just 20 laps earlier, the seven time NASCAR Cup Series champion had issued a chilling warning about the safety of the cars they were racing. NASCAR had already suffered three losses in the previous year, with all three drivers […]

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Another ‘The Godfather’ Star Died on Same Day as Robert Duvall

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Pino Colizzi had the good fortune to be connected with two of the biggest blockbuster classics of the 1970s, The Godfather and Jaws. The actor has reportedly died at the age of 88. Colizzi passed away on the same day as another star of the Francis Ford Coppola-directed crime epic, Robert Duvall. According to the […]

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Check Out Footage From James Van Der Beek’s Final Film

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 22: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been edited using digital filters) James Van der Beek arrives at the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek continued to work until his death on Feb. 11 at the age of 48. He played a college dean for the upcoming television series Elle, the prequel to Legally Blonde. He also had a feature film in the works. Now, a week after his death, the trailer for The Gates has debuted. In the film, Van Der […]

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Chris Stapleton, Mumford & Sons, Foo Fighters, and Dave Matthews Band to Headline Bourbon & Beyond

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Bourbon & Beyond is bringing the music for a big, bombastic blast on September 24- 27. The Louisville festival is celebrating its eighth year at the Kentucky Exposition Center with more than 100 artists on five stages. 

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Could Dale Earnhardt Jr. Race In The Daytona 500 Next Year? His Wife, Amy, Wants Him To

Could Dale Earnhardt Jr. Race In The Daytona 500 Next Year? His Wife, Amy, Wants Him To

Happy wife, happy life… and a whole lot of happy NASCAR fans if this all actually works out. Every married man knows that if you’re wife suggests that you do something, it’s not actually an option. Smart husbands hear suggestions as “orders,” and a whole lot of NASCAR fans are hoping that Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes this latest idea from his wife, Amy, very seriously. In a recent episode of the Dale Jr. Download, which primarily focused on this past […]

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Just How Many Turnpike Troubadours Songs Start Out With The Word “Well”?

Just How Many Turnpike Troubadours Songs Start Out With The Word “Well”?

Well… Much to the delight of many Red Dirt country fans, it’s safe to say that the Turnpike Troubadours are the biggest (and arguably best) they’ve ever been. In addition to scoring massive opening spots on Cross Canadian Ragweed’s highly successful “Boys From Oklahoma” concert series, both in Stillwater, Oklahoma and Waco, Texas, the Red Dirt legends would also score huge appearances at Zach Bryan’s concerts last summer, notably performing to his huge, sold-out shows at both BST Hyde Park […]

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