NASCAR has been a popular sport for many years. It originally got its start in the times when prohibition was at its prime in American. Moonshiners tweaked their cars until they were extremely fast, in hopes of being able to smuggle moonshine over state lines without being caught by police and other government authorities. When some professionals saw how fast these cars were, they asked these moonshiners to help them create a new sport. This is how NASCAR was born. Many of the first race cars were driven by smugglers in extremely fast vehicles. Since these vehicles were so speedy, there were also many extreme accidents which occurred over the years as a result.
There have been a lot of modern NASCAR crashes over the years, but the most famous one of all time belonged to Dale Earnhardt. The fatal accident involving Earnhardt was probably the greatest tragedy that the sport ever experienced. Fans grieved for their favorite driver and many of them to this day still wear shirts with his number emblazoned across the front. His famous “number 3″ was even retired from the sport, meaning that no one else can use it on their car. It was truly a great tragedy.