In 2001, Dale Earnhardt, the greatest stock car star of his era, is killed in a crash on the last turn of the last lap of the Daytona 500 as he tries to protect Michael Waltrip’s victory.
1928, 1932: Sonja Henie wins figure skating titles
Richard Petty and Bobby Allison, rear, give a push to Cale Yarborough after his racer stopped as he was returning to the garage area after a practice run for the Daytona 500 stock car race Feb. 18, 1973. 1990 — Dale Earnhardt blows a tire with one mile remaining in the Daytona 500, giving unheralded Derrike Cope the biggest upset in stock car racing history.
American speed skater Dan Jansen of Greenfield, Wis., exults after winning the gold medal in the men?s 1,000 meter speedskating race on Friday, Feb. 18, 1994 at Hamar Olympic Hall in Hamar, Norway. Jansen set a world record in his performance in 1 minute, 12:43 seconds. 2006: Shani Davis becomes first Black athlete to win individual gold in Winter Olympic history
2010 — Figure skater Evan Lysacek becomes the first U.S. man to win the Olympic gold medal since Brian Boitano in 1988, shocking everyone with an upset of defending champion Evgeni Plushenko. St. John's Shenneika Smith, right, runs for the basket while pursued by Connecticut's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis in the second half of an NCAA women's college basketball game at Storrs, Conn., Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. St. John's defeated Connecticut 57-56. 2013 — Brittney Griner scores 25 points, including the 3,000th of her career, to help No. 1 Baylor rally past third-ranked Connecticut 76-70. Griner is the eighth player in Division I history to reach the milestone.
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